EDP Platform Engineer / Databricks Administrator
15 days ago
Washington
Job DescriptionSalary: Custom Software Systems, Inc. (CSS) is seeking an experienced EDP Platform Engineer / Databricks Administrator to serve as the hands-on technical owner of the agencys Databricks platform supporting the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP). This role is responsible for end-to-end platform operations, security, and governanceensuring the environment is compliant, reliable, cost-efficient, and capable of supporting secure analytics and AI/ML workloads at scale. The ideal candidate will partner closely with development, cloud, and governance teams to maintain and enhance Databricks environments across the SDLC, drive automation and best practices, and ensure seamless, secure deployments from development through production. Responsibilities • Administer Databricks account and workspaces across SDLC environments; standardize, • configuration, naming, and operational patterns., • Configure and maintain clusters/compute, job compute, SQL warehouses, runtime versions, libraries, repos, and workspace settings., • Implement platform monitoring/alerting, operational dashboards, and health checks; maintain runbooks and operational procedures., • Provide Tier 2/3 operational support: troubleshoot incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and drive remediation and preventive actions., • Manage change control for upgrades, feature rollouts, configuration changes, and integration changes; document impacts and rollback plans., • Enforce least privilege across platform resources (workspaces, jobs, clusters, SQL warehouses, repos, secrets) using role/group-based access patterns., • Configure and manage secrets and secure credential handling (secret scopes / key management integrations) for platform and data connectivity., • Enable and maintain audit logging and access/event visibility; support security reviews and evidence requests., • Administer Unity Catalog governance: metastores, catalogs/schemas/tables, ownership, grants, and environment/domain patterns., • Configure and manage external locations, storage credentials, and governed access to cloud object storage. recovery runbooks and perform periodic DR testing aligned to RTO/RPO objectives. configuration best practices. environments using bundle-based CI/CD workflows. • Conduct capacity planning and scalability analysis, including forecasting concurrent user/workload growth, platform scaling strategies, and proactive resource allocation during peak usage periods. US Citizenship Required Qualifications • Experience with the Scrum framework, Agile engineering, Lean methodologies or DevOps., • Experience with one or more of the following: system. development, software development, hardware development, or mission support., • Experience working with DevOps CI/CD related technologies (Azure DevOps, Git, Jenkins, Puppet, Docker, Confluence, Sonar Lint, and J-Unit., • Ability to work at the conceptual level and with program leads, customers, and internal teams to ensure successful system development, integration, and deployment., • Ability Hands-on experience administering Databricks (workspace administration, clusters/compute policies, jobs, SQL warehouses, repos, runtime management) and expertise using Databricks CLI., • Strong Unity Catalog administration: metastores; catalogs/schemas; grants; service principals; external locations; storage credentials; governed storage access., • Identity & Access Management proficiency: SSO concepts, SCIM provisioning, group-based RBAC, service principals, least-privilege patterns., • Security fundamentals: secrets management, secure connectivity, audit logging, access monitoring, and evidence-ready operations. Cloud platform expertise (AWS ): IAM roles/policies, object storage security patterns, networking basics (VPC concepts), logging/monitoring integration., • Automation skills: scripting and/or IaC using Terraform/CLI/REST APIs for repeatable configuration and environment promotion., • Experience implementing data governance controls (classification/tagging, lineage/metadata integrations) in partnership with governance teams., • CI/CD practices for jobs/notebooks/config promotion across SDLC environments., • Understanding of lakehouse concepts (e.g., Delta, table lifecycle management, separation of storage/compute)., • SQL proficiency and data engineering fundamentals for troubleshooting query performance issues, understanding ETL/ELT workflow patterns, and debugging data pipeline failures; basic Python/Scala familiarity for notebook/code issue diagnosis., • Experience with compliance and regulatory frameworks (FedRAMP, HIPAA, SOC2, or similar) including implementation of data residency requirements, retention policies, and audit-ready evidence collection., • Hands-on experience with AWS security and networking services, including PrivateLink, Secrets Manager/Systems Manager integration, CloudWatch/CloudTrail integration, S3 bucket policies, cross-account access patterns, and KMS encryption key management., • Experience administering Databricks serverless compute, Workspace Git integrations (GitLab), Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) for deployment automation, and modern workspace features supporting DevOps workflows., • At least one of the following certifications or their equivalent:, • Cloud-related (e.g., DevOps, Security, and/or ML), • Databricks Platform Administrator/Databricks AWS Platform Architect, • Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate/Professional Compensation & Benefits[1][2] • Wage Range: Negotiable, • General Benefits: Custom Software Systems, Inc. offers our employees a competitive benefits package that may include:, • Health insurance plans, • Health Savings Account (HSA), • Dental, • Vision, • Long-term disability, • Short-term disability, • Basic term life insurance, • Supplemental term life insurance for employees, spouses, and dependents, • Simple IRA, • Parking/Commuting expense reimbursement, • Training/Education [1] Compensation range must be coordinated with and approved by the CSS Chief Operating Officer (COO). [2] Compensation & Benefits information is required for all Maryland Employers effective October 1, 2024.