# Staff Technical Solution Engineer

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** McLean, VA
**Role:** Support Engineering
**Salary:** $153k – $211k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Python, Go, Bash, Java, Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS, Azure, GCP, Linux, Unix, Docker, Kubernetes
**Posted:** 2026-06-12

> Staff Technical Solution Engineer supporting secure GovCloud and air-gapped data/AI platform operations. Requires active TS/SCI clearance, 7+ years systems/cloud experience, IaC, Linux/containers, and on-site work in McLean, VA SCIF.

## Job Description

## The Impact You’ll Have

- Ensure Platform Reliability: Drive the technical triage, infrastructure visibility, and incident resolution for Databricks’ multi-cloud data enclaves and Generative AI software running inside air-gapped environments.
- Unblock Secure Engineering Pipelines: Serve as the essential secure-zone operational interface, unblocking complex GovCloud system interactions and taking on the analysis and triage burden for internal engineering teams.
- Execute Advanced Tooling & Scripting: Safely execute and adapt infrastructure scripts, automation tools, and diagnostic workflows natively within secure boundaries, adhering strictly to modern access guidelines.
- Optimize Environment Patching: Identify and resolve systemic environment blocks, reviewing infrastructure configurations to ensure streamlined, compliant patch deployment pipelines.
- Maintain Guardrails & Compliance: Navigate and implement evolving operational frameworks within secure facilities (SCIF), ensuring all GovCloud interactions strictly meet rigorous federal security benchmarks.

## What We're Looking For

### Minimum Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI security clearance.
- 7+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Support Engineering, DevSecOps, or a related technical operational role.
- High-level proficiency in at least one modern language (Python, Go, Bash, or Java) with the technical aptitude to read, edit, and troubleshoot software and infrastructure code natively.
- Solid baseline familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Hands-on debugging and systems administration experience inside major public cloud boundaries (specifically AWS, Azure, or GCP platforms).
- Strong foundation in Linux/Unix systems engineering, containers (Docker/Kubernetes orchestration mechanics), and automated patch deployment pipelines.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Ability to work out of our McLean, VA secure facility, including flexibility to support 24x7 operational coverage frameworks within a SCIF environment as required.

### Preferred Qualifications
- Active Counterintelligence (CI) or Full Scope Polygraph (FSP).
- Prior experience supporting AWS World Wide Public Sector (WWPS), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Federal Support, or specialized high-side defense integration environments.
- Demonstrated history of navigating complex federal compliance frameworks, GovCloud boundaries, or air-gapped environment constraints.
- Strong professional tenure, showing a track record of stability and ownership within complex engineering or defense-intelligence spaces.

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