Senior Dataiku Platform Engineer

Job Title:

Dataiku Platform Engineer

Location:

Cincinnati OH Duration:
Contract - 2 months Pay Range: $90/hr to $92/hr Job  About BCforward BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description We are seeking a Senior Dataiku Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Dataiku DSS administration, Python-based automation, APIs, deployment engineering, and enterprise integrations across Snowflake and AWS and a proven ability to design, implement, and support production-grade, governed platform solutions that improve reliability, security, and operational efficiency. Responsibilities:
Administer and maintain Dataiku DSS Design and Automation nodes, including connections, code environments, plugins, permissions, and platform configurations. Plan and lead platform upgrades, support execution, and ensure stability and performance improvements. Troubleshoot complex platform issues, analyze logs, perform root-cause analysis, and implement fixes and hardening measures. Enhance Python and Dataiku API-based automation for project promotion from Design through Deployer to Automation.

Automate bundle creation, publishing, deployment, configuration verification, and post-deployment health checks. Validate connections, code environments, plugin versions, deployment bundles, and Project Standards before release, enforcing blocks on failed critical checks. Implement governance-as-code using Project Standards, automated data quality checks, and production-readiness controls. Improve automation reliability with structured logging, error handling, credential management, and repeatable execution patterns. Automate onboarding and offboarding for users, teams, connections, and functional accounts with Dataiku APIs.

Support migration to Okta/Active Directory group-based entitlements and automate cleanup of obsolete access. Integrate Hashi Corp Vault for secure API key retrieval and partner with Information Security on Fortanix tokenization and field-level encryption. Maintain secure Microsoft SharePoint Online certificate-based authentication and manage credential rotation processes. Build and maintain Dataiku integrations with Snowflake and AWS to support enterprise data products and governed patterns.

Automate deployment of data products, including connection validation, permissions, and post-deployment verification. Support integration with dbt, Snowflake Cortex AI, Dataiku data lineage, and the enterprise Data Exchange marketplace. Integrate platform monitoring and pipeline failure notifications with Service Now to improve incident management. Automate license reclamation, cleanup of unused projects and scenarios, disabled-user cleanup, and configuration checks. Establish documentation, operational procedures, and repeatable support practices, including enablement for Finance users.

Partner with EDO, EuOps, Information Security, Finance, and Snowflake administration teams to deliver platform improvements. Required Skills &

Qualifications:

Extensive hands-on experience administering enterprise Dataiku DSS, including Design and Automation nodes. Strong Python programming with Dataiku REST APIs/SDK for administration and automation. Proven experience with Dataiku bundles, Deployer, deployment workflows, and automated multi-environment promotion. Experience…