Cloud Platform Administrator

Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM | Expires Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 6:59 AM

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Closing Date: 1/27/26 or upon receipt of the first 50 application submissions

IMSD – Information Management Services Division

Full-time, Hourly

Pay Range: $31.69 – $47.53

Job Summary: The Cloud Platform Administrator on the Enterprise Data Services team manages and optimizes our Azure-based data platform, with a strong focus on Databricks and platform security. This role supports a modern analytics ecosystem by ensuring secure, stable, and scalable infrastructure across Azure and Databricks environments to support Milwaukee County’s data strategy objectives. The role is responsible for access control, cost governance, resource monitoring, and platform automation aligned with Data Ops best practices.

Additionally, the role provides database administrator support to all of IT.

The ideal candidate demonstrates strong ownership and autonomy, proactively driving improvements and solutions within their area of responsibility. They move beyond task execution, consistently identifying optimization opportunities and actively supporting team members. Additionally, the ideal candidate understands how day-to-day technical delivery aligns with and advances Milwaukee County’s overall vision of being the healthiest county in Wisconsin by achieving racial equity.

Job Duties:

• Deploy, configure, and manage Azure services. Define and enforce Azure role-based access control, network security, and data governance standards. Monitor and optimize Azure infrastructure. Automate infrastructure provisioning. Manage backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity for critical services. Track usage and optimize costs across Azure resources.
• Provision, configure, and manage Databricks work spaces, catalogs, clusters (interactive and job), and user access in Azure. Define and enforce Databricks role-based access control, network security, Unity catalog, cluster policies, and data governance standards. Monitor and optimize performance and cost in Databricks using native tools and Azure integrations. Integrate Databricks with other Azure services.
• Support Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices for infrastructure and data pipeline deployments. Collaborate with data engineers and analysts to ensure seamless platform usage. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Azure infrastructure or Databricks workloads and address performance issues. Maintain runbooks, documentation, and change logs for systems and procedures. Identify opportunities for cost optimization. Handle helpdesk tickets related to Azure service issues.
  
  Maintain audit trails for infrastructure changes.
• Ensure compliance with internal security policies and external regulatory frameworks (e.g., CJIS, HIPAA, etc). Configure and…