Senior Platform Administrator

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

Senior Platform Admin leading Databricks administration and optimization at CLA. Responsible for setup, configuration, security, and user support of the Databricks platform.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeArlington • Florida, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQLUnity

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the setup, configuration, and maintenance of Databricks clusters.
Monitor and optimize system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability.
Implement and enforce security best practices and compliance standards.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement data solutions.
Provide advanced user support and training.
Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for platform administration.
Manage and maintain role-based access to data and features in the Databricks Platform using Unity Catalog.
Implement external access controls for outside teams using service principles, SQL warehouses, and Delta Sharing.
Ensure unused assets are tracked for pruning.
Implement service principles and access tokens for external users.
Create queries and dashboards to monitor critical systems and processes.
Automate common admin tasks using Databricks notebooks.
Manage workflow tags, cluster tags, workflow naming convention enforcement.
Perform clusters health check and best practices implementation.
Perform regular backup and recovery.
Perform privilege reviews on users and resources.
Provide training to junior members of the team and act as a point of escalation for complex questions and issues.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of relevant experience required.
Experience with Databricks preferred.
Bachelor's degree is required.
Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.
Degree in computer science, information technology, or related field preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)
Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave
Paid Volunteer Time Off
Mental health coverage
Quarterly Wellness stipend
Fertility benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

DatabricksSQLDelta Sharingservice principlesaccess tokenssystem performance optimizationbackup and recoverydocumentationquery creationautomation

Soft Skills

collaborationuser supporttrainingproblem-solvingcommunicationleadershipescalation managementorganizational skillsattention to detailcross-functional teamwork