Databricks Platform Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
McLean, VA
Salary
$62,000–$141,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
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Below market

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About Booz Allen Hamilton

Booz Allen Hamilton is a management and technology consulting firm that provides analytics, digital, engineering, and cybersecurity solutions primarily to U.S. government agencies and commercial clients. Industry: Management & Technology Consulting

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TL;DR · Databricks Platform Engineer

As a Databricks Platform Engineer, you will join a cross-functional team of over seventy people to design, build, and optimize infrastructure and DataOps workflows for a high-impact Fortune 500 client program. You will be responsible for scaling and governing data environments while driving CI/CD automation, ensuring platform observability, managing cloud budgets, and integrating new AI capabilities. Your daily work involves utilizing Databricks architecture, Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform and Terragrunt, Python, SQL, and REST APIs to manage distributed processing environments. You will also build pipelines using GitHub Actions and implement monitoring via Splunk or Dynatrace. The role focuses on solving complex platform challenges related to scalability, cost-efficiency, and governance within a large-scale data ecosystem. Key technical components include Unity Catalog administration, Delta Lake architecture, and supporting MLOps capabilities for advanced AI workloads.

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and optimize infrastructure and DataOps workflows for large-scale data environments.
  • Manage Databricks platform architecture, administration, and distributed processing environments.
  • Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform and Terragrunt to scale and govern data environments.
  • Develop CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows using GitHub and GitHub Actions.
  • Implement platform observability, logging, and operational monitoring using tools like Splunk or Dynatrace.
  • Manage cloud budgets and optimize compute costs across Databricks and other cloud resources.
  • Integrate new AI capabilities and support MLOps capabilities within the data platform.
  • Ensure enterprise governance by managing change requests and supporting audit-compliant applications.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • 3+ years of experience implementing IaC utilizing Terraform and Terragrunt.
  • 2+ years of experience with Python and SQL, interacting with REST APIs and CLI tools to manage infrastructure.
  • 2+ years of experience with Databricks platform architecture, administration, and distributed processing environments.
  • Experience designing CI/CD pipelines and DataOps workflows utilizing GitHub and GitHub Actions.
  • Experience implementing platform observability, logging, and operational monitoring utilizing Splunk or Dynatrace.
  • Experience navigating enterprise governance, managing change requests, and supporting audit compliant applications.
  • 5+ years of experience using Python, SQL, Scala, or Java (preferred).
  • 3+ years of experience configuring Databricks platform components, prioritizing Unity Catalog administration, workflows, and Delta Lake architecture (preferred).
  • Experience scaling AI workloads, integrating new AI technologies, and supporting MLOps capabilities (preferred).
  • Bachelor's degree in CS, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (preferred).

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