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Senior Data Platform Engineer

Johnson Controls


Job Location:

Glendale, WI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 22 August 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 19 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Johnson Controls a global leader in thermal management mission-critical building systems energy efficiency and decarbonization helps customers use energy more productively reduce carbon emissions and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers healthcare pharmaceuticals advanced manufacturing and higher education.


For more than 140 years Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology lifecycleservicesand an industry-leading field organization we elevate customer performance turn goals into real-worldresultsand help move society forward.

What we offer:

  • Competitive salary

  • Paid vacation/holidays/sick time

  • Comprehensive benefits package including 401K medical dental and vision care

  • On the job/cross training opportunities

  • Encouraging and collaborative team environment

  • Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

Role Summary

Johnson Controls Inc. are seeking aSenior Data Platform Engineerto design and operate a secure scalable data platform that powers Workforce Analytics.

This role is focused onenabling high-quality governed data consumption in Snowflake with a strong emphasis onsecure access patterns for humans applications and AI-driven tools.

In addition this role willown and evolve the Posit (RStudio) platform ensuring data scientists and advanced analysts have a seamless secure and performant environment for developing and operationalizing analytical workflows.

You will work across Data Engineering Analytics and Data Integration to ensure data istrusted protected and easily consumable across modern use cases.

Key Responsibilities

Secure Consumption Enablement

  • Design and maturesecure data access patterns in Snowflakefor:

  • Analysts and business users

  • Applications and downstream integrations

  • AI/ML tools and agent-based consumers

  • Implement and evolveRBAC / policy-based access models

  • Define patterns forleast-privilegeaccess scoped datasets and governed sharing

  • Ensure secure handling ofPII and sensitive workforce data

  • Partner with security and governance teams onauditability and compliance

  • Anticipate future access patterns driven byAI and automation

Snowflake Platform & Data Optimization

  • Own and optimize theSnowflake platform(performance compute strategy cost management)

  • Design best practices fordata organization modeling layers and access structures

  • Enable scalable and governed data domains for Workforce Analytics

Posit Platform Ownership (R / Data Science Enablement)

  • Own and manage thePosit (RStudio) platformfor Workforce Analytics

  • Ensure secure performant connectivity betweenPosit and Snowflake

  • Enable best practices for:

  • Data access within R environments

  • Package and environment management

  • Reproducibility and version control

  • Support operationalization ofPython & R-based analytics models and workflows

  • Partner with data scientists and advanced analysts to improve platform usability

  • Establish patterns forgoverned scalable analytical development

Transformation & Pipeline Enablement

  • Partner with Data Engineers toproductionizepipelines using

  • Define standards formodular reusable and testable transformation logic

  • Improve pipeline reliability and maintainability

Data Reliability & Quality

  • Implement and enforcedata quality checks and validation frameworks

  • Ensure reliability of critical workforce datasets (headcount attrition recruiting)

  • Troubleshoot data issues with strong lineage awareness

CI/CD for Data Workflows

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines fordata transformations and platform changes

  • Integrate workflows usingAzure DevOps / GitHub

  • Enable consistent deployment practices across environments

Data Developer Experience

  • Improve platform usability for engineers analysts and data scientists

  • Create reusable templates and patterns across:

  • Snowflake

  • Coalesce

  • Posit workflows

  • Reduce friction while maintaining governance

Required Qualifications

  • 5 years indata engineering or data platform engineering

  • Deep experience withSnowflake including performance tuning and access control

  • Strong SQL and experience working with complex data systems

  • Experience withdata transformation tools(dbt or similar)

  • Experience designingdata access and security models

  • Experience supporting or working withR / Posit (RStudio) environments

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience enablingdata science platforms or analytical environments

  • Exposure toWorkforce / HR data and PII governance

  • Experience supportingmulti-modal consumption (BI APIs AI/ML tools)

  • Familiarity with Azure ecosystem

  • Experience with data quality and observability tooling

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $00 (Salary to be determined by the education experienceknowledge skills and abilities of the applicant internal equity and alignment with marketdata.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual groupand corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. Theposted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However we recognizethat exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typicalprofile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range weencourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process we may usetechnology assisted tools including artificial intelligence (AI) to help identify and evaluatecandidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details pleasevisit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site athttps:// Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age protected veteran status genetic information sexual orientation gender identity status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process please visit here.


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Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and multi industrial leader serving a wide range of customers in more than 150 countries. Our 120,000 employees create intelligent buildings, efficient energy solutions, integrated infrastructure and next generation transportation sy ... View more

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