Databricks Platform Engineer

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It's an exciting time to work in tech at Edward Jones. We are making massive investments in emerging technologies to improve how we work with our clients and with each other. Relationships are the focus of our business model. And working in Technology here means using your skills to build, deliver and maintain the technologies that enable us to deepen and support those relationships.

The best part? We develop and create our own industry‑leading solutions internally. And you can be a part of it. Working with emerging new technologies. Creating platforms, programs and experiences that change how we work together - and support our client‑first focus. Changing the future of our firm, the industry and the advisor‑client relationship.

Position

Schedule:

Full‑Time

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 06-Jan-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Are you passionate about enabling advanced analytics, data science, and AI? Do you thrive at the intersection of cloud engineering and transformative business initiatives? If so, the Data Platform Engineering team is seeking an experienced Databricks Platform Engineer to help drive our enterprise data modernization strategy. This unique opportunity positions you at the forefront of our mission to accelerate advanced analytics, data science, and machine learning across the enterprise by building, managing, and evolving our Databricks platform on Azure.

As a Databricks Platform Engineer
, you will architect, implement, and optimize our Azure Databricks environment, supporting mission‑critical analytics projects across multiple business units. You'll directly enable high‑value initiatives while enhancing platform reliability, scalability, and governance. You will collaborate with data engineering, data science, analytics, and application teams to empower business innovation, drive technical excellence, and support key transformation initiatives.

• Platform Architecture & Management:
  Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure Databricks platforms including workspace/cluster provisioning, lifecycle management, and resource optimization using Delta Lake and Photon to ensure performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

• Infrastructure Automation & Monitoring:
  Automate provisioning and deployment using Terraform, Git Lab CI/CD, and scripting (Python, Bash, Power Shell) while building observability dashboards to monitor platform health, performance, and costs.

• Security & Governance:
  Implement and enforce security policies, access controls, and compliance requirements using Unity Catalog and Databricks security features to maintain enterprise‑grade data protection.

• Collaboration & Troubleshooting:
  Partner with data scientists, ML engineers, and product teams to deploy data pipelines and analytical services while resolving cluster configuration issues, job failures, and performance bottlenecks.

• Platform Innovation & Support:
  Evaluate and adopt emerging Databricks capabilities, document architecture and best practices, mentor junior engineers, and participate in on‑call rotation for rapid incident response and platform stability.

• You will also participate in the Databricks platform on‑call support rotation, providing expert assistance and rapid response for high‑priority incidents, escalations, and critical service interruptions. This is a vital component of our commitment to platform stability and end‑user success.

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short‑and long‑term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short‑and long‑term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax‑advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account.

Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as…