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# Data Platform Engineer Merger & Migration

- **Company:** UST Inc
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $72,000.0 - $108,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Continuous Integration, Data Validation, Data Infrastructure, Data Loss, Data Structures, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Test Data, Delivery Pipeline, Snowflake, Git, Functional Programming, Terraform, Databricks, Web Api
- **Published:** August 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88043416/1

## About the Role

* 8+ years of experience

 * Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to work collaboratively to solve migration roadblocks.

 * Practical administration experience with Databricks (clusters, notebooks, jobs) OR Snowflake (warehouses, roles, storage integration).

 * Automation Tools: Comfortable using Terraform for provisioning infrastructure and Git/CI/CD for deployment pipelines.

 * Core Coding: Proficient in Python and SQL for writing tests, scripting automation tasks, and verifying data structures.

## Description

UST is searching for a Data Platform Engineer Merger & Migration with solid hands-on experience using AWS (S3, IAM, EC2, Lambda) in a multi-account setup.

The opportunity:

 * Hands-on Migration: Execute the moving of data assets, schemas, tables, and notebooks from the source tenant to the target environment.

 * Pipeline Updates: Update and test data pipelines, changing storage paths, API endpoints, and connection strings to match the new unified architecture.

 * Workspace Setup: Use Terraform and platform APIs to spin up new, unified workspaces, clusters, and warehouses according to the new company standards.

 * Permissions Mapping: Recreate and map user groups, access permissions, and roles from the old systems into the new centralized governance model.

 * Monitoring & Validation: Run data validation tests and monitor migration logs to ensure zero data loss or downtime during cutovers.

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.


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