Senior Databricks Platform Engineer

General Dynamics
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 169,604 - 229,464 annuallyFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Collaboration","Mentorship","Troubleshooting","Performance optimization"]

Design, build, and govern an enterprise Databricks Lakehouse platform for a federal Case Management Modernization program. You will administer Databricks compute and SQL warehouses, optimize ETL/ELT pipelines with Spark and Delta, implement Unity Catalog governance and RBAC, and automate provisioning and deployments. The role also includes monitoring/observability, performance tuning, cost optimization, security/compliance controls, and collaboration with architecture, security, and data engineering teams.

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General Dynamics
General Dynamics
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Senior Databricks Platform Engineer

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Job Summary

Design, build, and govern an enterprise Databricks Lakehouse platform for a federal Case Management Modernization program. You will administer Databricks compute and SQL warehouses, optimize ETL/ELT pipelines with Spark and Delta, implement Unity Catalog governance and RBAC, and automate provisioning and deployments. The role also includes monitoring/observability, performance tuning, cost optimization, security/compliance controls, and collaboration with architecture, security, and data engineering teams.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, configure, and maintain the enterprise Databricks Lakehouse Platform, including workspaces, Unity Catalog, and scalable data architectures.
  • •Administer and optimize Databricks compute (clusters, SQL warehouses, serverless) and implement workload management for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • •Develop and optimize data pipelines using Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables, and Databricks Workflows (ETL/ELT and ingestion frameworks).
  • •Create, maintain, and govern Unity Catalog catalogs, schemas, tables, roles/groups, and RBAC access controls aligned to security/IAM/compliance policies.
  • •Automate platform provisioning and deployments (Terraform, Python, SQL, Databricks Asset Bundles, Databricks APIs) and implement monitoring/logging/alerting, security/encryption, auditing, and incident support.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 169,604 - 229,464 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeavePaid HolidaysParental LeaveLife InsuranceDisability BenefitsRemote Work

Key Requirements

  • •MA/MS degree (or equivalent years of experience) and 10+ years of specialized experience in information systems/data platform engineering.
  • •Strong, hands-on experience implementing and administering the Databricks Lakehouse Platform, including Unity Catalog and cluster/SQL warehouse management and workflow orchestration.
  • •Strong expertise in SQL and Spark performance tuning, scalability testing, and workload management.
  • •Skilled with performance and observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, CloudWatch, Elastic).
  • •Proficiency in automation and IaC using Terraform and Python, plus CI/CD experience (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) and AWS-based or hybrid Databricks environments.
Experience:10+ yearsData engineeringCloudETL/ELTData governanceAI/MLFederal compliance
Education:Master's
Skills:CollaborationMentorshipTroubleshootingPerformance optimization
Certifications:Databricks Certified Data Engineer AssociateDatabricks Certified Data Engineer ProfessionalDatabricks Certified Associate Platform AdministratorDatabricks Certified Machine Learning ProfessionalDatabricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache SparkCertified Data Management Professional (CDMP)AWS Certified Data Analytics - SpecialtyAWS Certified Solutions Architect - ProfessionalAWS Certified Data EngineerDocker Certified AssociateCertified Professional DevSecOps Certification CourseITILAWS SysOps
Tech Stack:Databricks LakehouseUnity CatalogApache SparkDelta LakeDelta Live TablesDatabricks WorkflowsRBACSQLTerraformPythonDatabricks Asset BundlesDatabricks APIsGrafanaPrometheusDatadogCloudWatchElasticJenkinsGitLab CIGitHub Actions

Company Brief

General Dynamics
Provides IT, systems engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, and mission support services to U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies, delivering large-scale technology solutions and managed services for national security and government operations.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Tysons / Fairfax, United States
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