Perficient · 6 hours ago
Lead Infrastructure Databricks Engineer with Kubernetes and AWS
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$73K/yr - $150K/yr
5+ years expPerficient is a global AI-first consultancy seeking a Lead Infrastructure Databricks Engineer with Kubernetes and AWS. The role involves leading the infrastructure engineering team and focusing on building and operating large-scale cloud platforms, CI/CD, and ETL platforms associated with Data Lakehouse solutions.
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Responsibilities
Lead the technical planning & requirements gathering phases including estimate, develop, test, manage projects, architect and deliver
Serve as a technical lead and mentor. Provide technical support or leadership in the development and continual improvement of service
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members
Demonstrate the ability to adapt and work with team members of various experience level
Qualification
Required
Deep Technical Expertise: 5+ years building and operating large-scale cloud platforms, with at least 2+ years in a data-focused DevOps/SRE role
AWS Implementation Experience: Hands-on experience with AWS services (networking, IAM, security) and proven ability to manage multi-account environments
Infrastructure as Code: Strong Terraform skills for multi-stack, multi-environment setups, applying modular design and best practices
CI/CD Automation: Demonstrated success in building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) for applications, infrastructure, and data workflows
Must have Databricks Expertise: Practical experience with the full Databricks Lakehouse Platform, including Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and MLflow
Kubernetes Operations: Experience administering Kubernetes clusters—deploying workloads via kubectl and Helm, configuring observability, and troubleshooting issues
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support data-informed task execution
A solid understanding of AI capabilities and limitations including ethical considerations is expected
Preferred
AWS DevOps or Solutions Architect associate/professional Certification
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Terraform Certification
Familiarity with AI-enhanced platforms is a plus
Company
Perficient
Perficient is an IT consulting firm that helps companies adapt their systems to third party software products that use internet.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$65.3M2024-05-05Acquired
2024-01-17Post Ipo Equity· $4.44M
2022-10-17Post Ipo Equity· $5.18M
Leadership Team
Hari Madamalla
Vice President
Alex Harris
Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) Director
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