Infrastructure Platform Engineer- Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, Google BigQuery.

Infrastructure Platform Engineer

REMOTE

Required Skills & Experience:

Hands-on experience configuring modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, AWS Glue/Athena, or Google BigQuery.

Practical experience with:

Setting up data connections and credentials

Configuring catalogs, metadata, schemas, tags, and business terms

Applying role-based access control and security policies

Registering data assets and managing lineage/metadata

Understanding of ingestion patterns (batch, micro-batch, streaming) and how platforms integrate with ETL tools.

Familiarity with ETL/ELT tools (DataStage, Informatica, Talend, dbt, ADF, StreamSets).

Knowledge of data governance fundamentals (glossary, classification, access policies).

Ability to work directly with requestors to gather requirements and turn them into actionable steps.

Strong documentation, communication, and cross-team coordination skills.

Cloud knowledge especially Azure networking, identities, and data services is beneficial.

Knowledge of IBM Watson Data tools is a plus.

Nice to Have:

Familiarity with Iceberg tables, Delta Lake, Trino/Presto, or federated query engines.

Experience working with catalogs such as Unity Catalog, Alation, Collibra, or AWS Glue Data Catalog.

Experience in large enterprise environments or managed-service models.

Light scripting skills (Python, SQL, shell) for automating recurring configuration tasks.