The Evolvers Group · 22 hours ago
Databricks Administrator (Onsite)
Washington, DC
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expThe Evolvers Group is seeking a Databricks Administrator to manage and secure the Databricks platform. The role involves ensuring the platform's compliance, reliability, and scalability for enterprise analytics and AI/ML workloads.
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Responsibilities
The Databricks Administrator is responsible for running and securing the Databricks platform end-to-end. This includes workspace and cluster administration, Unity Catalog governance, access control, AWS integration, automation (Terraform/CI-CD), monitoring, cost optimization, compliance support, and operational troubleshooting, ensuring the platform is secure, compliant, reliable, and scalable for enterprise analytics and AI/ML workloads
Qualification
Required
Hands-on experience administering Databricks (workspace administration, clusters/compute policies, jobs, SQL warehouses, repos, runtime management) and expertise using Databricks CLI
Strong Unity Catalog administration: metastores; catalogs/schemas; grants; service principals; external locations; storage credentials; governed storage access
Identity & Access Management proficiency: SSO concepts, SCIM provisioning, group based RBAC, service principals, least-privilege patterns
Security fundamentals: secrets management, secure connectivity, audit logging, access monitoring, and evidence-ready operations
Cloud platform expertise (AWS): IAM roles/policies, object storage security patterns, networking basics (VPC concepts), logging/monitoring integration
Automation skills: scripting and/or IaC using Terraform/CLI/REST APIs for repeatable configuration and environment promotion
Experience implementing data governance controls (classification/tagging, lineage/metadata integrations) in partnership with governance teams
CI/CD practices for jobs/notebooks/config promotion across SDLC environments
Understanding of lakehouse concepts (e.g., Delta, table lifecycle management, separation of storage/compute)
SQL proficiency and data engineering fundamentals for troubleshooting query performance issues, understanding ETL/ELT workflow patterns, and debugging data pipeline failures; basic Python/Scala familiarity for notebook/code issue diagnosis
Experience with compliance and regulatory frameworks (FedRAMP, HIPAA, SOC2, or similar) including implementation of data residency requirements, retention policies, and audit-ready evidence collection
Hands-on experience with AWS security and networking services including PrivateLink, Secrets Manager/Systems Manager integration, CloudWatch/CloudTrail integration, S3 bucket policies, cross-account access patterns, and KMS encryption key management
Experience administering Databricks serverless compute, Workspace Git integrations (GitLab), Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) for deployment automation, and modern workspace features supporting DevOps workflows
SLA/SLO management and stakeholder communication skills; ability to define platform service levels, produce operational reports, translate technical issues to business stakeholders, and manage vendor relationships (Databricks account teams)
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience
7+ years in cloud/data platform administration and operations, including 4+ years supporting Databricks or similar platforms
Databricks Platform Administrator/Databricks AWS Platform Architect certification
Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate/Professional certification
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional certification
Company
The Evolvers Group
The Evolvers Group is a management and technology consulting firm that believes in the power of the idea.
51-200 employees
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