Senior Data Platform Engineer - Dataiku, AWS & Snowflake

WorkNovas LLC; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

WorkNovas LLC in Cincinnati, OH seeks a Senior Dataiku Platform Engineer to lead the engineering and governance of our Dataiku DSS platform within a modern data ecosystem, including Snowflake and AWS. This is a hands-on role focusing on reliability, security, automation, and enterprise integrations.

The ideal candidate will design, implement, and support production-grade Dataiku solutions, automate deployments, manage connections and permissions, and collaborate with Finance, Security, and Data

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience administering and supporting enterprise Dataiku DSS environments.
• Strong Python programming and Dataiku REST APIs/SDK for platform administration and automation.
• Proven experience with Dataiku bundles, Deployer, deployment workflows, and automated promotion between environments.
• Experience managing Dataiku connections, code environments, plugins, project permissions, and Project Standards.
• Experience implementing automated validation, governance controls, and production deployment checks.
• Strong AWS and Snowflake integration experience, including connectivity, authentication, and troubleshooting.
• Linux/Unix administration, scripting, log analysis, production support, and root‑cause analysis.
• Understanding of enterprise security, RBAC, API keys, secrets management, and secure integration patterns.
• Ability to independently lead technical implementation and collaborate across infrastructure, security, operations, and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Dataiku DSS environments, including Design and Automation nodes.
• Lead platform upgrades, including planning and supporting the upgrades.
• Troubleshoot complex platform issues, analyze logs, perform root‑cause analysis, and improve platform stability and performance.
• Enhance existing Python and Dataiku API‑based automation to streamline project promotion from Design through Deployer to Automation.
• Automate bundle creation, publishing, deployment, configuration verification, and post‑deployment health checks.
• Validate connections, code environments, plugin versions, deployment bundles, and Project Standards before deployment, blocking releases when critical checks fail.
• Implement governance‑as‑code through Project Standards, automated data quality checks, and production‑readiness controls.
• Improve automation reliability through structured logging, error handling, credential management, and repeatable execution.
• Automate onboarding and offboarding of users, teams, connections, and functional accounts using Dataiku APIs.
• Support migration to Okta/Active Directory group‑based entitlements and automate cleanup of obsolete access.
• Integrate HashiCorp Vault for secure API key retrieval and partner with Information Security on Fortanix tokenization and field‑level encryption.
• Maintain secure enterprise integrations, including Microsoft SharePoint Online certificate‑based authentication and credential rotation.
• Build and maintain Dataiku integrations with Snowflake and AWS to support enterprise data products.
• Automate deployment of Data Products from Design to Automation, including connection validation, permissions, and post‑deployment verification.
• Support integration with dbt, Snowflake Cortex AI, Dataiku data lineage, and the enterprise Data Exchange marketplace.
• Partner with data engineering and architecture teams to establish reusable patterns for secure, governed data products.
• Integrate Dataiku monitoring and pipeline failure notifications with ServiceNow to improve incident management and operational visibility.
• Automate license reclamation, cleanup of unused projects and scenarios, disabled‑user cleanup, and platform configuration checks.
• Establish monitoring, documentation, operational procedures, and repeatable support practices.
• Support Finance users through knowledge transfer, technical office hours, Lunch & Learn sessions, and guidance on production‑ready Dataiku solutions.
• Coordinate with EDO, EuOps, Information Security, Finance, and Snowflake administration teams to resolve dependencies and deliver platform improvements.

Skills

AWS and Snowflake integration

Dataiku DSS

Linux/Unix

Platform Engineering

Python

REST APIs/SDK

Tools

HashiCorp Vault

Terraform

GitHub

Jenkins

ServiceNow

Splunk

Dynatrace

CloudWatch

Okta/AD

Job description

WorkNovas LLC in Cincinnati, OH seeks a Senior Dataiku Platform Engineer to lead the engineering and governance of our Dataiku DSS platform within a modern data ecosystem, including Snowflake and AWS. This is a hands-on role focusing on reliability, security, automation, and enterprise integrations.

The ideal candidate will design, implement, and support production-grade Dataiku solutions, automate deployments, manage connections and permissions, and collaborate with Finance, Security, and Data