**Description** We are seeking a skilled **Databricks Administrator** with strong **infrastructure, SRE/MLOps, and DevSecOps expertise** to manage workspace provisioning, automation, and governance within the IRS Advanced Analytics Platform (AAP). This role ensures that Databricks workspaces are **secure, cost-optimized, and operationally resilient** , while enabling AI/ML model development and deployment. As part of the Infrastructure team, this administrator will own **workspace lifecycle automation, observability, compliance-aligned controls, and operational reliability** while partnering with security, architecture, and AI/ML teams to deliver end-to-end platform enablement. **Key Responsibilities** + Provision, configure, and manage **Databricks workspaces** across AWS-hosted infrastructure. + Implement **Terraform automation** for user roles, clusters, jobs, repos, and workspace policies. + Manage **SSO, IAM, and secure access controls** , ensuring compliance with enterprise standards. + Collaborate with security and networking teams to enforce **workspace isolation, VPC design, and policy enforcement** . + Support **integration of Databricks with CI/CD pipelines** to enable model deployment, promotion, and rollback. + Enable **compliance-aware pipelines** with audit-ready tracking across environments. + Build **observability and monitoring frameworks** for Databricks workloads, including metrics, logging, and alerting. + Lead **incident response and root cause analysis** to ensure uptime and reliability. + Monitor workspace **usage, performance, and cost** , optimizing configurations for scalability and efficiency. + Partner with architects, product managers, and AI/ML teams to align workspace capabilities with roadmap direction and customer needs. **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. + 5+ years of experience in **cloud infrastructure or platform operations** (AWS, Databricks, Spark). + Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Security Clearance. + Strong hands-on experience with **Databricks administration** , including clusters, jobs, repos, and governance (Unity Catalog). + Proficiency in **Terraform and infrastructure-as-code** for provisioning and lifecycle automation. + Background in **monitoring, observability, and incident response** within cloud platforms. + Familiarity with **MLOps practices** (MLflow, CI/CD pipelines, model lifecycle management). **Desired Skills** + Active IRS Clearance highly desired. + Certifications: **Databricks Administrator Associate, Databricks Data Engineer, or AWS ML Specialty** . + Understanding of **federal compliance frameworks** (FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, SOC2). + Exposure to **Trustworthy AI practices** and auditability requirements. + Experience with **Docker, Kubernetes, or serverless automation** for extended integration. + Strong collaboration and communication skills to work across infrastructure, security, and AI/ML engineering teams. Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. REQNUMBER: 2508975 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability