Senior Support Engineer (GovOps)New$130K

The opportunity

At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems — from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI…

What you'll do

  • The Impact You’ll HaveDrive High-Side Platform Reliability: Serve as the technical authority for resolving the most complex platform escalations across Compute, Networking, Storage, and OS domains within air-gapped and GovCloud enclaves.

  • Partner with Core Engineering: Triage system defects, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate directly with product engineering teams to drive permanent software bug fixes and fleet-wide supportability enhancements.

  • Execute Advanced Automation & Tooling: Write and adapt custom Python, Bash, or Go scripts and diagnostic tools to automate platform triage and streamline operational recovery inside restricted boundaries.

  • Manage Critical Incidents: Lead technical triage and live incident response during high-consequence platform events, maintaining composure and clear stakeholder communications under intense pressure.

  • Optimize Secure Environment Pipelines: Identify systemic environment blocks, diagnose patch deployment failures, and review Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) configurations to ensure seamless platform operations.

  • Uphold Federal Guardrails: Navigate evolving secure facility (SCIF) operational frameworks, ensuring all platform interventions strictly align with FedRAMP High, ITAR/IL5, and federal security compliance standards.

What they're looking for

  • Minimum Qualifications
  • Active TS/SCI security clearance.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
  • + years of experience in Systems Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Senior: Support Engineering, DevSecOps, or a related technical operations role.