Principal Database Platform Engineer

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures-and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

Join our Data Platform Engineering Portfolio, a global platform team driving BCG's transformation into a data-driven, AI-enabled enterprise. Our team builds and operates the foundational infrastructure, cloud platforms, and Dev Sec Ops  capabilities that power enterprise data products and analytics across Case Teams, Practice Areas, and Business Systems.

You will drive the design and evolution of BCG's cloud-native database platforms and services (with a primary focus on AWS), building scalable, secure, and highly automated data services.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role with strong technical leadership, focused on standardizing platforms, improving reliability, and enabling self-service for application and data teams.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Platform Engineering & Automation
  • Design and deliver cloud-native database platforms with a focus on scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency
  • Build automated, self-service capabilities using Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform), CI/CD, and Git-based workflows
• Architecture & Standards
  • Define and implement reusable platform patterns, standards, and guardrails
  • Act as a Solution Architect where required, translating business needs into scalable data platform designs
• Reliability, Security & Cost Optimization
  • Embed SRE principles including observability, performance, and incident response
  • Ensure secure-by-design practices across identity, access, and data protection
  • Drive cost transparency and optimization through Fin Ops principles
• Stakeholder Enablement & Collaboration
  • Partner with architecture, application, and data teams to deliver integrated solutions
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers
  • Lead design and architecture reviews aligned to enterprise standards
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement
  • Evaluate new technologies and lead proof-of-concepts
  • Support emerging use cases (e.g. analytics, AI/ML, GenAI) where relevant

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• Strong communication skills, able to translate technical concepts into business outcomes
• Proven ability to work across global, cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset
• Ability to prioritize and deliver in a fast-paced environment

What You'll Bring

Core Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years' experience in database, platform, or infrastructure engineering
• Strong experience designing and operating cloud-native platforms (AWS preferred)
• Hands-on expertise with modern database technologies, including document, search, or graph platforms (e.g. Open Search, Neptune, or similar); experience with No
  
  SQL or distributed systems is also valuable
• Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and performance optimization
• Experience designing for reliability, observability, and operational excellence (SRE mindset)
• Solid understanding of cloud security and data protection best practices

Nice to Have

• Experience across multiple cloud providers (Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
• Exposure to analytics and data platforms (e.g. Databricks, Big Query)
• Familiarity with relational databases (e.g. MSSQL, Oracle)
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF)
• Exposure to modern data architectures supporting AI/ML or GenAI use cases (e.g. vector-based retrieval) is a strong plus

Who You'll Work With

• Enterprise and Solution Architecture teams
• Data & Analytics platforms (e.g. Databricks, Big Query)
• Application development teams and product owners
• Cloud, security, and infrastructure teams
• Managed service providers and technology partners

Additional info

*** For US locations only **
* In the US, we have a compensation transparency approach.

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, retirement contribution, and a market leading benefits package described below.

• The base salary range for this role in Boston is $153,000-$186,300.

This is an estimated range, however, specific base salaries within the range depend on various factors such…