Databricks Platform Engineer/Admin
This position requires an ACTIVE SECRET security clearance. Your application will not be reviewed if you do not have an ACTIVE security clearance at SECRET or above.Elevate Government Solutions is a high growth Technology Services company focused on driving technological change in the government space. Our teams engage with various government agencies to develop and deploy emerging technology solutions using a tailored Agile methodology.We are seeking a highly motivated and intellectually curious Databricks Platform Engineer/Admin to join our team working with a Federal client. The position will be a remote role open to US citizens residing in the United States with a Secret security clearance.Responsibilities and DutiesDeploy Databricks workspaces from scratch via Terraform + Databricks SRA on AWS GovCloud/Commercial, across dev/test/prodDesign and implement networking (VPC, subnets, PrivateLink, Transit Gateway, security groups, DNS) for control plane/data plane connectivityAdminister Unity Catalog: metastores, catalogs, schemas, external locations, grants, row/column-level securityBuild and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) deploymentOwn platform governance, strategy, and best practices; define workspace guardrails, tagging, and naming standardsAutomate provisioning of cluster policies, secrets, service principals, SSO/SCIM integrationMonitor platform health, cost, and utilization; drive FinOps and rightsizing recommendationsAct as escalation point for platform incidents and root-cause analysisRequired Experience, Skills and Qualifications6+ years administering/engineering Databricks platforms, ideally on AWSHands-on Terraform experience (networking, IAM, compute, storage)Strong knowledge of Databricks SRA and Unity Catalog administrationExperience with DABs or equivalent deployment automationPython and Linux systems administrationAWS services: VPC, IAM, S3, KMS, EC2, CloudWatch (GovCloud experience a plus)Comfortable operating in regulated/compliance-heavy environments (FISMA High/FedRAMP High a plus)Strong communication skills; able to advise stakeholders on platform decisionsEducation Requirement4 year Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Eng or related (highly preferred)BenefitsHealth Insurance401k matchUnlimited Vacation11 Federal HolidaysRemote workTrainingMentoring/Coaching