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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Platform Engineer - Remote / Telecommute - **Company:** CYNET SYSTEMS INC. - **Location:** Providence, RI, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $89,440.0 - $99,840.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Artificial Intelligence, User Authentication, Microsoft Azure, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Database Development, Database Security, Disaster Recovery, Failover, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Role-Based Access Control, Power BI, Azure Data Lake, Microsoft SharePoint, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Snowflake, Database Performance, Microsoft Fabric, Ibm Netezza, Data Management, Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Pipelines - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us9a13fa335c355f010f8252d8b3010d41 ## About the Role * 8+ years of experience in data platform engineering. * Expertise in Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server on Azure VM, Azure SQL Database, and Azure SQL Managed Instance. * Proficiency with PostgreSQL and EDB Postgres. * Experience with Oracle databases and Oracle-based data platforms. * Hands-on experience with IBM Netezza and Snowflake. * Knowledge of Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse, and Microsoft Fabric. * Experience with infrastructure and platform configurations, deployment standards, and automation routines. * Familiarity with database security controls, authentication methods, RBAC models, and encryption capabilities. * Experience with highly available and resilient platform architectures including backup, recovery, replication, and failover. * Knowledge of database deployment pipelines, CI/CD processes, and release activities., Kforce has a client in Smithfield, RI that is seeking a Data Engineer. Bachelor's degree, preferably in Engineering or Business 6-9 years of professional experience designing, bu… ## Description * Design, engineer, implement, configure, and support enterprise database and cloud data platform solutions supporting operational, analytical, reporting, and data integration workloads. * Partner with Data Architects to translate target-state architectures, technology roadmaps, and modernization initiatives into implementable engineering designs. * Lead hands-on implementation and support activities across Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Snowflake, Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse, and Microsoft Fabric. * Develop and maintain infrastructure, platform configurations, deployment standards, and automation routines to improve platform reliability and scalability. * Engineer database platform solutions that align with enterprise security, data governance, compliance, and disaster recovery standards. * Implement and maintain database security controls, authentication methods, RBAC models, service account governance, and audit requirements. * Design and support highly available and resilient platform architectures including backup, recovery, replication, and business continuity capabilities. * Provide senior-level troubleshooting and Level 3 support for complex platform incidents, performance issues, and critical production outages. * Conduct root cause analysis for recurring operational issues and implement permanent corrective actions. * Partner with the Data Platform Operations team to establish operational runbooks, monitoring standards, and automation opportunities. * Monitor and optimize database performance, query execution, storage utilization, warehouse consumption, and platform scaling. * Support analytical platform workloads, reporting environments, Power BI integrations, and ETL/ELT pipelines. * Design and implement automated provisioning, environment refreshes, cloning processes, and administrative workflows. * Support database deployment pipelines, CI/CD processes, release activities, and production readiness assessments. * Review solution designs, data models, and engineering approaches to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards. Skills: * Microsoft SQL Server. * SQL Server on Azure VM. * Azure SQL Database. * Azure SQL Managed Instance. * PostgreSQL. * EDB Postgres. * Oracle databases. * IBM Netezza. * Snowflake. * Azure Data Lake. * Azure Synapse. * Microsoft Fabric. * Power BI. * ETL/ELT. * CI/CD. * RBAC., The SharePoint Platform Engineer owns engineering and operational support for a cloud-only SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 collaboration environment, including AI-enabled tools… + 11 days ago ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [System Resilience: Surviving the Software Storm](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/874-system-resilience-surviving-the-software-storm) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [How building an industry DBMS differs from building a research one](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/768-how-building-an-industry-dbms-differs-from-building-a-research-one) - [Data Analytics with Microsoft Fabric: End-to-End Use Case with Data Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1547-data-analytics-with-microsoft-fabric-end-to-end-use-case-with-data-agents) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [The Best Job Search Websites of 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/368-the-best-job-search-websites-of-2025) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers)