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This role enables multiple analytics and AI teams to build safely, efficiently, and consistently on a shared Databricks platform by enforcing data quality, ingestion standards, security policies, and cost governance.You will be the technical owner of platform guardrails, operational stability, access patterns, and cost controls—ensuring the platform scales reliably across business teams.Key ResponsibilitiesPlatform Administration & GovernanceAdminister Databricks workspaces, clusters, jobs, Unity Catalog, compute policies, environment configuration, and platform guardrailsImplement and maintain RBAC and ABAC access controls for secure, compliant data accessDefine and enforce data ingestion standards, naming conventions, schema rules, Delta Lake design patterns, and data quality expectations. Data Quality & Ingestion StandardsSet platform‑wide standards for ingestion pipelines, Delta architecture, lineage, versioning, and validationReview and approve onboarded pipelines for compliance with platform requirementsPartner with data engineering teams to uplift patterns and enforce consistency. Security, Compliance & Access ControlsManage workspace and catalog permissions, row/column‑level policies, attribute‑based filtering, and workspace isolationCollaborate with security teams to maintain compliance and enforce global data protection standards. Cost Management & MonitoringImplement cost thresholds, alerts, compute policies, and usage dashboards to prevent overspendMonitor job and cluster costs, detect anomalies, and recommend optimization actionsProvide visibility into SKU‑level spend and workspace cost patterns. Operational Stability & ObservabilityEnsure platform reliability through automated testing, CI/CD templates, and code governanceBuild dashboards to track code compliance, data access, pipeline health, schema drift, and cost thresholdsResolve platform incidents and prevent recurrence by strengthening guardrails and configurationsEnablement & Best PracticesDefine “handrails” for building on the platform: ingestion, Delta conventions, CI/CD, observability, and AI/ML patternsCoach data/analytics teams on compliant onboarding and optimal platform usageMaintain internal documentation, patterns, code templates, and guidance. Required Skills & Experience5+ years in data engineering or platform engineering, with at least 2–3 years in Databricks administrationExpert knowledge of Unity Catalog, cluster policies, Delta Lake, Spark, workspace configuration, and jobsStrong grounding in data governance, data modeling, ingestion frameworks, schema enforcement, versioning, and lineageProven experience implementing RBAC and ABAC in Databricks or similar platformsExperience with cost optimization, monitoring, billing logs, and compute governanceStrong Python/PySpark and SQL skills; familiarity with DLT, Airflow, or Databricks WorkflowsStrong communication skills with ability to set standards and influence teams diplomatically. Preferred QualificationsExperience in large-scale enterprise data platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)Familiarity with Trading & Supply or other high‑stakes analytical environmentsExperience creating dashboards for governance, cost, compliance, and pipeline healthExperience with CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar tools. 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