Phase: Initial phase (keeps the platform running)
Required experience: 5+ years in data platform / application administration.
Role summary
Administers and operates the Data Platform applications so the environment stays reliable, secure, and well-governed as sources and users are onboarded. The operational backbone of the program.
Key responsibilities
- Administer and configure the data platform applications across Azure and, later, Snowflake.
- Manage access control, security, and user provisioning.
- Monitor platform health, capacity, and performance.
- Support governance, audit, and compliance requirements.
- Coordinate upgrades, patches, and environment management.
- Support engineering teams with platform-level configuration.
Must-have skills and experience
- Data platform application administration experience.
- Hands-on Azure administration, with readiness for Snowflake administration.
- Access control, security, and governance administration experience.
- Monitoring, capacity, and performance management skills.
Nice to have
- Snowflake administration experience.
- Experience administering GraphDB or MLOps tooling.
- Infrastructure-as-code and automation skills.
Relevant stack
Azure platform administration, Snowflake administration, governance and access-control tooling, monitoring stack.
General attributes
- Proactive and self-driven, able to take ownership and move work forward without waiting to be told.
- AI-enabled in day-to-day work, comfortable using AI tools and copilots to accelerate delivery and quality.
- Strong self-learner who stays current with evolving tools, platforms, and practices.
- Good team player who collaborates well across engineering, operations, and stakeholder groups.
