Staff Systems Development Engineer (GovOps)
Databricks2 months ago
Base Salary
$153k - $211k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect operational reliability and resolve complex platform escalations across Compute, Networking, Storage, and operating-system domains in GovCloud and air-gapped environments.
- Serve as the technical interface and escort between uncleared engineering teams and cleared secure facilities.
- Develop Python, Bash, and Go diagnostic tools, notebooks, and automated workflows to improve fleet-wide supportability.
- Partner with Product and Core Engineering leaders to root-cause defects, influence roadmaps, and integrate supportability features.
- Lead critical incident triage, technical decision-making, and communications for government and internal stakeholders.
- Maintain and evolve operational guardrails for SCIF environments, FedRAMP High, ITAR/IL5, and federal security benchmarks.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI security clearance is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience is required.
- At least 7 years of experience in Systems Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Senior Support Engineering, DevSecOps, or a related technical operations role is required.
- Deep expertise in Linux/Unix internals, networking, process and resource debugging, and distributed systems is required.
- Hands-on proficiency with Python, Bash, Go, or Java and the ability to read source code, debug software defects, and write diagnostic scripts is required.
- Experience operating cloud infrastructure across public or federal cloud boundaries, including AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or GCP, is required.
- Working knowledge of Terraform or CloudFormation and Docker/Kubernetes orchestration is required.
- At least 3 years of clear written and verbal technical communication experience, including status reports, incident summaries, or cross-team escalations, is required.
- Ability to work on-site at the McLean, Virginia secure facility and participate in a critical-incident on-call rotation is required.
- Active CI or Full Scope Polygraph, AWS Worldwide Public Sector experience, isolated defense-network experience, FedRAMP High or ITAR experience, and air-gapped-network experience are preferred.
Benefits
- The role is on-site at Databricks’ secure facility in McLean, Virginia and includes an on-call rotation.
- Benefits and perks are offered, with region-specific details available from Databricks.
- The total compensation package may include an annual performance bonus and equity.
Tech Stack
Categories
DevOpsSite Reliability
About Databricks
Databricks builds a cloud-based data and AI platform centered on the lakehouse architecture, combining data engineering, analytics, and machine learning with Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow. It sells subscriptions and cloud services to enterprises that need to unify data pipelines and develop large-scale AI and analytics. Founded in 2013 by the creators of Apache Spark and headquartered in San Francisco, the company is privately held and serves organizations across many industries.