Senior Platform Engineer (Hybrid)

TM Floyd & Company (TMF); Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 90,876 - 129,429; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus of up to $1,000

Generous array of benefits

Job summary

A technology consultancy firm in Richmond, VA is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer who will play a key role in managing and optimizing application infrastructure. This hybrid position involves performance monitoring, security management, and troubleshooting complex system issues. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in computer science or related fields and strong scripting skills in languages such as Python and PowerShell. The role offers a competitive hourly rate of $79.96 and various benefits including a referral bonus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a platform engineering role.
• Strong experience with application infrastructure and performance monitoring.
• Proficient in scripting for automation and management.

Responsibilities

• Install and manage application infrastructure for data teams.
• Monitor and optimize system performance and resource usage.
• Ensure security and compliance with data governance policies.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex application issues.
• Collaborate across teams to support application functionalities.

Skills

Scripting languages (shell, R, Python, PowerShell, Perl)

Performance tuning

Security management (SSO, MFA, access control)

Troubleshooting and technical support

Cost management for cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Informatica

Denodo

Dataiku

Job description

We’re hiring a Senior Platform Engineer to join our team in Richmond, VA. This role offers a hybrid schedule, with one week remote and one week onsite.

Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with:
• Scripting languages such as shell, R, Python, PowerShell, or Perl

Key Responsibilities

• Installation & Environment Management – Install, configure, and manage application infrastructure to support data teams
• Performance Monitoring & Optimization – Monitor system performance using data virtualization dashboards, logs, and external monitoring tools; conduct performance tuning of queries, servers, and data source connections; perform query profiling and troubleshooting slow queries; perform backups, recovery operations, and environment maintenance; apply object tagging, data classification, retention, and sharing policies
• Security & Access Management – Manage authentication & authorization (user roles, ABAC/RBAC, LDAP/AD integration); review and fix governance/security violations; enforce SSO integration, MFA, and access control policies, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and organizational data governance policies (SOX or regulatory compliance)
• Troubleshooting & Technical Support – Resolve complex application errors, connectivity issues, and performance bottlenecks; perform root-cause analysis of system health issues and query failures; work with application vendor support teams and manage different support cases till resolution
• Collaboration & Cross functional Support – Work with data/systems architects, developers, DevOps, infrastructure, and business users on different aspects of application as support person
• Cost Management – Monitor platform health, Snowflake credits, warehouse usage, and storage Implement resource monitors and usage dashboards to prevent overspending; tune scaling policies to avoid unnecessary compute consumption

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related field
• Snowflake, Informatica, Denodo, or Dataiku certifications nice to have

The hourly rate for this position is $79.96

TM Floyd & Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

We offer a generous array of benefits, depending on the length of assignment. We also offer a referral bonus of up to $1,000. Ask us for more details!

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