Platform Engineer

Location:

Charlotte, NC

The Data Platform Administrator will serve as the primary administrator and owner for the organization’s cloud-based data and analytics platforms, ensuring they are secure, reliable, well-governed, and enabled for business and data teams.

This role is primarily focused on platform administration rather than data analysis
. Responsibilities include provisioning and managing databases, schemas, users, security roles, work spaces, permissions, and platform features; supporting data teams with their environments and connections; troubleshooting platform issues; and developing automation to streamline administrative processes.

The primary technologies supporting the environment include Sigma, Snowflake, Tableau, Alteryx, Alation, dbt, and Palantir
. Sigma experience is the highest priority, followed by Snowflake. Candidates with deep hands‑on administration experience in at least one data platform are encouraged to apply and should demonstrate the ability and willingness to learn additional technologies.

The ideal candidate is technically curious, comfortable working independently, and interested in using automation, scripting, and AI-enabled tools to improve platform administration and provisioning.

• Serve as the primary administrator and point of contact for assigned cloud‑based data and analytics platforms.
• Perform day‑to‑day administration of platforms including Sigma, Snowflake, Tableau, Alteryx, Alation, dbt, and Palantir
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• Provision and manage databases, schemas, users, security roles, permissions, work spaces, and other platform artifacts
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• Configure and enable platform features based on business and technical requirements.
• Manage authentication, access controls, security settings, and user lifecycle activities.
• Support data and analytics teams in establishing environments and loading, accessing, and using data.
• Monitor platform health, availability, capacity, and performance and address issues as needed.
• Troubleshoot connectivity, access, configuration, and platform‑related issues.

• Manage connections between cloud data platforms and organizational data sources, databases, cloud storage, APIs, and other systems.
• Support data teams with connectivity and configuration requirements.
• Assist with data integration and ETL/ELT‑related platform administration.
• Maintain appropriate security and access controls across connected systems.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive administrative and provisioning activities.
• Develop and maintain scripts and workflows using SQL, Python, APIs, and other automation tools
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• Leverage AI and emerging technologies to improve platform administration, provisioning, troubleshooting, and user enablement.
• Demonstrate an appetite for learning and applying new automation and AI capabilities, including AI‑assisted development and agent‑based workflows.

• Implement and maintain appropriate security, access, authentication, and governance controls.
• Support data governance and compliance requirements across administered platforms.
• Coordinate backup and recovery responsibilities for assigned systems and ensure appropriate backup coverage.
• Maintain documented procedures for administration, access management, recovery, and system support.
• Maintain awareness of platform updates, new features, security changes, and industry best practices.

• Create and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and administration guides.
• Document platform configurations, ownership, access procedures, and backup…