Data Platform Engineer

Full-time Description Join Our Team as a Data Platform Engineer! We are seeking a highly skilled **Data Platform Engineer** to manage, optimize, and modernize our enterprise data ecosystem. This role is responsible for the administration and support of Microsoft SQL Server environments, business intelligence platforms, cloud-based data integration services, and enterprise reporting solutions.  The ideal candidate combines strong database administration expertise with hands-on experience in data engineering, ETL development, analytics, and cloud data platforms. You will play a key role in ensuring data availability, reliability, performance, and scalability while enabling business users to make data-driven decisions through modern reporting and visualization tools.  **Schedule:** Monday-Friday from 8:30am – 5:00pm. **Compensation:** Starting salary of $100,000. **Key Responsibilities**  **SQL Server Administration & Performance Management** * Manage and support Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Azure Managed Instance environments, including installation, configuration, upgrades, maintenance, and migration projects.  * Monitor database performance and proactively optimize queries, indexes, and server resources.  * Implement and manage backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.  * Ensure database security, compliance, and data integrity.  **Data Integration & ETL Development**  * Design, develop, and maintain enterprise ETL processes using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).  * Build and support cloud-based data pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF).  * Develop and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and loading processes from multiple source systems.  * Troubleshoot and resolve data quality and integration issues.  **Business Intelligence & Analytics**  * Design, develop, and maintain SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) Tabular and Multidimensional models.  * Create and manage enterprise semantic layers, dimensions, measures, and KPIs.  * Create and optimize stored procedures  * Partner with business stakeholders to understand reporting and analytical requirements.  **Reporting & Visualization**  * Develop, maintain, and support SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports and reporting environments.  * Support Tableau Cloud environments, including data sources, extracts, dashboards, reporting, permissions, and performance optimization.  * Ensure consistency and accuracy of metrics across enterprise reporting platforms.  * Power BI administration and report creation  **Cloud Data Platform Support**  * Support modernization initiatives involving Azure-based data services and analytics solutions.  * Assist with migration of legacy BI and ETL processes to cloud-native architectures.  * Implement best practices for performance, scalability, monitoring, and governance.  **Collaboration & Documentation**  * Work closely with business users, analysts, developers, and IT teams to deliver data solutions.  * Document data architectures, processes, standards, and operational procedures.  * Participate in project planning, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives.  Requirements   **Required Qualifications**  * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.  * 5+ years of experience working with Microsoft SQL Server in production environments.  * Strong experience with:  * SQL Server Administration  * SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)  * SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)  * SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)  * Azure Data Factory (ADF)  * Tableau Cloud administration, including managing extracts  * Row-level Security (RLS) across Tableau and SQL Server  * Advanced SQL development and performance tuning skills.  * Experience designing and supporting ETL/ELT processes and data warehousing solutions.  * Strong experience with building Tableau and SQL measures such as prior year and point-in-time metrics  * Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.  **Preferred Qualifications**  * Experience with Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, or other Azure data services.  * Experience with data warehousing, dimensional modeling, and semantic layer design.  * Experience supporting enterprise reporting and self-service analytics platforms.  * Familiarity with Tableau administration and governance best practices.  **Key Skills**  * Microsoft SQL Server & Azure SQL MI Administration  * Performance Tuning & Optimization  * SSIS Package Development  * Azure Data Factory Pipeline Development  * SSAS Tabular & Multidimensional Modeling  * SSRS Report Development  * Tableau Cloud Administration & Support  * Business Intelligence & Analytics  Salary Description Starting Salary: $100,000