Data Platform Application Administrator

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.