Booz Allen
PlatformandDatabricksDevOpsEngineer
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“Platform and Databricks DevOps Engineer at Booz Allen. Skills: Databricks, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud. Manage account and workspace administration. Oversee identity and access management”
What You'll Achieve.
Accelerate national security outcomes; Enable clients to achieve data and decision superiority; Automate complex platform deployments; Enforce compliance; Continuously improve performance and reliability; Deliver secure, scalable, and cost-optimized Databricks platforms
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving skills; Analytical skills; Troubleshoot complex issues; Root-cause analysis
U. S. citizenship is required, Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination, Government investigation, Meet eligibility requirements of the U. S. government client, Identity verification process, On camera during interviews and assessments, Take your picture to verify identity and prevent fraud, AI usage policy adherence, Cameras on during meetings (virtual)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years of experience in Databricks administration, Experience with cloud platform operations, data platform engineering, or DevOps or infrastructure roles, Experience with Terraform or IaC tools, REST APIs, and monitoring and observability concepts, Experience with scripting or automation in platforms, such as Python or Bash, for administrative tasks, Experience with cloud using AWS, GCP, or Azure, Ability to collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders, Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements, Bachelor's degree, Cloud Certification
Nice to Have
Experience administering Databricks such as account console, workspace settings, Unity Catalog, and compute or cluster management, Experience with identity federation, including SCIM provisioning, role-based access control, and governance in cloud data platforms using AWS or GCP, Experience developing enterprise cloud-native solutions involving Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, or Jenkins, Experience with Azure, Experience creating and improving continuous automation across multiple technical stacks, Experience creating and improving continuous deployment tools built on Kubernetes, Experience triaging and resolving issues related to both open-source and commercial tools in public cloud environments, Possession of problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills, Master’s degree
What You'll Do.
Manage account and workspace administration
Oversee identity and access management
Implement and govern Unity Catalog metastores
Administer compute resources
Own infrastructure as code deployments
Design and maintain automation for notebooks
Monitor platform health
Enforce security and compliance best practices
Automate administrative tasks
Troubleshoot complex issues
Mentor junior administrators
Conduct platform reviews
Stay current with Databricks features
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders; Provide Tier-3 support to users, data engineers, and platform teams
Communication Scope
Communication skills
Full Job Description
Platform and Databricks DevOps Engineer **The Opportunity****:** As a Databricks Platform DevOps Engineer at Booz Allen, you'll lead the design, automation, and reliable operation of Databricks Lakehouse environments that power mission-critical analytics, AI, and data initiatives for defense, intelligence, and civil clients. You'll drive CI/CD maturity, infrastructure as code, platform governance, and operational excellence to deliver secure, scalable, and cost-optimized Databricks platforms at enterprise scale. Join a high-impact team that accelerates national security outcomes through advanced DevOps practices on Databricks. Enable clients to achieve data and decision superiority by automating complex platform deployments, enforcing compliance, and continuously improving performance and reliability. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required. **What You 'll Do:** * Manage account and workspace administration, including creating and managing workspaces, configuring settings, enabling features such as serverless compute or previews, and handling account-level configurations via the account console. * Oversee identity and access management, provisioning users, groups, and service principals via System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM), assigning roles and entitlements, managing workspace assignments, and enforcing least-privilege access. * Implement and govern Unity Catalog metastores, catalogs, schemas, tags, lineage, sharing, and fine-grained access controls to ensure data security, compliance, and discoverability across workspaces. * Administer compute resources, managing cluster policies, instance pools, job clusters, serverless options, Photon engine usage, and resource limits to standardize environments and control costs. * Own infrastructure as code deployments such as Terraform and Databricks Terraform Provider, across multiple environments such as dev, test, staging, and production, with strong governance
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