Lead AWS Platform Engineer

Diligente Technologies; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Diligente Technologies is seeking an AWS-focused Platform Administrator to support our Enterprise Data Platform. The role emphasizes hands-on AWS management, cloud cost controls, governance, and reliability enhancements for analytics workloads.

You will collaborate with a Platform Engineer in India, address high-priority production issues, and drive automation and continuous improvement across cloud platforms used for data engineering and analytics.

Qualifications

• AWS platform administration experience.
• Experience with analytics tools and data platforms (Snowflake, MicroStrategy, Tableau).

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure for analytics workloads.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineer in India to ensure platform reliability and governance.
• Apply FinOps practices and AWS tagging for cost transparency.

Job description

This role is primarily focused on AWS platform administration and engineering within our Enterprise Data Platform environment. We are looking for someone with strong hands-on AWS experience who can manage and optimize cloud infrastructure, support platform operations, automate processes, improve reliability, and drive platform governance. Experience administering analytics tools such as MicroStrategy, Tableau, and Snowflake is highly desirable. While experience in data and analytics is helpful, we are not looking for a Data Engineer. More importantly, we are seeking someone with experience supporting or administering cloud platforms that enable data engineering and analytics workloads. Experience with SaaS platforms commonly used in modern data ecosystems, such as Snowflake, MicroStrategy, monitoring tools, governance platforms, or similar technologies, is highly desirable.

This is a highly visible and collaborative role that balances day-to-day operational responsibilities with long-term strategic initiatives. The individual should have a strong bias for action and be comfortable responding to high-priority production issues, troubleshooting platform problems, and driving resolutions quickly in business-critical situations. They will work closely with a peer Platform Engineer based in India and share responsibility for platform reliability, governance, and continuous improvement. Expertise in AWS cost analysis, cloud financial management (FinOps), resource optimization, and AWS tagging strategies is particularly important, as these capabilities help drive cost transparency, governance, accountability, and operational efficiency across the platform.