Transcend IT Solutions · 20 hours ago
GSO Lakehouse Administrator
Des Moines, IA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$68/hr - $68/hrTranscend IT Solutions is seeking a GSO Lakehouse Administrator to support and govern applications within the GSO Lakehouse environment. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure secure and efficient operations across Databricks and related technologies, while promoting best practices in Lakehouse architecture.
Information Technology & Services
Hiring Manager
NIck Parker
Responsibilities
Manage identity groups and service principals
Create, maintain, and govern lifecycle processes while ensuring alignment with enterprise security policies
Administer Lakehouse security across applications
Manage permissions, enforce least-privilege access, and ensure compliance with governance standards
Conduct security audits
Perform periodic access and configuration reviews, identify gaps, and coordinate remediation efforts
Support creation of Databricks catalogs and schemas
Enable structured and scalable organization of data assets
Facilitate onboarding for new teams and users
Provision SQL warehouses, compute clusters, and guide teams on platform usage and best practices
Support proof-of-value (POV) initiatives
Provide environment setup, oversight, and technical assistance for exploratory efforts
Develop jobs, dashboards, and monitoring tools
Provide visibility into platform health, auditing, operational metrics, and pipeline performance
Monitor and optimize compute usage and costs
Track resource utilization and partner with teams to reduce unnecessary consumption
Maintain data flow diagrams
Ensure documentation accurately reflects system flows, transformations, and dependencies
Communicate downstream data changes
Notify impacted stakeholders of modifications to refined and presentation data layers
Review Enterprise Architecture (EA) documentation
Ensure completeness and clarity prior to submission; coordinate with vendors to address gaps
Support cross-team collaboration with Platform Engineering
Build relationships with other Databricks-enabled teams and contribute to solution design discussions
Document Lakehouse administration standards
Develop and maintain best practices, standard operating procedures, and team guidelines
Stay current with Databricks platform updates
Track new releases and preview features, assess relevance, and communicate valuable enhancements to stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Deep technical expertise in cloud data platforms
Strong communication skills
Ability to collaborate across diverse teams
Experience in identity & access management
Experience in administering Lakehouse security across applications
Experience in managing permissions and enforcing least-privilege access
Experience in conducting security audits
Experience in platform configuration and onboarding
Experience in supporting creation of Databricks catalogs and schemas
Experience in facilitating onboarding for new teams and users
Experience in developing jobs, dashboards, and monitoring tools
Experience in monitoring and optimizing compute usage and costs
Experience in documenting system flows, transformations, and dependencies
Experience in communicating downstream data changes
Experience in reviewing Enterprise Architecture (EA) documentation
Experience in supporting cross-team collaboration with Platform Engineering
Experience in documenting Lakehouse administration standards
Experience in developing and maintaining best practices and standard operating procedures
Ability to stay current with Databricks platform updates
Company
Transcend IT Solutions
Welcome to Transcend IT, where we bring innovative solutions and unmatched expertise to help your business navigate the ever-evolving world of technology.
Founded in 2012
51-200 employees
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