QA/Automation Tester

General Dynamics Information Technology•USA PA Home Office (PAHOME), PA

1d•$128,039 - $173,229•Remote

About The Position

The Databricks Administrator will be responsible for the administration, configuration, optimization, and support of our Databricks platform. This role will work closely with data engineers, data scientists, analytics teams, and IT security to ensure a secure, reliable, and high-performing environment for data processing, machine learning, and analytics workloads.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field. (Alternative Path: If the candidate does not possess a relevant four-year degree, an additional four years of relevant work experience will be required.)
8+ years of experience administering cloud-based data platforms or big data environments.
Hands-on administration experience with Databricks (Azure Databricks / AWS Databricks / GCP Databricks – specify as needed).
Strong understanding of: Databricks workspaces, clusters, jobs, pools, and notebooks
Strong understanding of: Cloud storage (e.g., Azure Data Lake Storage, S3, GCS) and networking concepts
Strong understanding of: Identity and access management in the relevant cloud provider (Azure AD / IAM / etc.)
Experience with scripting and automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash).
Familiarity with Spark concepts (clusters, executors, jobs, partitions) and performance considerations.
Demonstrated experience monitoring and troubleshooting platform performance and reliability issues.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to reliability and service quality.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment.
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 position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

Nice To Haves

Databricks certification(s) (e.g., Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate/Professional, Lakehouse Fundamentals, Administrator).
Experience with Unity Catalog and fine-grained data access controls
Experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform strongly preferred)
Experience with Log aggregation and monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, CloudWatch, Datadog, Splunk, etc.)
Knowledge of Delta Lake, structured streaming, and data Lakehouse architectures.
Experience in enterprise environments with strong security and compliance needs.

Responsibilities

Administer and maintain Databricks workspaces across development, test, and production environments.
Configure and manage clusters, pools, jobs, and workflows to support ETL, streaming, and ML workloads.
Monitor platform health, capacity, and performance; proactively identify and resolve issues.
Manage Databricks runtime versions, libraries, and integrations with cloud storage and data services.
Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and business continuity procedures for Databricks assets.
Configure and maintain identity and access management (IAM) roles, groups, and permissions in Databricks.
Implement and enforce security best practices, including encryption, network controls, and data access policies.
Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure adherence to organizational and regulatory requirements.
Support implementation of data governance standards (e.g., Unity Catalog, catalogs, schemas, tables, and permissions).
Optimize cluster configurations, autoscaling, and job scheduling to balance performance and cost.
Analyze usage metrics and costs; implement strategies for cost control and chargeback/showback where applicable.
Recommend and implement platform tuning and optimization strategies for large-scale data workloads.
Partner with data engineers, analysts, and data scientists to understand workload requirements and recommend best practices in Databricks usage.
Provide Tier 2/3 support for Databricks-related incidents and service requests.
Develop and maintain platform documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
Conduct user onboarding, training, and knowledge-sharing sessions on Databricks capabilities and best practices.
Automate workspace and cluster provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation).
Integrate Databricks with CI/CD pipelines for code deployment and environment management.
Support version control best practices for notebooks, jobs, and configuration.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Competitive pay
Paid time off
Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
Vision plan
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
Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
10 paid holidays per year
Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
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.