North Point Technology · 2 months ago
Databricks Platform Engineer (AWS) - (TS/SCI)
Gaithersburg, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expNorth Point Technology is hiring a hands-on engineer to own, harden, and scale a global, mission data platform for a critical GEOINT modernization mission for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). You’ll administer Databricks at scale, build secure AWS infrastructure, and ship automation that accelerates analysts and data scientists worldwide.
AnalyticsCyber SecurityGeospatialSoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Administer Databricks (workspaces, users/groups, clusters/jobs, pools, JSON configs), monitor performance, and resolve issues
Operate AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC/networking, CloudWatch, Lambda) with strong security and reliability
Deliver Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation); automate reports, admin tools, and service metrics
Support multiple VPC-based Databricks shards serving 400+ global users
Drive integration, security hardening, operational readiness, and clear documentation
Work in Agile (sprints, standups, retrospectives) with developers, analysts, and vendors
Qualification
Required
US citizenship; active Top Secret with SCI and ability to pass a polygraph
BS in CS/IS/Engineering (or related) + 8 years, or MS + 6 years
Enterprise Databricks administration experience
Proven AWS experience across compute, storage, databases, IAM, and networking
Automation/scripting skills; strong documentation habits
Excel for data transformation/graphing; PowerPoint for visuals
Classified cloud security/compliance familiarity
Security+ CE (or similar) within 6 months for privileged admin access
Agile/Scrum experience; Jira/Confluence
Strong problem solving, attention to detail, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, mission environment
Preferred
DoD/IC customer experience; familiarity with IC data handling
Containers/orchestration (Docker, ECS/EKS)
Python (Pandas, Boto3, PySpark, MLOps), Java or Scala for data engineering
AWS certs (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.)
Bash scripting; Jupyter; Power Query/Power Pivot
Strong SQL (tuning, plans, indexing); data transforms and joins on common keys
Software patterns (Client–Server, Microservices, MVC)
Multi-cloud exposure (AWS, IBM, Google, Azure, Oracle)
CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab) and Docker
Benefits
Excellent compensation
Benefits
Flexible work-life balance
Company
North Point Technology
North Point Technology, a Woman Owned Small-Business based in Reston, VA, was formed in 2005 with the belief that small business plays an integral role in our government's defense mission.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase