Armanino

Data & AI Platform Engineer

Armanino$100K — $136K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years experience in data engineering, platform engineering, analytics engineering, or cloud operations (internships included).
  • 1+ year accounting experience is critical; understanding accounting systems is a competitive advantage.
  • Familiarity with at least one cloud data platform (Snowflake preferred) and one BI platform (Power BI or Tableau).
  • Knowledge of CI/CD concepts, including Git and basic pipelines.
  • Basic scripting skills in Python or PowerShell preferred; eagerness to learn is essential.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to document processes and troubleshooting steps.
  • Exposure to cloud identity/access concepts and data governance practices.

Responsibilities

  • Support daily operations for cloud data platforms, including troubleshooting and project setup.
  • Ensure platform hygiene by organizing environments and standardizing documentation.
  • Implement and maintain governance structures like naming conventions and access patterns.
  • Contribute to CI/CD workflows for data assets under mentorship.
  • Maintain reusable deployment templates and release documentation.
  • Assist users with onboarding and enablement on core platforms and BI tools.
  • Participate in incident response and contribute to process improvements.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for mentorship and learning from senior engineers.
  • Hands-on experience with leading cloud technologies.
  • Development of practical skills in cloud operations and data analytics.
  • Participation in an environment focused on best practices in security and governance.
  • Potential exposure to AI/ML technologies in practice.
Full Job Description

This is an early-career engineering role focused on building, operating, and improving cloud data/analytics platforms (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks) and supporting BI delivery (e.g., Power BI, Tableau). You’ll contribute to platform reliability, CI/CD, environment setup, and operational runbooks—while learning best practices in security, governance, and deployment automation from senior engineers.

Job Responsibilities

Platform Operations & Enablement
  • Support day-to-day operations for cloud data platforms (workspace/project setup, access requests, basic configuration, troubleshooting).

  • Assist with platform hygiene: organizing environments, documenting standards, and improving repeatability.

  • Help implement and maintain guardrails (naming/tagging conventions, access patterns, basic cost awareness).

DevOps & Deployment Support
  • Contribute to CI/CD workflows for data and analytics assets (pipelines, jobs, semantic models, reports), under mentorship.

  • Help maintain reusable templates/checklists for deployments (approvals, promotion steps, rollback notes, release documentation).

Data/Analytics Tooling Support
  • Assist teams with onboarding and “how-to” enablement across a core platform (Fabric or Snowflake or Databricks) plus a BI tool (Power BI or Tableau).

  • Support basic performance triage (query/job failures, refresh issues, common workspace capacity constraints) and escalate effectively when needed.

Reliability, Monitoring, and Runbooks
  • Help build and maintain runbooks (standard operating procedures, known issues, quick fixes, escalation paths).

  • Participate in incident response support (triage, notes, follow-ups) and contribute to preventative improvements.

Security & Governance
  • Follow and reinforce least-privilege access practices and secure secret handling (e.g., Key Vault/secret scopes where applicable).

  • Assist with data governance basics (PII handling expectations, row-level access concepts, environment separation).

Requirements
  • Minimum 2 years in a data engineering, platform engineering, analytics engineering, or cloud operations role (internships/co-ops count).

  • Minimum 1 year of representative accounting experience whether implementing systems, or any direct accounting roles. Note this is an important requirement. Candidates that understand accounting systems will have a significant edge in pursuit of this role.

  • Comfort with one or more of the following areas (not all):

  • A cloud data platform: Snowflake (preferred) or Microsoft Fabric or Databricks

  • A BI platform: Power BI or Tableau

  • CI/CD concepts (Git, branching/PRs, basic pipelines)

  • Basic scripting capability in Python or PowerShell (or willingness to learn quickly).

  • Strong troubleshooting mindset: can break problems down, gather evidence, and communicate clearly.

  • Ability to document what you learned (runbooks, checklists, short “how-to” guides).

  • Exposure to cloud concepts: identity/access, resource organization, logging/monitoring.

  • Familiarity with SQL and performance basics (indexes/partitioning concepts, query plans at a high level).

  • Understanding of data governance concepts (PII, RLS/CLS, environment separation).

  • Any relevant certs (Azure fundamentals, Snowflake, Databricks, etc)

  • Demonstrated experience with AI/ML/GenAI enablement (model lifecycle, AI Search, Azure OpenAI integration, or MLOps).

About Armanino

Armanino is one of the largest independent accounting and business consulting firms in the United States, with offices in California, Texas, and Illinois. The firm provides a wide range of services to clients in various industries, including audit and assurance, tax planning and compliance, business consulting, and technology consulting. Armanino is committed to delivering innovative solutions and exceptional service to help clients achieve their goals and succeed in today's rapidly changing business environment.
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1953

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