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Platform Engineer - USAC

Shiftcode Analytics, Inc
  • Dallas, TX
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7 days ago

Job Description

Title : Platform Engineer
Visa: USC and GC Only
Client: USAC
Location: Working onsite 2 days a week in the Richmond, VA or Dallas, TX
Hours: Normal business hours
Length: Contract

The Data and Analytics Engineering - Platform team is critical to making our organization's data strategy successful. You will play a key role in building and managing modern, adaptive, data-driven, and secure platforms and processes to enable Data & Analytics Engineering. You should have strong fundamentals of Data/Software Engineering, DevOps, and hands-on experience with Azure Cloud services. You will work on cross-functional initiatives and projects.

Need to be within 100 miles of Dallas, TX OR Richmond, VA

Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Build, deploy, and configure Azure infrastructure, including but not limited to Azure Data Factory, storage, key vaults, virtual networking, virtual machines, and automated deployments
  • Automate infrastructure deployment through Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines
  • Evaluate and automate the scaling and capacity requirements within Azure environment
  • Implement, setup, configure, monitor, and maintain cloud based Data & Analytics platforms such as Databricks and Snowflake. Troubleshoot and resolve environment performance issues, connectivity issues, security issues
  • Make recommendations and execute cost saving strategies for Cloud services
  • Self-directed and able to balance the priorities of multiple teams, systems, and products with a leadership mindset
  • Work collaboratively in teams and develop meaningful relationships to achieve common goals
  • Streamline development and operation processes via continuous integration, deployment, automated testing while leveraging SRE principles
  • Drive efficient resolution for system outages as well as performance and functional shortcomings. Engage in critical support situations and effectively, efficiently, and quickly drive successful resolution
  • Design and implement solutions that leverage cloud services such as serverless computing, containers, and data lakes.

Minimum Qualifications:
  • 5-7+ years Cloud Platform Engineering experience in an enterprise-level environment
  • Advanced proficiency with Python, SQL, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Bicep/Terraform, PowerShell is required. Deep understanding and hands on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, and configuration management automation tools is required
  • 5+ years of DevOps experience with a clear understanding of related tools, structure, and processes working in an Agile/Scrum setting
  • 5+ years leading the end-to-end design and development of scalable services to be consumed by the enterprise, including monitoring and production support
  • Excellent communication skills, adapting to various audience types
  • Experience on a fast-paced, highly collaborative agile team within a Product-oriented organization
  • Effective problem-solving, analytical thinking, cloud-native and security-first mind set, documentation, communication, and presentation skills
  • Ability to positively influence team norms, culture, and technical vision

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent area
  • Experience with cloud services such as Snowflake, Databricks, Synapse, SQL, CosmosDB, Data Factory, Event Hub, Functions, Batch, Key Vault, Managed Identity, Service Principal, Networking, Active Directory, Log Analytics, Monitoring
  • Windows and Linux server/systems administration experience is highly desired
  • Azure Administrator certification, Solution Architect, or Databricks Platform Administrator certification, Snowflake SnowPro certification is a strong plus
  • Experience with Azure cost management and forecasting is desired

Numbers & Facts

LocationDallas, TX

Skills

  • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)unmatched
  • Cloud Computingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Computer Scienceunmatched
  • Computer Servicesunmatched
  • Configuration Managementunmatched
  • Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
  • Continuous Integrationunmatched
  • Cost Controlunmatched
  • Cost Forecastingunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Data Analysisunmatched
  • Data Processingunmatched
  • Data Storageunmatched
  • DevOpsunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Engineeringunmatched
  • Environmental Issuesunmatched
  • GitHubunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Identity Data Managementunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Linux Administrationunmatched
  • Microsoft Active Directoryunmatched
  • Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
  • Microsoft Windows Serverunmatched
  • Operations Processesunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Production Controlunmatched
  • Production Supportunmatched
  • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
  • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
  • Scalable System Developmentunmatched
  • Scrum Project Management and Software Developmentunmatched
  • Snowflake Schemaunmatched
  • Software Engineeringunmatched
  • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Test Automationunmatched
  • Virtual Machine (VM)unmatched
  • Windows PowerShellunmatched

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