Senior Data Platforms Engineer

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life & Disability Insurance

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Certification and training opportunities

Job summary

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company is hiring a Data Platform Engineer in New York. The ideal candidate will manage enterprise data platforms, build self-service tools, and support data warehouse optimizations, requiring a strong blend of DevOps, Data Engineering, and Platform Engineering skills.

Key qualifications include 5+ years of relevant experience, deep expertise in data warehousing technologies, and proficiency in programming languages such as Python or Java. The position offers excellent benefits including health insurance and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Data Engineering focused on data infrastructure.
• Deep expertise in at least one data warehouse technology like Snowflake or SQL Server.
• Strong experience with data movement and integration, including ETL/ELT pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage and administer enterprise data platforms and data warehouses.
• Build self-service tools and platforms for engineering teams.
• Support data warehouse upgrades, migrations, and performance optimization.

Skills

DevOps experience

Data Engineering experience

Platform Engineering experience

Data Warehousing expertise

Programming skills (Python, Java, Go)

Cloud infrastructure expertise

CI/CD pipeline implementation

Tools

Snowflake

Terraform

Grafana

Kubernetes

Job description

The team is seeking a Data Platform Engineer who can bridge the gap between Data Engineering, Data Warehousing/Administration, and DevOps/Infrastructure Automation. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building and managing self-service data platforms and tools while partnering with both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.

This is not a traditional Data Engineer, DBA, or DevOps role . It requires a blend of all three disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and administer enterprise data platforms and data warehouses.
• Build self-service tools and platforms for engineering teams.
• Partner with engineering teams on data platform best practices and architecture.
• Automate infrastructure and platform operations using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Support data warehouse upgrades, migrations, administration, and performance optimization.
• Conduct POCs and research emerging technologies in the data ecosystem.
• Educate development teams on data platform standards and best practices.
• Drive platform automation initiatives to reduce manual ticket-based processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Data Engineering with a focus on data infrastructure
• Deep expertise in at least one data warehouse technologies – Snowflake, BigQuery, CloudSQL, SQL Server, or MongoDB
• Strong experience in data movement and integration – Building or operating platforms for data movement, ETL/ELT pipelines, or data integration tools, deployment tools
• Proven track record implementing CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent)
• Proficiency in programming – Python, Java, Go, Bash, or equivalent
• Cloud infrastructure expertise – Strong understanding of cloud platforms, preferably GCP
• Experience with data platform tooling – Airbyte, Liquibase, dbt, or similar

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong basics in data warehousing systems
• Experience with Airbyte or similar data integration platforms
• Experience with Liquibase or similar database schema change management tools
• Experience with data cataloging and governance tools (Atlan, or similar)
• Understanding of data quality frameworks and monitoring solutions
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar)

Estimated Min Rate

$150000.00

What’s In It for You?

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

For California applicants, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. All of the material job duties described in this posting are job duties for which a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.