Databricks Platform Engineer – DevSecOps

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. Own the environments, deployment path, and platform operations beneath production data products for a federal agency .

Posted 9/26/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudPythonTerraformUnity

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the environments, deployment path, and platform operations beneath production data products for a federal agency
Stand up and maintain Azure Databricks environments, including access, secrets, and networking
Build deployment automation to promote work between environments using Declarative Automation Bundles, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD pipelines
Tune Delta pipelines and platform performance
Run platform operations and write operational runbooks
Support environment parity, migration, and cutover alongside the Databricks team under Peregrine change control
Manage bindings, rollback, and evidence required for release reviews
Automate promotion, checks, and release evidence
Collaborate with developers, engineers, data scientists, architects, and strategists across assignments and clients
Help develop the firm's capabilities, tools, and lines of business

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of platform engineering, DevSecOps, or cloud infrastructure experience
Hands-on Azure Databricks platform work, including Unity Catalog and Delta pipeline performance
Deployment automation and environment promotion, including infrastructure as code and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI and CD) pipelines
Cloud networking, secrets management, and least-privilege access design in a governed environment
Platform operations for a production data platform
Migration and cutover support, including environment parity, rollback planning, and release-review evidence
Scripting in Python or Bash, and Git-based version control
Platform or DevSecOps work in at least one cloud environment other than Databricks, such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
Delivery experience in a federal government environment, working to its security, access, and review processes
Proficiency in writing, PowerPoint, and Excel
Preferred: experience on a federal system accredited at Impact Level 5 (IL-5) or higher
Preferred: Declarative Automation Bundles, Terraform, or Azure DevOps pipelines
Preferred: Databricks, Azure, or AWS certification
Preferred: federal security experience supporting compliance frameworks, security controls, and authorization evidence
Preferred: familiarity with AI-assisted developer tooling
Preferred: United States citizenship; dual citizenship and green card holders are prohibited by contract terms
Preferred: ability to satisfy required suitability, security, and access requirements

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision with the employee premium fully paid and half of dependent premiums
Employer-paid life, accidental death, and short-term and long-term disability insurance
401(k) matched 100% up to 4% of salary, vesting immediately
Unlimited paid time off
Sponsored professional certifications and continuing education
Extensive onboarding
Rotation across functions to expand skills and perspective