Databricks Administrator (Unity Catalog & IaC)

Dhaanish Sahal Dudekula

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Databricks Platform Administrator with 4 years of experience managing enterprise-scale Azure Databricks environments, Unity Catalog governance, access management, platform administration, and cloud infrastructure automation. Experienced in catalog and schema administration, permission management, Azure Active Directory integration, SCIM provisioning, Terraform automation, GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, and Databricks REST APIs. Proven expertise in implementing governance controls, managing object ownership, enforcing secure access policies, troubleshooting platform issues, and supporting secure data operations across production and non-production environments. Strong background in Databricks administration, data governance, cloud platform operations, and enterprise security standards. SKILLS

• Data Platform & Cloud: Azure Databricks, Unity Catalog, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Lakehouse Architecture, Delta Lake, Medallion Data Model

• Databricks Administration: Azure Databricks Administration, Unity Catalog Administration, Catalog Management

• Infrastructure & Automation: Terraform Modules, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), GitHub Actions CI/CD, Platform Provisioning Automation

• Databricks Platform Engineering: Unity Catalog (Schemas, Permissions, External Locations), Cluster Policies, Secret Scopes, SQL Warehouses, Workspace Provisioning & Governance

• Governance & Security: Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), SCIM Integration, RBAC Policies, Service Principals, Data Governance Frameworks, Data Access Control

• Programming & Tools: Python (REST APIs, Automation using Typer), GitHub REST APIs, Shell Scripting, Git, GitHub, SQL

• Monitoring & Reliability: Production Support, Incident Management, Root Cause Analysis, Platform Stability EXPERIENCE

Modak Analytics Hyderabad, India

Databricks Platform Administrator Oct 2022 – Present

• Administer Azure Databricks workspaces and Unity Catalog environments supporting enterprise-scale data platforms across multiple regions.

• Developed automated data platform provisioning workflows integrating GitHub Actions, Terraform, Azure AD, and Databricks REST APIs, enabling seamless data integration and reducing onboarding time from days to under 5 hours.

• Manage catalogs, schemas, external locations, volumes, and workspace configurations while ensuring governance and security compliance.

• Create, modify, and maintain schemas within Unity Catalog while managing ownership, permissions, and governance standards.

• Implement and maintain access control policies using Azure Active Directory groups, SCIM provisioning, Unity Catalog permissions, and RBAC models.

• Manage GRANT and REVOKE permissions on catalogs, schemas, tables, views, functions, and other securable objects.

• Troubleshoot and resolve access-related issues, permission conflicts, workspace administration challenges, and governance-related incidents.

• Build reusable Terraform modules and automation frameworks to standardize Databricks administration and onboarding processes across enterprise teams.

• Perform incident triage, root cause analysis, and operational support activities to ensure platform reliability and stability.

Software Engineering Intern May 2022 – Oct 2022

• Assisted in automating Databricks infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and GitHub workflows. CERTIFICATIONS

• Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate

• Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional

• Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate

EDUCATION

MVSR Engineering College

Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology 2018 – 2022

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