EverestDX - Azure Databricks Administrator - Scala / Python

We are seeking a Cloud Databricks Administrator to join our Cloud Engineering team.

In this role, you will monitor and maintain Databricks jobs, troubleshoot issues, ensure platform reliability, and manage access controls.

You will play a key part in operational support, defect management, and proactive issue resolution to keep our data pipelines running smoothly.

Key Responsibilities :

• Monitor hourly and daily Databricks jobs, investigate failures, and implement fixes to minimize downtime.
• Identify, log, and track defects / bugs through ticketing systems, ensuring timely resolution.
• Manage Databricks access via Azure AD groups with Admin, Edit, and Read permissions.
• Provide production support for Databricks environments, including cluster operations, job failures, and notebook troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with data engineers and platform teams to resolve platform-related incidents and performance bottlenecks.
• Proactively monitor system health, resource utilization, and performance metrics.
• Implement and enforce archival / retention policies for Databricks storage to optimize costs and performance.
• Support CI / CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure Automation) and automate repetitive operational tasks.
• Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and runbooks for Databricks operations.
• Ensure security compliance with RBAC, MFA, and encryption best Qualifications :
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks and Apache Spark in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of Azure (AWS / GCP acceptable) and cloud-native services.
• Experience in SRE or production support environments with SLAs and ticketing systems

(ServiceNow, Jira).

Nice to Have :

fast-paced environment.

(ref : hirist.tech)