Platform Engineer (Dataiku Platform Engineer)

VSG Business Solutions•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

The Platform Engineer will lead the administration, automation, governance, and enterprise integration of the Dataiku DSS platform within a data ecosystem that includes Snowflake, AWS, dbt, and Microsoft SharePoint. This hands-on platform engineering role focuses on platform reliability, security, deployment automation, governance, and operational excellence. The role administers and supports Dataiku DSS Design and Automation nodes; manages connections, code environments, plugins, permissions, and configurations; and handles upgrades, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, performance optimization, and platform health. It also develops Python automation using Dataiku APIs and SDKs for project promotion, bundle creation, deployment validation, and post-deployment checks, while establishing governance-as-code, deployment standards, release controls, logging, and monitoring. The engineer automates onboarding and offboarding, supports enterprise identity integrations, and implements secure credential management. They build and support Dataiku integrations with Snowflake and AWS, collaborate on governed data platform solutions and enterprise data product deployments, and integrate monitoring and alerting with ServiceNow and operational support processes. The role also covers platform maintenance automation, license management, cleanup, documentation, runbooks, and continuous improvement in partnership with business, security, and platform teams.

Requirements

Strong hands-on experience administering Dataiku DSS platforms.
Extensive experience with Python and Dataiku REST APIs/SDKs.
Experience with Dataiku deployment workflows, bundles, and Deployer.
Strong AWS and Snowflake integration experience.
Experience managing Dataiku connections, plugins, code environments, and governance standards.
Linux/Unix administration, scripting, troubleshooting, and production support experience.
Knowledge of RBAC, API security, secrets management, and secure integration practices.
Ability to work independently and collaborate across engineering, infrastructure, security, and business teams.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
Proven experience supporting enterprise-scale data platforms.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with HashiCorp Vault, Fortanix, Okta, and Active Directory integration.
Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) experience.
Experience with GitHub, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
Experience with ServiceNow, Splunk, Dynatrace, CloudWatch, or similar monitoring tools.
Microsoft SharePoint Online integration experience.
Experience with dbt, Snowflake Cortex AI, data lineage, and enterprise data marketplaces.
Dataiku plugin development and advanced deployment automation experience.
Experience with OCR technologies such as Tesseract and document-processing solutions.
Experience working in regulated or financial services environments.

Responsibilities

Administer and support Dataiku DSS environments, including Design and Automation nodes.
Manage Dataiku connections, code environments, plugins, permissions, and platform configurations.
Perform platform upgrades, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and performance optimization.
Monitor platform health and ensure high availability.
Develop and enhance Python-based automation using Dataiku APIs and SDKs.
Automate project promotion, bundle creation, deployment validation, and post-deployment checks.
Implement governance-as-code, deployment standards, and release controls.
Improve deployment reliability through logging, monitoring, and exception handling.
Automate onboarding and offboarding processes using Dataiku APIs.
Support integrations with Okta, Active Directory, and enterprise identity management solutions.
Implement secure credential management using HashiCorp Vault and other security tools.
Maintain secure integrations and compliance standards.
Build and support integrations between Dataiku, Snowflake, and AWS.
Validate connectivity, permissions, authentication, and deployment readiness.
Collaborate with data engineering teams to establish scalable and governed data platform solutions.
Support enterprise data product deployments and operationalization.
Integrate monitoring and alerting tools with ServiceNow and operational support processes.
Automate platform maintenance activities, license management, and cleanup processes.
Create technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.
Partner with business, security, and platform teams to deliver continuous improvements.