Senior Data Platform Engineer

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid vacation/holidays/sick time

Comprehensive benefits (401K, medical,

Dental, and vision care

On the job/cross training

Collaborative team environment

Zero Harm safety policy

Job summary

Johnson Controls seeks a Senior Data Platform Engineer to design and operate a secure, scalable data platform powering Workforce Analytics. You will govern access in Snowflake, own the Posit (RStudio) platform, and collaborate across data engineering and analytics to enable trusted data consumption.

The role emphasizes secure, governed data environments, integration with Coalesce.io and dbt, and ongoing platform improvement for analysts and data scientists.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data engineering or data platform engineering.
• Deep experience with Snowflake, including performance tuning and access control.
• Strong SQL and experience working with complex data systems.
• Experience with data transformation tools (Coalesce.io, dbt, or similar).
• Experience designing data access and security models.
• Experience supporting or working with R / Posit (RStudio) environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and mature secure data access patterns in Snowflake for analysts and business users.
• Own and optimize the Snowflake platform (performance, compute strategy, cost).
• Own and manage the Posit (RStudio) platform for Workforce Analytics.
• Partner with Data Engineers to productionize pipelines using Coalesce.io.
• Implement data quality checks and ensure reliability of workforce datasets.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data transformations and platform changes.
• Improve platform usability for engineers, analysts and data scientists.

Skills

Snowflake

RBAC

SQL

Data security

Tools

Coalesce.io

dbt

Job description

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education. For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care
• On the job/cross training opportunities
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

Role Summary Johnson Controls Inc. are seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to design and operate a secure, scalable data platform that powers Workforce Analytics. This role is focused on enabling high-quality, governed data consumption in Snowflake, with a strong emphasis on secure access patterns for humans, applications, and AI-driven tools. In addition, this role will own and evolve the Posit (RStudio) platform, ensuring data scientists and advanced analysts have a seamless, secure, and performant environment for developing and operationalizing analytical workflows. You will work across Data Engineering, Analytics, and Data Integration to ensure data is trusted, protected, and easily consumable across modern use cases.

Key Responsibilities

Secure Consumption Enablement

• Design and mature secure data access patterns in Snowflake for: Analysts and business users
• Applications and downstream integrations
• AI/ML tools and agent-based consumers
• Implement and evolve RBAC / policy-based access models
• Define patterns for least-privilege access, scoped datasets, and governed sharing
• Ensure secure handling of PII and sensitive workforce data
• Partner with security and governance teams on auditability and compliance
• Anticipate future access patterns driven by AI and automation

Snowflake Platform & Data Optimization

• Own and optimize the Snowflake platform (performance, compute strategy, cost management)
• Design best practices for data organization, modeling layers, and access structures
• Enable scalable and governed data domains for Workforce Analytics

Posit Platform Ownership (R / Data Science Enablement)

• Own and manage the Posit (RStudio) platform for Workforce Analytics
• Ensure secure, performant connectivity between Posit and Snowflake
• Enable best practices for: Data access within R environments Package and environment management Reproducibility and version control
• Support operationalization of Python & R-based analytics, models, and workflows
• Partner with data scientists and advanced analysts to improve platform usability
• Establish patterns for governed, scalable analytical development

Transformation & Pipeline Enablement

• Partner with Data Engineers to productionize pipelines using Coalesce.io
• Define standards for modular, reusable, and testable transformation logic
• Improve pipeline reliability and maintainability

Data Reliability & Quality

• Implement and enforce data quality checks and validation frameworks
• Ensure reliability of critical workforce datasets (headcount, attrition, recruiting)
• Troubleshoot data issues with strong lineage awareness

CI/CD for Data Workflows

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data transformations and platform changes
• Integrate workflows using Azure DevOps / GitHub
• Enable consistent deployment practices across environments

Data Developer Experience

• Improve platform usability for engineers, analysts, and data scientists
• Create reusable templates and patterns across: Snowflake Coalesce Posit workflows
• Reduce friction while maintaining governance

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in data engineering or data platform engineering
• Deep experience with Snowflake, including performance tuning and access control
• Strong SQL and experience working with complex data systems
• Experience with data transformation tools (Coalesce.io, dbt, or similar)
• Experience designing data access and security models
• Experience supporting or working with R / Posit (RStudio) environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience enabling data science platforms or analytical environments
• Exposure to Workforce / HR data and PII governance
• Experience supporting multi-modal consumption (BI, APIs, AI/ML tools)
• Familiarity with Azure ecosystem
• Experience with data quality and observability tooling

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $100,000-145,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile.

To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us

Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Johnson Controls: Enhancing the Intelligence of Buildings Your buildings have a purpose. They are places for people to live or work. Facilities for learning or healing. Venues for entertainment and shopping. Sites for the specialized storage of tangible goods or mission-critical data. Your buildings have a huge variety of functions; they are central to your mission. This is where Johnson Controls comes in, helping drive the outcomes that matter most. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make your buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable. Most important, smarter buildings let you focus more intensely on your unique mission. Better for your people. Better for your bottom line. Better for the planet. At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, and our capabilities, depth of innovation experience, and global reach have been growing ever since. Today, we offer the world’s largest portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services; we put that portfolio to work to transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play.