Data Platform Engineer

Agfirst

$110K — $130K *
Omaha, NE 68104In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Management, or related field
  • 6+ years of experience in Data Integration, Analytics, and Reporting
  • Experience with Data Infrastructure and Development
  • Certifications in Microsoft Azure, Apache Kafka, and integration technologies preferred
  • Knowledge of analytics platforms like Snowflake or Power BI is a strong plus

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable and secure data platforms
  • Implement source control, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks
  • Enforce data security practices to ensure compliance and governance
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions
  • Monitor and optimize data pipeline performance and costs

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Access to advanced data technologies and tools
  • Focus on innovation in data and AI initiatives
  • Support for certifications and continuous learning
Full Job Description
We are searching for a Data Platform Engineer to join our team. Our Data Platform Engineers design and scale the data backbone behind our enterprise analytics and AI initiatives, powering tools like Snowflake, Power BI, Alteryx, Salesforce, Qlik Replicate, Confluent Kafka, dbt and Boomi. In this high-impact role, you'll build and maintain secure data platforms that enable high-performing data pipelines and integration that unify data across systems, enabling real-time insights and AI-driven solutions. Your work will accelerate smarter decision-making by ensuring reliable, governed, and accessible data across the organization. By optimizing data infrastructure and enabling self-service analytics, you'll reduce reporting bottlenecks, boost operational efficiency, and unlock the full potential of data and AI for business innovation.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Data Platform Architecture & Enablement: Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and AI-ready data platforms that deliver governed data assets across the enterprise. Integrate with tools like Snowflake, Power BI, Alteryx, Kafka, and Boomi to unify data and enable real-time insights and self-service analytics.
  • Automation, CI/CD, and DevOps for Data: Implement source control, CI/CD pipelines, and automation frameworks to streamline the development, deployment, and monitoring of data, analytics, and AI solutions-ensuring fast, reliable, and auditable delivery.
  • Security, Compliance & Governance: Enforce enterprise-grade data security practices including role-based access control, encryption, masking, and auditing to meet internal policies and regulatory requirements, while maintaining trust and transparency in data use.
  • Collaboration & Business Partnership: Work cross-functionally with engineering, data science, reporting, and business teams to understand requirements, deliver scalable solutions, and drive innovation through data and AI. Manage vendor relationships, software licensing, and contract renewals to align tools with organizational strategy.
  • Monitoring, Optimization & Innovation: Establish observability across data pipelines and platform usage, proactively resolving issues and ensuring performance. Continuously monitor and optimize computer, storage, and licensing costs, while evaluating and integrating new features to evolve platform capabilities.


Education Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Software Engineering, Data Management & Governance, Cloud Computing & Infrastructure, Analytics & Business Intelligence or comparable experience in a related field required.


Years of Experience

  • 6+ years' of experience in Data Integration, Analytics, and Reporting platforms, Data Infrastructure, Data Development and governance.


Certification and Technical Requirements

  • Certifications in Microsoft Azure, Apache Kafka, and data integration technologies are highly valued.
  • Additional credentials in data and analytics platforms-such as Snowflake, Power BI, and similar tools-are considered a strong plus and demonstrate a well-rounded technical foundation.


Category:

  • Financial Services , Information Technology

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