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 Clearance
Westat offers a well-rounded and comprehensive benefits program focused on wellness and work/life balance. Subject to plan requirements, employees may participate in:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Vacation Leave (20 days per year)
- Sick Leave (10 days per year)
- Holiday Leave (7 government holidays and 2 floating holidays)
- Professional Development
- Health Advocate
- Employee Assistance Program
- Travel Accident Insurance
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
This opportunity will be posted for a minimum of 5 days and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
Westat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or any other protected status under applicable law. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, flexible benefit account, parental leave, vacation time, sick time, short term disability, long term disability, 401(k), retirement plan
Jan 25, 2025