Databricks Administrator

General Dynamics Information Technology•USA MD Home Office (MDHOME), MD

21h•$123,250 - $166,750•Remote

About The Position

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires every state to establish a health insurance exchange (also called Health Insurance Marketplace) to facilitate the purchase of health insurance for individuals and small businesses. Through the Center of Program Integrity (CPI), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has strong oversight and internal controls to protect consumers enrolled in the Marketplaces and safeguard taxpayer dollars. CMS develops and enforces rules for insurance agents, and brokers, and others who assist with Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) enrollments. The Marketplace Program Integrity Contractor (MPIC) is designed to support this oversight. Through research, investigation and data analysis, the desired outcomes of the MPIC efforts are to prevent, detect, and resolve noncompliance with Marketplace rules, requirements, and laws; recommend administrative actions to CMS; and recommend referrals to law enforcement if potential fraud and abuse is identified. Summary: Leads administration, governance, and operational management of an enterprise Databricks environments. The position serves as a technical advisor to stakeholders by shaping platform design decisions, operational policies, and best practices for scalable and well-governed data product development. Will focus on platform operations, but also help improve how the platform is structured, governed, and used across teams. May collect and analyze data and develop decision support software, service, or products. May develop and supply optimal time, cost, or logistics networks/solutions for program evaluation, review, or implementation. May support other data analysis and coding efforts in support of project. This role will require you to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and will require you to provide onsite fingerprinting at a designated facility. This investigation may review personal and criminal behavior, financial conduct, foreign influence, as well as other adjudications.

Requirements

Technical training/certification(s) and 5+ years of Databricks administration, platform engineering, or data engineering operations.
3+ years of hands-on experience administering Databricks in an enterprise environment.
Practical experience using Python in support of pipeline troubleshooting, platform standards, and engineering collaboration
Able to adapt to both changing business and client needs, and a changing technical environment
Demonstrated ability to be innovative in design and thought, when appropriate to meet business needs
Excellent communication skills
Must be able to pass a CMS background check. This could include background verifications and fingerprinting.
Residency requirement - must have lived in the US 3 out of the last 5 years.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience with case tracking system data entry, resolution of data issues, and other related troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

Identifies solutions based on business and technical criteria, analyzes alternatives, and implements designs.
Research current and emerging technologies and process methodologies and propose changes and tailoring where needed.
Assesses the system and business process architecture currently in place and works with staff to recommend improvements.
Administer and maintain Databricks workspaces, catalogs, schemas, storage integrations, and platform configurations.
Troubleshoot platform issues related to permissions, connectivity, compute usage, storage access, workspace administration, and job execution.
Support cost optimization efforts by recommending best practices for workload management, scheduling, and efficient resource usage.
Participate in platform design discussions, architecture reviews, and operational planning to improve scalability, maintainability, and governance maturity.
Create and maintain documentation, standards, runbooks, and repeatable operating procedures for platform administration and governed delivery.
As needed, provide platform-level guidance for adjacent analytics and AI capabilities in alignment with governance and operational standards.
May support other data analysis and coding efforts in support of project.
Coach and provide guidance to less experienced professionals.
As needed, assist in ad-hoc educational and outreach sessions with partners.
Safeguard PII and PHI

Benefits

401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holiday
variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
dental plan options
a vision plan
a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
full flex work weeks where possible
a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
short and long-term disability benefits
life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.