Platform Engineer; Hybrid

Position: Platform Engineer (Hybrid)
The role - what you'll do

Barr is seeking a Platform Engineer - Data Platforms to join our Minneapolis, Minnesota, team. In this hybrid role, you will design, build, and operate the foundational platform capabilities that keep our database and data services secure, reliable, and easy for teams to consume. You'll deliver Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) capabilities through automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), standardizing provisioning, configuration, monitoring, patching, and disaster recovery across on‑prem and Azure environments.

You'll also maintain strong operational ownership of SQL Server, partnering with application and integration teams to ensure scalable, governed, and performant data access.

A successful person in this role thinks like a platform owner: they reduce toil through reusable templates and self-service patterns, set clear standards with practical guardrails, and build observability to detect issues early and resolve them quickly. They are comfortable balancing delivery speed with operational risk, and they communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical partners.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining cloud infrastructure, automation, and database operations to build a "paved road" for teams to deploy and use data services effectively and safely while improving reliability, security posture, and modernization readiness over time.

Your impact - key responsibilities

* Platform engineering/IaaS: build and operate standardized, repeatable infrastructure for database and data services across on‑prem and Azure (compute, storage, networking, identity, monitoring).

* Infrastructure as Code (IaC) + automation: create reusable templates/modules (e.g., Terraform/Bicep/ARM) and automation pipelines for provisioning, configuration enforcement, patching, and drift remediation.

* Observability + reliability: implement monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and operational runbooks; drive proactive capacity planning, incident response readiness, and continuous reliability improvements.

* Database operations (SQL Server): administer and maintain SQL Server environments (backups/restores, HA/DR, patching/upgrades, performance tuning, indexing/stat maintenance) with validated, repeatable procedures.

* Security + access governance: design and enforce RBAC/least-privilege access, service account hygiene, access request workflows, and periodic audits/recertification.

* Modernization: support migration and architectural evolution (replication/SSIS constraints, cloud patterns, and AI-readiness), recommending pragmatic improvements aligned to risk and capacity.

About the opportunity

* A hybrid work arrangement may be considered for this position. A hybrid work arrangement refers to splitting time worked between a Barr office and a home office. This position is based out of Barr's Minneapolis, Minnesota, office.

About you - required core competencies

* Education:

bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field or equivalent experience

* Experience:

five or more years of relevant experience in platform engineering, database engineering, or a hybrid role supporting production systems. Including:

* building and operating Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service for workloads across Azure and on‑prem environments (compute, storage, networking, identity).

* delivering Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep/ARM) and automation (Power Shell/Python) for provisioning, configuration enforcement, patching, and drift remediation.

* implementing observability for data services (monitoring, alerting, dashboards) and maintaining operational runbooks.

* managing Microsoft SQL Server in a production environment, including backup/restore, HA/DR concepts, upgrades/patching, and performance troubleshooting.

* proficiency in T‑SQL, query optimization, database performance tuning, and writing complex stored procedures (parameterization, control flow, error handling).

* configuring and maintaining role-based access control (RBAC) / least-privilege access and auditing privileged permissions.

* Software/programs: SQL…