Databricks Administrator

Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations (ETO) team is transforming what it means to work for a financial institution. With a commitment to technology and innovation, we have been providing our community, clients and colleagues the best experience possible for over 150 years. Help us transform our workforce of the future, today.

We are seeking a Databricks Administrator to join Zions Bancorporation. The Databricks Administrator plays a key role in the administration, configuration, and optimization of the Databricks platform within Google Cloud. You will ensure high performance, security, and compliance standards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust data solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Manage privileges over the entire Databricks account, workspace level, Unity Catalog level, and SQL warehouse level.
• Optimize Databricks clusters and troubleshoot complex performance issues.
• Collaborate with data engineers to integrate Databricks with other data sources, data warehouses, and data lakes.
• Build and deploy reproducible infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools (Ansible, Terraform).
• Evangelize and lead the team in Cloud and Data Operations best practices.
• Foster collaboration with software product development, architecture, and IT teams to ensure releases are delivered with repeatable and auditable processes.
• Configure and integrate monitoring and logging solutions such as Syslog, Grafana, Splunk, Logstash.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or Software Engineering plus bachelor’s degree in related field.  A combination of education and experience may meet qualifications.
• Strong UNIX/Linux systems administration skills, including configuration, troubleshooting, and automation.
• 3+ years working with Big Data technologies (Cloudera, Hadoop, Kafka, Spark).
• 2+ years of Databricks administration experience with at least one of the following cloud platforms: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• 2+ years of software development experience (Java, Python, Shell Scripting).
• Experience with CI tools (Git, Azure DevOps, Jenkins).
• Experience deploying and operating services in the Cloud (Google, Azure, AWS).
• Strong understanding of Git (branching strategies, handling merge conflicts, pull requests).
• Strong understanding of networking concepts (troubleshooting, SSL configurations, VPC, subnets).
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes is a plus
• Experience building data pipelines and automating Big Data platform applications/services is a plus
• Experience building/maintaining CI/CD pipelines in an enterprise setting.
• Variety of data stores/platforms (data warehouses/data marts, NoSQL).

Location:

Zions Technology Center - 7860 South Bingham Junction Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047.

The Zions Technology Center is a 400,000-square-foot technology campus in Midvale, Utah. Located on the former Sharon Steel Mill superfund site, the sustainably built campus is the company’s primary technology and operations center. This modern and environmentally friendly technology center enables Zions to compete for the best technology talent in the state while providing team members with an exceptional work environment with features such as:

• Electric vehicle charging stations and close proximity to Historic Gardner Village UTA TRAX station.
• At least 75% of the building is powered by on-site renewable solar energy.
• Access to outdoor recreation, parks, trails, shareable bikes and locker rooms.
• Large modern cafe with a healthy and diverse menu.
• Healthy indoor environment with ample natural light and fresh air.
• LEED-certified sustainable building that features include the use of low VOC-emitting construction materials.

Benefits: 

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE! 
• Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts
• Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
• Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees
• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products

Apply now if you have a passion for impactful outcomes, enjoy working collaboratively with co-workers, and want to make a difference for the clients and communities we serve.