AWS Databricks DevOps Lead / Cloud Data Platform DevOps Lead
Plano, TX(Hybrid)
12+ Months Contract
The AWS Databricks DevOps Lead / Cloud Data Platform DevOps Lead is responsible for leading operations, support, automation, and continuous improvement of cloud-based data platforms, with mandatory expertise in AWS, Databricks, DevOps, and Terraform.
Key Responsibilities
Lead day-to-day operations of AWS and Databricks platforms with hands-on
Manage platform reliability, monitoring, incident resolution, and SLA compliance
Administer Databricks workspaces, jobs, compute, access controls, and governance
Drive DevOps practices including CI/CD, automation, release management, and operational support
Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform
Collaborate with engineering, security, governance, and business teams
Create operational documentation, standards, and support processes
Mandatory Skills
Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud platform (S3, IAM, EC2, CloudWatch, Lambda, VPC, ECS Fargate, and Athena)
Strong experience administering and supporting Databricks on AWS (Unity Catalog, SQL Warehouses, Delta Sharing, Jobs, Genie and APIs)
Solid DevOps experience in CI/CD, automation, and release operations (Preferred: GitHub Actions, Python or Shell scripting)
Hands-on Terraform experience for infrastructure automation
Nice-to-Have Skills
Exposure to data platform tools like Denodo, Atscale, Kafka, Collibra, and Genrocket
Experience in compliance, governance, and cost optimization
Exposure to BI tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx.
Preferred Profile
A hands-on operations lead who can manage production support, automate infrastructure, improve platform reliability, and ensure secure, scalable cloud operations.
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