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McKesson
Posted 17 days agoVerified live 7h ago

Databricks Platform Engineer

Brief overview

Remote
UndergradOr in progress
4+ yrsMinimum
324 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
34 green cardsCertified filings
Databricks AdministrationTerraformInfrastructure as CodeAzure Cloud InfrastructureData IngestionSQLData ModelingData GovernancePythonCI/CD

About the company

Oncology research organization focused on community-based clinical trials.

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026

Data powered by U.S. Department of Labor. This does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
324H-1B approved
97%approval rate
36new H-1B hires
34PERM certified
$155,000median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
202383
2024116
2025109
202616
LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.
202318
202425
202525
202623
Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.
202310
20248
202512
20264
Top sponsored roles
Sr. Software EngineerSoftware EngineerSr. IT ArchitectSr. Associate Software Developer/EngineerLead IT Architect
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Job description

Summary

McKesson is an impact-driven healthcare company that delivers insights, products, and services to make quality care more accessible and affordable. The Databricks Platform Engineer will build, maintain, and optimize a cloud-based data platform supporting analytics, reporting, and data product development, with responsibilities spanning platform operations, cloud infrastructure automation, data ingestion, governance, security, and reliability.

Responsibilities

  • Administer and maintain Databricks environments supporting enterprise analytics and data engineering workloads
  • Manage platform configurations, cluster performance, capacity planning, and operational stability
  • Monitor platform health and troubleshoot performance, reliability, and operational issues
  • Support lifecycle management of platform resources across development, testing, and production environments
  • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform
  • Support cloud-based data infrastructure within Azure environments
  • Implement automation to improve platform consistency, reliability, and operational efficiency
  • Partner with infrastructure and security teams to ensure adherence to enterprise standards
  • Build and support data ingestion frameworks and pipelines that enable reliable movement of data across platforms
  • Collaborate with Data Engineers to improve platform capabilities and optimize data processing workloads
  • Support structured and unstructured data workloads within cloud data environments
  • Assist in identifying and resolving data performance bottlenecks
  • Support data governance initiatives using Databricks Unity Catalog
  • Implement and maintain data access controls, permissions, and governance standards
  • Ensure compliance with organizational security and data management requirements
  • Contribute to metadata, lineage, and data quality practices
  • Evaluate new tools, technologies, and platform capabilities
  • Recommend improvements that enhance scalability, reliability, and developer productivity
  • Document platform standards, operational procedures, and support processes
  • Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and operational reviews

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 4+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or related disciplines
  • Experience administering Databricks environments
  • Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices
  • Experience supporting Azure cloud services and infrastructure
  • Experience developing and maintaining data ingestion solutions
  • Strong SQL and troubleshooting skills
  • Experience supporting production environments and operational workloads
  • Understanding of data modeling, data governance, and modern data architecture concepts
  • Experience with Unity Catalog and Databricks governance capabilities
  • Experience supporting Azure Data Lake, Snowflake, or related cloud data technologies
  • Experience with Python and data engineering automation
  • Experience working in large-scale cloud analytics environments
  • Experience supporting CI/CD and deployment automation practices
  • Healthcare or regulated industry experience

Qualifications

Must Haves

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 4+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or related disciplines
  • Experience administering Databricks environments
  • Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices
  • Experience supporting Azure cloud services and infrastructure
  • Experience developing and maintaining data ingestion solutions
  • Strong SQL and troubleshooting skills
  • Experience supporting production environments and operational workloads
  • Understanding of data modeling, data governance, and modern data architecture concepts

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with Unity Catalog and Databricks governance capabilities
  • Experience supporting Azure Data Lake, Snowflake, or related cloud data technologies
  • Experience with Python and data engineering automation
  • Experience working in large-scale cloud analytics environments
  • Experience supporting CI/CD and deployment automation practices
  • Healthcare or regulated industry experience

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement
  • An annual bonus may be offered
  • Long-term incentive opportunities may be offered

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