Job#: 3058433 Job Description:Databricks Database Manager II
Location: Washington, District of Columbia (On-site)
Clearance: Candidates must be able to obtain and hold a DOJ Public Trust.
Role Overview
This position serves as the principal technical authority for the Databricks Lakehouse platform within the organization. The successful candidate will drive the adoption, implementation, and optimization of Databricks across data pipelines, analytics, and artificial intelligence initiatives. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams including data engineering, data science, analytics, and infrastructure to design robust, scalable solutions and troubleshoot complex technical issues.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of end-to-end solutions on Databricks, including Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, Databricks SQL, Workflows, Jobs, and Mosaic AI.
- Architect, build, and maintain scalable data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration pipelines using Databricks tools such as Spark, Delta Live Tables, and Auto Loader.
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in Spark jobs, clusters, and SQL queries while implementing cost optimization and auto-scaling strategies.
- Establish and enforce Databricks best practices for security, data governance, compliance, and Unity Catalog implementation.
- Support data science and machine learning teams by implementing MLflow, Feature Store, Vector Search, and generative AI capabilities on Databricks.
- Provide root cause analysis and rapid resolution for complex technical issues as the escalation point for production workloads.
- Mentor data engineers, analysts, and developers through training sessions, documentation, and the creation of internal centers of excellence.
- Design seamless integrations between Databricks and cloud platforms, ETL tools, BI tools, data catalogs, and orchestration systems.
- Implement robust monitoring, logging, alerting, and dashboarding for Databricks workloads using native and external tools.
- Evaluate new Databricks features and roadmaps to recommend adoption strategies that drive business value.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
ship required
7+ years in Data Engineering or Architecture, with at least
4+ years dedicated exclusively to the Databricks ecosystem.
Proven track record implementing
Unity Catalog from scratch, including row- and column-level security and cross-workspace governance.
Deep, low-level
Apache Spark tuning expertise (e.g., managing data skew, optimizing shuffles, utilizing Adaptive Query Execution, caching strategies, and Photon engine optimization).
Hands-on experience building production-grade
Generative AI or LLM applications using Databricks Mosaic AI, Vector Search, and MLflow.
Advanced proficiency in
Python, Scala, and SQL optimized specifically for distributed computing environments
Production experience with
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform to deploy and manage Databricks workspaces, clusters, and permissions.
Experience setting up secure network topologies for Databricks, including
Private Link/VPC Peering, encryption keys (BYOK), and IP access lists.
Strong background in
CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab) using Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) or Databricks CLI.
Preferred Qualifications
- Databricks Certified Solutions Architect or Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional.
- Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional.
- Cloud Architecture certification, such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
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