Job Description
Job Description Cloud Engineer / Data Platform Engineer
Location: Quincy, MA (Hybrid - onsite 1-3 days per month)
Duration: Long-Term Contract
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer / Data Platform Engineer to join a high-impact cloud modernization initiative supporting critical healthcare and business operations. This role is focused on the administration, optimization, security, and support of enterprise cloud data platforms, with a strong emphasis on AWS, Snowflake, and Informatica Cloud (IICS).
This is not a traditional ETL development or reporting role. We are looking for someone who has hands-on responsibility for owning and supporting cloud-based data environments, including platform administration, security management, performance tuning, data warehouse support, and cloud infrastructure operations.
The ideal candidate will partner closely with data engineering, analytics, governance, and business teams to ensure enterprise data platforms remain scalable, secure, compliant, and highly available.
What You'll Be Doing
- Administer and support enterprise cloud data platforms with a primary focus on Snowflake and AWS-based environments.
- Manage and optimize cloud data warehouse solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
- Administer and support Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS) and related data integration technologies.
- Configure, maintain, and support AWS cloud infrastructure and platform services.
- Manage database environments, including SQL performance tuning, troubleshooting, and operational support.
- Implement and maintain security controls, user provisioning, role management, and access governance.
- Support enterprise data governance, data quality, and compliance initiatives.
- Perform system monitoring, health assessments, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
- Support Linux-based environments and automation through shell scripting.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and support modern cloud data solutions.
- Troubleshoot production issues and provide technical support for business-critical data platforms.
- Contribute to platform standards, operational procedures, and cloud best practices.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise cloud data platforms.
- Strong AWS cloud engineering and infrastructure administration experience.
- Hands-on Snowflake administration, configuration, and support experience.
- Experience supporting enterprise data warehouses and cloud-based data platforms.
- Strong