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Principal Data Platform Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Wed, Sep 02, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Owning the administration and performance of critical data and AI platforms, the full-time Principal Data Platform Engineer will manage Power BI, AtScale, and Databricks while ensuring reliability, cost optimization, and governance in a remote environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Oversee the day-to-day management and health of enterprise data and AI platforms, including configuration and user support
  • Establish monitoring and performance metrics, serving as the escalation point for platform-level incidents
  • Implement governance and security standards across platforms, ensuring compliance with data residency and regulatory requirements
Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years in data platform engineering, platform administration, or analytics engineering
  • 5+ years of experience with Databricks and Azure in production environments
  • 5+ years administering enterprise analytics platforms, including Power BI
  • Proven track record of optimizing costs on cloud data platforms
  • Experience managing enterprise software vendors and establishing technical standards

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