Databricks Administrator

Insight Global
Charlotte, United States of America
11 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Compensation
$ 135K

Job location

Charlotte, United States of America

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Azure
Code Generation
System Configuration
Information Engineering
PostgreSQL
Log Analysis
Role-Based Access Control
SQL Databases
GitHub Copilot
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Machine Learning Operations
Terraform
GPT
Databricks

Job description

  • Own Databricks workspace provisioning & setup o Define how workspaces are created, configured, and standardized across environments

  • Perform platform configuration and environment management o Cluster policies, compute setup, networking integrations

  • Lead data source onboarding & discovery o Evaluate new sources and define ingestion patterns

  • Configure and integrate Databricks with Azure services: o ADLS, CosmosDB, PostgreSQL, etc.

  • Implement and maintain security, RBAC, and governance policies

  • Automate infrastructure using Terraform + CI/CD pipelines

  • Leverage AI coding tools / copilots to accelerate scripting, automation, and platform workflows

  • Monitor platform performance and optimize for cost, scale, and reliability

  • Support data engineering teams by enabling pipelines (platform enablement vs heavy coding)

  • Translate business and technical requirements into scalable platform solutions

Requirements

Strong hands-on experience administering Azure Databricks in enterprise environments Proven experience with workspace provisioning and configuration (not just support) Deep knowledge of Azure services: Experience managing:

  • Databricks workspaces, clusters, SQL Warehouses

  • Compute optimization and cost management Strong experience with Terraform (IaC):

  • Provisioning Databricks workspaces and Azure infrastructure

  • Automating environment setup and configuration Experience implementing:

  • RBAC / access controls

  • Governance frameworks (Unity Catalog preferred) Experience onboarding new data sources and enabling ingestion Ability to work cross-functionally with data engineering and app teams

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

  • Experience using AI coding tools / agents: o Claude, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT (code generation, automation workflows, etc.)

  • Databricks Certifications (Platform Admin preferred)

  • Experience with: o MLflow, Delta Live Tables, Databricks Workflows o Azure Monitor, Log Analytics

  • Exposure to AI-enabled platform automation or developer productivity tooling

Benefits & conditions

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

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