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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Platform and Databricks DevOps Engineer - **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. - **Location:** McLean, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $77,600.0 - $176,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Data Security, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Federated Identity Management, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, Role-Based Access Control, Cloud Services, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Data Lakes, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Restful APIs, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Docker, Jenkins, Databricks - **Published:** August 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://justjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/16995751?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F16995751%2FPlatform-Databricks-Devops-Engineer-Virginia-Mclean ## About the Role * 3+ years of experience in Databricks administration * Experience with cloud platform operations, data platform engineering, or DevOps or infrastructure roles * Experience with Terraform or IaC tools, REST APIs, and monitoring and observability concepts * Experience with scripting or automation in platforms, such as Python or Bash, for administrative tasks * Experience with cloud using AWS, GCP, or Azure * Ability to collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders * Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements * Bachelor's degree * Cloud Certification Nice If You Have: * Experience administering Databricks such as account console, workspace settings, Unity Catalog, and compute or cluster management * Experience with identity federation, including SCIM provisioning, role-based access control, and governance in cloud data platforms using AWS or GCP * Experience developing enterprise cloud-native solutions involving Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, or Jenkins * Experience with Azure * Experience creating and improving continuous automation across multiple technical stacks * Experience creating and improving continuous deployment tools built on Kubernetes * Experience triaging and resolving issues related to both open-source and commercial tools in public cloud environments * Possession of strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills * Master's degree ## Description As a Databricks Platform DevOps Engineer at Booz Allen, you'll lead the design, automation, and reliable operation of Databricks Lakehouse environments that power mission-critical analytics, AI, and data initiatives for defense, intelligence, and civil clients. You'll drive CI/CD maturity, infrastructure as code, platform governance, and operational excellence to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-optimized Databricks platforms at enterprise scale. Join a high-impact team that accelerates national security outcomes through advanced DevOps practices on Databricks. Enable clients to achieve data and decision superiority by automating complex platform deployments, enforcing compliance, and continuously improving performance and reliability. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required. What You'll Do: * Manage account and workspace administration, including creating and managing workspaces, configuring settings, enabling features such as serverless compute or previews, and handling account-level configurations via the account console. * Oversee identity and access management, provisioning users, groups, and service principals via System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM), assigning roles and entitlements, managing workspace assignments, and enforcing least-privilege access. * Implement and govern Unity Catalog metastores, catalogs, schemas, tags, lineage, sharing, and fine-grained access controls to ensure data security, compliance, and discoverability across workspaces. * Administer compute resources, managing cluster policies, instance pools, job clusters, serverless options, Photon engine usage, and resource limits to standardize environments and control costs. * Own infrastructure as code deployments such as Terraform and Databricks Terraform Provider, across multiple environments such as dev, test, staging, and production, with strong governance and rollback capabilities. * Design and maintain automation for notebooks, clusters such as serverless and Photon-optimized, Delta Live Tables pipelines, workflows and jobs, and Delta Lake configurations. * Monitor platform health, performance, and costs, accessing audit logs, billable usage dashboards, system tables, and operational metrics, setting budget alerts, and optimizing spending. * Enforce security and compliance best practices, including encryption, private networking, IP access lists, credential management, and alignment with FedRAMP and DoD standards. * Automate administrative tasks using Databricks REST APIs, Terraform Databricks Provider, Asset Bundles, scripting, including Python or Bash, and CI/CD integrations for repeatable, auditable operations. * Troubleshoot complex issues, perform root-cause analysis, maintain disaster recovery and backup strategies, and provide Tier-3 support to users, data engineers, and platform teams. * Mentor junior administrators, conduct platform reviews, document procedures, and stay current with Databricks features such as Lakeflow or enhanced governance, to evolve client environments. ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [The Road to MLOps: How Verivox Transitioned to AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1050-the-road-to-mlops-how-verivox-transitioned-to-aws) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Our GitOps approach for deploying an Identity Provider and an API Gateway in a SaaS company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/776-our-gitops-approach-for-deploying-an-identity-provider-and-an-api-gateway-in-a-saas-company) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)