Lead Databricks Administrator - Remote

City / State

Virginia Beach, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview :

Sentara is hiring for a Lead Databricks Administrator - Remote!

Overview

We are seeking a Lead Databricks Administrator to lead the administration, optimization, and evolution of our enterprise data ecosystem. This senior-level position will ensure reliable, secure, and high-performing database environments while advancing team expertise across Databricks, Databricks Lakehouse, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, and AI-integrated data operations.

The successful candidate will act as a technical leader, mentor, and cross-functional collaborator ensuring the seamless integration of emerging technologies into our data platform strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead administration, configuration, and support of Databricks, Databricks Lakehouse, Microsoft SQL Server, and Cosmos DB environments.
• Ensure data integrity, performance, availability, and security across multiple database technologies.
• Perform advanced SQL database administration, including backup / recovery, performance tuning, replication, clustering, and maintenance automation.
• Configure and tune database parameters; define data repository requirements, schemas, and governance standards.
• Provide actionable platform performance insights, usage analytics, and capacity planning reports to leadership.
• Develop and maintain runbooks, SOPs, and troubleshooting guides for database and platform operations.
• Design and implement automation, monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code solutions (Databricks CLI, REST APIs, Terraform).
• Act as a senior technical escalation point, collaborating with engineering teams to resolve complex or high-impact issues.
• Identify and integrate platform enhancements that improve reliability, observability, and scalability.
• Mentor team members to build competency in Databricks, Databricks Lakehouse, Microsoft SQL Server, Cosmos DB, and AI-focused technologies.
• Participate in both weekday and weekend on-call rotations to ensure 24 / 7 operational coverage

Core Technical Skills and Experience

Databricks Administration (Required)

SQL Database Administration (Required)

Additional Technical Expertise (Highly Desired)

Core Competencies

Education

Certification / Licensure

Experience

Keywords : Databricks, MSQL, Microsoft SQL, Azure

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay rate for Full Time employment is : $106,080.00-$176,820.80. Additional compensation may be available for this role such as shift differentials, standby / on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Benefits : Caring For Your Family and Your Career

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states :

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.