Data Platform Operations Engineer
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Bloomington, Minnesota

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Hybrid

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Contract to hire

|Job ID 72822|Posted Dec 15, 2025
JOB DESCRIPTION

Join our team as a Data Platform Operations Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in deploying and maintaining our Azure Data Landing Zone. This position offers the opportunity to ensure our data platform's stability and compliance, driving data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Automate the creation and upkeep of data platforms to ensure optimal performance and security.
  • Provide primary support for implementing, upgrading, and maintaining data platform environments.
  • Collaborate with data engineers and vendors to troubleshoot and resolve issues efficiently.
  • Ensure adherence to security standards in partnership with IS&T Security Management.
  • Analyze future capacity needs and develop tools to address potential challenges.

Skills

  • Strong experience with DevOps and deploying services in Azure public cloud.
  • Proficiency in provisioning infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible.
  • Excellent problem-solving abilities and technical documentation skills.
  • Comprehensive understanding of LAN and WAN networks.
  • Flexibility to work outside standard business hours, including on-call rotation participation.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with relational and No-SQL databases, Databricks, and Synapse.
  • Familiarity with Azure CLI and configuring Azure Monitoring.
  • Experience working in agile/scrum teams and administering Oracle or Microsoft SQL Databases.
  • Azure cloud certifications and experience setting up HIPAA compliant cloud services.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment where all individuals are valued and respected.

Once you apply for this position, you may receive a phone call, SMS or email at the time of application from our Virtual AI Recruiter, Alex, to conduct an initial interview.

Horizontal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 

We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us.

All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.