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Platform Engineer - DataOps

Minnesota - Platform Engineer

Hollstadt Overview

Hollstadt Consulting is a management and technology consulting firm dedicated to placing professionals at engagements where they will excel. When you work with us, you'll work with a refreshingly real company led and staffed by seasoned experts who are also down-to-earth, good people. We're committed to treating you with respect and helping you achieve your career aspirations.

Since 1990, Hollstadt has been a trusted partner to more than 150 domestic and global companies and has successfully completed over 3,000 projects. Our continued growth has created challenging and rewarding opportunities for accomplished IT and Business Consultants. Hollstadt Consulting is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran.

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Job Description

Role: Platform Engineer - DataOps

Location: Hybrid, Arden Hills, MN- 3 days/week onsite

Rate: $45.68- $47.25/hour W2 dependent on skills and qualifications

Work Authorization: This is a contract-to-hire opportunity. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and be eligible to convert to direct employment without current or future employer sponsorship.

Summary

The Platform (DataOps) Engineer designs and builds automation, ingestion frameworks, CI/CD capabilities, and platform tooling that enable the Enterprise Data Platform. This role partners with Data Architects, Data Engineers, and Product Teams to improve developer experience, platform reliability, and data delivery at scale.

Technical Platform Engineering

Design, develop, and maintain platform automation capabilities using Python, SQL, APIs, and command-line tools.
Build reusable services, frameworks, utilities, and tooling that improve the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of the Enterprise Data Platform.
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, deployment, configuration, and operational processes.
Develop and enhance data ingestion frameworks to support onboarding and movement of data across the platform.
Create monitoring, observability, and operational intelligence solutions that improve platform reliability and reduce manual effort.
Partner with Data Engineers and Data Architects to identify platform gaps and implement scalable technical solutions.
Contribute to platform engineering standards, best practices, and development patterns.
Participate in proof-of-concept and MVP initiatives that evaluate new platform capabilities and technologies.
Improve platform scalability, performance, security, and operational efficiency through automation and engineering solutions.
Develop reporting and insights that provide visibility into platform adoption, utilization, reliability, and engineering effectiveness.

Required Skills

Strong proficiency in Python development and automation.
Experience designing, building, and supporting CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with data ingestion, ETL/ELT processes, or data pipeline frameworks.
Strong SQL skills.
Experience developing automation solutions using APIs and scripting.
Experience working with cloud-hosted platforms and services.
Experience troubleshooting technical issues and performing root cause analysis.
Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or similar cloud data platforms.
Experience with Azure cloud services.
Experience with Fivetran or similar ingestion technologies.
Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, etc.).
Experience implementing monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions.
Experience with cloud cost monitoring and optimization.

Benefits + Perks

Comprehensive Benefit Plan

Hollstadt offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, and retirement benefits to eligible employees. With three different medical plans to choose from, you can enroll in the coverage you need from individual to family, or anywhere in between!

Remarketing Process

Hollstadt is based on retention and relationships. We get to know your strengths and career wishes throughout your assignment and then start remarket discussions 6-8 weeks prior to your end date. By being proactive, we are able to keep your down time between assignments as short as possible, unless you choose otherwise.

Professional Development

Hollstadt offers on-demand training through our consultant portal. Trainings give our consultants the continuing education they need to excel on their projects. Many of our courses apply towards continuing education credits and we have an entire training hub dedicated to upskilling in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

401k + Matching

One popular benefit is our 401(k) match on the first 4% of your contributions. Hollstadt wants to help you reach your long-term financial goals and understands that planning for your future is critical. Consultants also have access to support from a Financial Advisor.

Bonus Opportunities

We appreciate and reward loyalty. Join Hollstadt, stay for 5 years, and we’ll give you a $5,000 Longevity Award bonus! Additionally, we know great talent knows other great talent. If you are on contract with Hollstadt and refer one of your connections who gets placed, we’ll pay you $1,000!

Ongoing Support & Networking

We have made a significant investment in building a support program for our consultant team - so you never have to feel like you are going it alone. We also have a Consultant Coach program which acts like a 'work buddy' to provide a safe ear for questions or concerns at your client site.