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MKS2 Technologies

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2008

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

MKS2 Technologies is a technology business established in 2008 that provides services to the Federal Government and commercial clients. The company focuses on defining missions, employing domain knowledge, formulating strategies, and implementing solutions. Built on values instilled by its founder, a former combat veteran, MKS2 emphasizes long-term relationships and effective communication to ensure project success. They are known for their expertise in IT enterprise solutions and cybersecurity initiatives, serving various clients across the science and technology sectors.

📋 Description

• Build and maintain Databricks environments across development, test, and production • Configure and optimize Databricks workspaces, clusters, and job orchestration • Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies • Develop automation for platform provisioning, monitoring, scaling, and maintenance • Support CI/CD pipelines for Databricks notebooks, workflows, and deployments • Monitor platform health, performance, security, and cost optimization • Implement RBAC, encryption, audit logging, and governance controls • Troubleshoot platform issues, cluster performance concerns, and workload failures • Support integration with cloud services, data warehouses, and streaming platforms • Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, and cloud infrastructure teams

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or IT operations • 2+ years of hands-on Databricks administration experience • Strong expertise with Databricks Workspace Administration • Strong expertise with Apache Spark • Strong expertise with Python, Bash, or PowerShell • Strong expertise with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM) • Experience supporting Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, or other secure cloud environments • Knowledge of cloud networking, security, and platform monitoring • Experience implementing RBAC, encryption, audit logging, and security controls • Familiarity with federal compliance frameworks including FedRAMP, FISMA, and NIST 800-53 • Strong troubleshooting and platform support experience • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance or higher • Databricks Certified Associate or Platform Administrator certification preferred • Experience with Unity Catalog administration and data governance preferred • Knowledge of CI/CD automation and DevOps best practices preferred • Experience with Kafka, AWS Kinesis, Azure Event Hubs, or other streaming technologies preferred • Familiarity with Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, or enterprise data warehouse platforms preferred • Experience optimizing Databricks clusters for performance and cost efficiency preferred • Federal cloud certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate or AWS Solutions Architect preferred • Prior experience supporting federal agencies and Public Trust environments preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer • Opportunity to support a 5-year period of performance program • Remote work arrangement