Databricks Platform Engineer
MKS2 Technologies4 hours ago
Remote, WorldwideSenior
Base Salary
$110k - $120k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain Databricks environments across development, test, and production.
- Configure and optimize Databricks workspaces, clusters, and job orchestration.
- Implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
- Develop automation for platform provisioning, monitoring, scaling, and maintenance.
- Support deployment pipelines for Databricks notebooks, workflows, and releases.
- Monitor platform health, performance, security, and cost optimization.
- Implement RBAC, encryption, audit logging, and governance controls.
- Troubleshoot platform issues, cluster performance concerns, and workload failures.
- Integrate the platform with cloud services, data warehouses, and streaming platforms.
- Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, and cloud infrastructure teams.
Requirements
- At least five years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or IT operations.
- At least two years of hands-on Databricks administration experience.
- Strong expertise with Databricks workspace administration, Apache Spark, Python, Bash or PowerShell, and infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM.
- Experience supporting Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, or other secure cloud environments.
- Knowledge of cloud networking, security, and platform monitoring.
- Experience implementing RBAC, encryption, audit logging, and security controls.
- Familiarity with FedRAMP, FISMA, and NIST 800-53 compliance frameworks.
- Strong troubleshooting and platform support experience.
- Databricks Associate or Platform Administrator certification is preferred.
- Preferred experience includes Unity Catalog administration, data governance, streaming technologies, enterprise data warehouses, Databricks cluster optimization, federal cloud certifications, federal agency support, and Public Trust environments.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance or higher.
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement.
- Position starts September 1, 2026, with a five-year period of performance.
- Eligibility for a Public Trust clearance or higher is required.
Tech Stack
Amazon RedshiftApache KafkaApache SparkAWSAzureBashDatabricksGoogle BigQueryPowerShellPythonSnowflakeTerraform
Categories
Data EngineeringDevOps
About MKS2 Technologies
Founded in 2008, MKS2 Technologies has helped Federal government customers design, implement and sustain mission-focused IT solutions focusing on cyber security support, enterprise application development, and instructional design and training. MKS2 is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Austin, Texas, with regional offices in Colorado Springs, CO, Monterey, CA, Portland, ME, and Washington, D.C. Our full-time staff works on Federal services contracts in 49 states, DC, and PR to providing mission-critical support to the Department of Veterans Affairs, The U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy.