Sr Production Engineer (Public Sector)

Location: Virginia, USA. Must be eligible for Top Secret / SCI security clearance.

Salary: $135,500 — $186,350 USD

Company

Databricks is a data and AI company providing a Data Intelligence Platform to unify data, analytics, and AI for over 10,000 organizations worldwide.

What you will do

• Design, automate, and operate IAM, account, and project lifecycles across AWS, Azure, and GCP using least-privilege patterns.
• Build and maintain reliable, observable automation and tooling for cloud changes via Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Own and improve security and audit logging data pipelines to ensure accurate detection and audit compliance.
• Operate highly regulated environments, including FedRAMP and GovCloud, managing release cadences and secure access workflows.
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation to resolve high-severity incidents impacting cloud accounts or security pipelines.

Requirements

• Eligibility for a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.
• 5+ years of experience in production engineering, SRE, security engineering, or cloud infrastructure roles.
• Deep hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) focusing on IAM and networking.
• Strong background in Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience translating security requirements into technical controls for regulated environments (e.g., FedRAMP, SOC2).
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Possession of a current polygraph (Counterintelligence or Full Scope).
• Experience with Okta, Opal, or secure admin workstations (SAW).
• Experience migrating cloud accounts during large-scale reorganizations or M&A.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks tailored to the employee's region.
• Work in a "cloud maximalist" environment operating across all major cloud providers.
• Opportunity to solve high-consequence engineering challenges at global scale.
• Commitment to a diverse and inclusive culture with equal employment opportunity standards.