Principal Databricks Architect - Hybrid
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Rockville
Posted on: January 27, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Westat is an employee-owned corporation
providing research services to agencies of the U.S. Government, as
well as businesses, foundations, and state and local governments.
Westat's research, technical, and administrative staff of more than
2,000 is located at our headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, near
Washington, DC.As a Principal Databricks Architect, you will lead
the Databricks platform, delivering exceptional services for
projects and users. Your role includes fostering innovation,
adopting cutting-edge technologies, and promoting inclusion and
teamwork. We seek a candidate with a proven track record in
solution architecture and design documentation, who thrives in a
continuous learning environment. At Westat, we embrace flexible
work arrangements that empower our team to balance their
professional and personal lives effectively. Employees are expected
to work on-site at least four days each month. Our core business
hours are from 10 AM to 3 PM ET, providing a consistent framework
for collaboration. Join us and be part of a dynamic team that
values flexibility and work-life balance. Please note our corporate
headquarters will be moving from Rockville, Maryland to Bethesda,
Maryland in late 2025.This is a full-time role.Job
Responsibilities:--- Design and implement scalable data
architectures using Databricks deployed on AWS at an
enterprise-scale.--- Build integrations with AWS services, Azure
and On Premise and Co-located data centers and additional
applications including GitlLab, SAS, R Studio, SPSS, ArcGIS,
Tableau, PowerBI, Box, Blaise, and Westat custom-build
applications.--- Monitor and optimize the cost, performance and
scalability of data products and infrastructure.--- Automate and
manage provisioning needs, such as Databricks Cluster Policies,
Unity Catalog, Secrets Management, Role Based Access Control model
and permissions.--- Provide technical expertise and troubleshooting
as well as support for change management, governance. compliance,
internal audits and remediations.--- Develop and maintain data
architecture standards, including data product interfaces, data
contracts, and governance frameworks.--- Create repeatable
processes for onboarding new projects and solutions and deploying
upgrades and enhancements.--- Implement data governance and
security measures to ensure data quality and compliance with FISMA,
HIPAA, and other industry and regulatory standards.Basic
Qualifications:--- Typically requires a bachelor's degree and 10+
years related experience or an equivalent combination of education
and experience. This includes a minimum of three years of
experience working intensively in Databricks.--- Formal training or
certification on data engineering concepts, at least one
Professional-level Databricks Certification and Databricks AWS
Platform Architect Accreditation and Platform Administrator
Accreditations.--- A proven track record of administration,
engineering, and operationalizing the Databricks platform in a
production mode at scale for Data Engineering and Data Science use
cases.--- Experience with data governance, security, and industry
and regulatory compliance best practices.--- Experience as a Data
Management Architect or similar role in an enterprise
environment.--- Experience with managing AWS environment using both
the console and infrastructure as code.Preferred Qualifications:---
Strong communication skills, with the ability to present and
effectively communicate with Senior Leaders and Executives---
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, and SQL for
data processing and analysis.--- AWS Solutions Architect or Data
Engineer Certifications.--- Experience working in Federal
government or as a public sector contractor--- Public Trust level
Security ClearanceWestat offers a well-rounded and comprehensive
benefits program focused on wellness and work/life balance. Subject
to plan requirements, employees may participate in:
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