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# Senior Databricks Platform Administrator

- **Company:** COVET IT INC
- **Location:** Plano, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Apache HTTP Server, User Authentication, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), OAuth, Single Sign-On, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Delivery Pipeline, Snowflake, Git, Data Lakes, AI Platforms, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Jenkins, Databricks
- **Published:** November 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/us/en/find-jobs-in-United-States/-29CB09E7EA6EFFA000/

## About the Role

* 5+ years in data engineering, cloud operations, or platform administration, including 3+ years of hands-on Databricks experience.
 * Strong knowledge of Unity Catalog, access management, Databricks compute, and production operations.
 * Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience automating through APIs or SDKs.
 * Hands-on AWS experience with IAM, S3, and networking.
 * Understanding of Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, Git, and CI/CD practices.
 * Strong troubleshooting, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with Snowflake, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub, or Dagster.
 * Familiarity with SSO, OAuth, AI platform administration, and MCP integrations.
 * Relevant Databricks or cloud certifications.

## Description

* Administer Databricks accounts, workspaces, users, groups, service principals, compute policies, SQL warehouses, and serverless environments.
 * Manage Unity Catalog, permissions, storage credentials, external locations, foreign catalogs, and data security policies.
 * Troubleshoot platform incidents, authentication, connectivity, performance, and library compatibility issues.
 * Plan runtime upgrades and support Snowflake-to-Databricks and UC-managed Iceberg migrations.
 * Coordinate secure integrations with AWS S3, databases, APIs, and external partner systems.
 * Administer AI capabilities, including model endpoints, AI Gateway, Genie, agents, and Apps, with appropriate access and consumption controls.
 * Automate administrative processes using Python, SQL, APIs, SDKs, CLI, and Terraform.
 * Support GitHub and Jenkins deployment pipelines, usage reporting, and cost optimization.