Senior Data Platform Engineer – AI & Analytics

University of Central Florida; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, LifeInsurance

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Employee discounts

Education assistance

Job summary

The University of Central Florida is hiring a Data Engineer IV (Data Platforms) to serve as the senior architect and technical lead for the university's enterprise data and AI platforms. You will design, implement, and govern Microsoft Fabric data solutions, data models, semantic models, and pipelines that enable analytics across campus.

You will mentor the Data Platforms team, set standards, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable, and cost-efficient data and AI services,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience designing and administering enterprise data platforms, especially Microsoft Fabric and Azure data services.
• Experience developing ETL/ELT pipelines, data models, and analytics solutions in an enterprise setting.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Microsoft Fabric and Azure data platform solutions with performance and cost efficiency.
• Lead modernization of legacy reporting systems to the enterprise data platform.
• Develop and maintain enterprise data and semantic models and certified datasets.
• Build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines, data flows, notebooks, and orchestration with data quality processes.
• Administer enterprise AI platforms like Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini, including security and access control.
• Implement data governance and standards in collaboration with stakeholders and governance teams.
• Provide technical leadership, design/code reviews, and mentor engineers to promote knowledge sharing.
• Stay current with data, analytics, and AI technologies through ongoing development.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data platforms design

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data modeling

Analytics solutions

Technical leadership

Code reviews

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure data services

Google Gemini

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

The University of Central Florida is hiring a Data Engineer IV (Data Platforms) to serve as the senior architect and technical lead for the university's enterprise data and AI platforms. You will design, implement, and govern Microsoft Fabric data solutions, data models, semantic models, and pipelines that enable analytics across campus.

You will mentor the Data Platforms team, set standards, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable, and cost-efficient data and AI services,