Description
The Databricks Administrator will be responsible for the administration, configuration, optimization, and support of the Databricks platform. This role will work closely with data engineers, data scientists, analytics teams, and IT security to ensure a secure, reliable, and high-performing environment for data processing, machine learning, and analytics workloads.
Platform Administration & Operations
- Administer and maintain Databricks workspaces across development, test, and production environments.
- Configure and manage clusters, pools, jobs, and workflows to support ETL, streaming, and ML workloads.
- Monitor platform health, capacity, and performance; proactively identify and resolve issues.
- Manage Databricks runtime versions, libraries, and integrations with cloud storage and data services.
- Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and business continuity procedures for Databricks assets.
Security, Governance & Compliance
- Configure and maintain identity and access management (IAM) roles, groups, and permissions in Databricks.
- Implement and enforce security best practices, including encryption, network controls, and data access policies.
- Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure adherence to organizational and regulatory requirements.
- Support implementation of data governance standards (e.g., Unity Catalog, catalogs, schemas, tables, and permissions).
Performance & Cost Optimization
- Optimize cluster configurations, autoscaling, and job scheduling to balance performance and cost.
- Analyze usage metrics and costs; implement strategies for cost control and chargeback/showback where applicable.
- Recommend and implement platform tuning and optimization strategies for large-scale data workloads.
Collaboration & Support
- Partner with data engineers, analysts, and data scientists to understand workload requirements and recommend best practices in Databricks usage.
- Provide Tier 2/3 support for Databricks-related incidents and service requests.
- Develop and maintain platform documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
- Conduct user onboarding, training, and knowledge-sharing sessions on Databricks capabilities and best practices.
Automation & DevOps
- Automate workspace and cluster provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation).
- Integrate Databricks with CI/CD pipelines for code deployment and environment management.
- Support version control best practices for notebooks, jobs, and configuration.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience administering cloud-based data platforms or big data environments.
- Hands-on administration experience with Databricks (Azure Databricks / AWS Databricks / GCP Databricks).
- Strong understanding of Databricks workspaces, clusters, jobs, pools, and notebooks.
- Experience with scripting and automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash).
- Familiarity with Spark concepts (clusters, executors, jobs, partitions) and performance considerations.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
- 401K with company match.
- Competitive pay and paid time off.
- Full flex work weeks where possible.
- Paid family leave program providing up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12-month period.