DataBricks Engineer

Atlanta, GA

Hybrid

Multi year contract

Responsibilities will include designing, implementing, maintaining Databricks platform, and providing operational support. Operational support responsibilities include platform set up and configuration, workspace administration, resource monitoring, provide technical support to data engineering, Data Science/ML, Application/integration teams, performing restores/recoveries, troubleshooting service issues, determining the root causes of issues, and resolving issues. The position will also involve management of security and changes.

The position will work closely with the Team Lead, other Databricks Administrators, System Administrators, and Data Engineers/Scientists/Architects/Modelers/Analysts. This position will involve participation in on-call rotation for 24/7 support.

Location:

This position reports to the Client Corporation’s HQ building in Midtown Atlanta with easy access to MARTA Train & Bus Service and the interstate.

Education:

4-yr College Degree preferably in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the administration, configuration, and optimization of the Databricks platform to enable data analytics, machine learning, and data engineering activities within the organization.

• Collaborate with data engineering team to ingest, transform, and orchestrate data.

• Manage privileges over the entire Databricks account, as well as at workspace level, Unity Catalog level and SQL warehouse level.

• Create workspaces, configure cloud resources, view usage data, and manage account identities, settings, and subscriptions.

• Install, configure, and maintain Databricks clusters and workspaces.

• Maintain Platform currency with security, compliance, and patching best practices.

• Monitor and manage cluster performance, resource utilization, platform costs, and troubleshoot issues to ensure optimal performance.

• Implement and manage access controls and security policies to protect sensitive data.

• Manage schema data with Unity Catalog – create, configure, catalog, external storage, and access permissions.

• Administer interfaces with Azure AD and Amazon AWS.

• Hadoop admin skills are preferred

• Knowledge about Apache Kafka is desirable

Skills:

Required:

• 3+ years of production support of Databricks platform

Preferred:

• 2+ years AWS/Azure PaaS

• 2+ years of automation framework such as Terraform

• 2+ years of Hadoop administration (Cloudera/Hortonworks)

• 2+ years of Apache Kafka streaming platform administration

For immediate consideration, please contact Denise Wicks: Dwicks@SynergisIT.com If you require assistance or an accommodation in the application process, please contact us at DWicks@SynergisIT.com.

Synergis ( www.synergishr.com ) serves the needs of leading technology firms, carefully matching talent to full-time, contract or project positions. Synergis recruiters have been a driving force of the tech space for over twenty-five years. We draw from a wealth of experience with technology staffing, industry best practices and exceptional connections to match candidates with incredible opportunities.

Synergis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Disclosure:  The hourly pay range for this position is $65.00 to $72.00/hr (dependent on factors including but not limited to client requirements, experience, statutory considerations, and location). Benefits available to full-time employees: medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401k and commuter benefits. *Note: Disclosure as required by the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (CO), NYC Pay Transparency Law, and sb5761 (WA).