Senior Analytics Platform Engineer - Cloud & AI (Hybrid)

General Motors Africa & Middle East; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

GM vehicle discounts

Tuition assistance

Job summary

General Motors in Austin is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to architect, build, and operate enterprise analytics platforms on Azure and AWS, delivering self‑serve BI and AI‑powered insights to thousands of users. You’ll own end‑to‑end platform engineering, including Terraform, GitOps, and CI/CD, with a focus on security and reliability.

Join a cross‑functional team shaping the future of data‑driven decision making at GM, leveraging Power BI, Tableau, and Cognos in a scalable, compliant

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer science or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in platform engineering or similar roles.
• Deep understanding of at least two of the three platforms – Power BI, Tableau, and Cognos analytics platforms.
• Hands‑on experience designing, implementing, and operating AI solutions built on large language models and agent‑based workflows.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP, container orchestration technologies and cloud operations for business analytics platforms.
• Strong expertise in Azure cloud services, particularly Cognos Analytics on ARO, Azure Kubernetes Service, and PBI service on Azure Fabric.
• Experience with GitOps workflows and tools (e.g., Terraform, ArgoCD).
• Hands‑on programming skills in Python or Scala for API interaction and data processing.
• Strong SQL skills and Databricks Lakehouse ecosystem familiarity.
• Good knowledge of DevSecOps practices, security and compliance codification.
• Experience with OAuth 2.0 and Microsoft Entra (Azure AD).
• Knowledge of data governance and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve enterprise analytics platforms on Azure and AWS with a three‑plane architecture.
• Develop AI‑enabled experiences and platform automation to support self‑serve analytics.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines for platform components and applications.
• Design secure, scalable, and reliable data pipelines and BI/analytics services.
• Establish observability, DR, and high availability practices for platform reliability.
• Participate in on‑call rotations and drive governance, security, and cost optimization.

Skills

Power BI

Tableau

Cognos

Python

SQL

Terraform

ArgoCD

GitOps

CI/CD

Databricks

Azure

AWS

AI/LLM integration

Security/compliance

Observability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer science or related field

Tools

Terraform

ArgoCD

Databricks

Power BI

Tableau

Cognos

Azure Kubernetes Service

Job description

General Motors in Austin is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to architect, build, and operate enterprise analytics platforms on Azure and AWS, delivering self‑serve BI and AI‑powered insights to thousands of users. You’ll own end‑to‑end platform engineering, including Terraform, GitOps, and CI/CD, with a focus on security and reliability.

Join a cross‑functional team shaping the future of data‑driven decision making at GM, leveraging Power BI, Tableau, and Cognos in a scalable, compliant