Sr. Data & Analytics Platform Engineer

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7.  

 

Location: This is a hybrid (virtual/onsite) position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday assigned to the One Energy Plaza located in Jackson, MI.  The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify).

General Summary of Job Responsibilities

The Senior Platform Engineer plays a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our data platform using Databricks and other technologies within Microsoft Azure cloud. The incumbent will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of our analytics and data solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide input into the strategic technology direction for our data platform & stay informed of the latest Databricks and platform engineering innovations

• Design, implement, manage, and optimize data pipelines to ensure seamless data integration across various systems

• Utilize scripting to automate and remove manual steps and improve user satisfaction

• Work with server, network and IS groups to resolve technical problems

• Assist end-users and other IT groups with third-level technical support.

• Evaluate, Design, Plan and configure infrastructure, applications, monitor and management tools to best meet the company needs, and information security guidelines

• Monitor vulnerabilities, plan and implement all remediation steps to meet Information security requirements

• Other duties as assigned or may be necessary

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Experience in Databricks platform management including Unity Catalog, compute clusters and workflows

• Experience developing and maintaining Azure Data Factory Pipelines and Data Flows

• Proficient understanding of computer networking principles and Azure networking services, including Virtual Network (Vnet), VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and Private Endpoints

• Experience using query languages such as SQL and KQL as well as scripting languages like Python and PowerShell to extract data from source systems

• Working knowledge of Git and CI/CD pipelines, along with a solid understanding of DevOps principles and practices.

• Demonstratable knowledge of leveraging REST APIs to collect data

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal Expert Knowledge

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications to perform End Point management services Expert Knowledge

• Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines Broad Knowledge

• Technical skills to design, plan and implement highly technical infrastructure and applications (virtual and physical) solutions Expert Knowledge

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related with 4 years in Experience in an advanced platform engineer role OR
• Associate's Degree in Computer Science or related with 6 years in Experience in an advanced platform engineer role OR
• High School Diploma or GED with 8 years in Experience in an advanced platform engineer role.

Why should you join our team?

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.

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