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# Senior Specialist, Intelligence Platform Databricks Engineer

- **Company:** NASDAQ
- **Location:** Sandy Springs, GA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $111,000.0 - $194,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Unity 3d, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Information Systems, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Metadata, Metadata Standards, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Data Management, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Cisco, Databricks
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-specialist-intelligence-platform-databricks-engineer-atlanta-ga--b1407492-7ea8-47d8-9ffe-ef9d3bf49c73

## About the Role

Enterprise Architecture, Detail Oriented, Cisco Unity, Metadata, Maintain Compliance, Scorecarding, Cost Reporting, Documentation, Operations Planning, Information Technology & Information Systems, * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

 * 5+ years of experience in data platform administration, cloud infrastructure, or a comparable technical discipline.
 * Hands-on experience administering Databricks at scale, including Unity Catalog, workspace configuration, and compute management.
 * Proven ability to deliver governance frameworks, compliance reporting, and cost management in a complex, regulated environment.
 * Strong communicator who works effectively across technical and business teams in matrixed, cross-functional environments., * Databricks Certified Professional certification or equivalent cloud certifications (e.g., AWS).
 * Experience in financial services, fintech, or regulated industries, including familiarity with compliance requirements such as Reg SCI.
 * Background in FinOps principles, identity lifecycle management, or large-scale platform rollouts.

This position offers the opportunity for a hybrid work environment at least 3 days a week in-office, subject to change, providing flexibility and accessibility for qualified candidates.

## Description

As a Senior Specialist, Intelligence Platform Engineer reporting to the AVP of Enterprise Architecture, you'll play a critical role in administering, governing, and scaling Nasdaq's centralized Databricks Lakehouse environment - the CAP Intelligence Platform - which serves multiple business units across the Capital Access Platforms organization.

You'll thrive in this position if you're detail-oriented, technically strong, and energized by building platforms that bring data governance, compliance, and operational efficiency together at scale.

Key Responsibilities

 * Administer and support a multi-workspace Databricks environment, including Unity Catalog governance, service principal management, and enterprise integrations, ensuring platform reliability and operational standards across all business units.
 * Own platform-wide governance by monitoring compliance with catalog structure, metadata standards, naming conventions, and tagging requirements - producing scorecards, audit reports, and driving remediation where needed.
 * Deliver monthly cost and usage reporting across workspaces, compute clusters, serverless workloads, and storage resources, identifying optimization opportunities and providing business unit-level consumption transparency.
 * Partner with workspace administrators and data stewards across six business units to enable self-service administration, develop operational documentation, and serve as the escalation point for complex platform issues.
 * Support Infrastructure-as-Code implementations using Terraform to automate provisioning, governance validation, and reporting - contributing to a scalable, efficient platform.