Databricks Platform Lead Engineer_W2_Newport Beach, CA / Columbus, Ohio

Required Skills

Azure cloud expert Databricks expert o Cluster management o Security (roles and permissions) Experience with security / networking assessments and reports Machine learning experience Medallion architecture Snowflake experience w / Databricks Terraform with Azure Databricks Cluster / query optimization Azure Storage

Additional Skills

Job Description

Databricks Platform Lead Engineer

Location : Onsite in Newport Beach, CA, or Columbus, Ohio, preferred 4 days / week

Contract : long-term contract with potential to extend or convert

Department : Data & Analytics

Reports To : Director of Data Engineering / Platform Engineering Lead

Overview :

Need Databricks Platform Lead Engineer to transform our current data science environment into a resilient, enterprise-grade platform. This role will lead the modernization of platform operations by automating manual processes, integrating services, and establishing best practices for Databricks administration and platform engineering. You'll work closely with Machine Learning Engineers (MLEs), platform engineers, and data scientists to ensure seamless, scalable, and secure platform capabilities.

Key Responsibilities :

• Databricks Leadership & Enablement

Guide engineering and data science teams through Databricks best practices.

Automate service principal management and security access workflows.

Connect Databricks with other tools (Azure, H2O, Snowflake) to ensure seamless interoperability.

Troubleshoot and resolve failures in Databricks and Azure pipelines.

Collaborate with MLEs (e.g., Roxxanne and Chris) and platform engineers (e.g., Koda).

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Notes to Vendor

Candidates need all of the required skills Candidates must be able to go on-site in Columbus, Ohio, or Newport Beach, CA