Data Platform Engineer
Core
Building and administering self-serve data platform infrastructure (Databricks, Postgres, Azure) to enable domain teams to own their data products.
Role type
Senior Data Platform Engineer (Infrastructure & DBA) (via careerplan.io/jobs/5254755007-data-platform-engineer-at-employerdirecthealthcare)
Builds
Self-serve infrastructure layer, governance automation, access controls, and platform observability for domain teams.
Domain
Healthcare data platform on Azure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Databricks administration, Unity Catalog, Azure infrastructure, Terraform, PostgreSQL DBA, CI/CD pipelines, Python scripting, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Disaster Recovery
Preferred skills
Healthcare regulatory experience (HIPAA/SOC 2), AI tool usage for engineering
Technologies
Databricks, Unity Catalog, Azure, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Postgres, Datadog
Responsibilities
Administer Azure Databricks and Unity Catalog platform; Build self-serve infrastructure provisioning workflows; Act as DBA for Lakebase Postgres estate; Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform; Enforce access and governance models; Build audit and lineage layers; Operate platform observability; Execute reliability and disaster recovery testing; Support CI/CD for data workloads; Collaborate with Cloud Platform and Security teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
