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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