Adv-Data Platform Engineer

While this position is eligible to work remotely if the successful candidate is located outside the Memphis, TN or Harrison, AR areas, the candidate must reside within 50 miles of a FedEx Freight location within the continental U.S.
If the successful candidate is located in the Memphis, TN or Harrison, AR areas, the candidate will be required to work a hybrid schedule, working three days per week in the office.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Responsible for designing, operating, securing, and optimizing the enterprise Lakehouse platform that powers analytics, AI, and data products Role evolves the traditional DBA discipline into a modern cloud-native data platform engineering function focused on reliability, governance, automation, scalability, and cost efficiency.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, implement, and operate the enterprise Lakehouse platform (e.g., Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, or similar).
• Manage platform configuration, storage architecture, catalogs, schemas, and access controls.
• Administer governance capabilities such as Unity Catalog, Microsoft Purview, and enterprise security policies.
• Optimize platform performance, workload management, and query execution.
• Implement monitoring, observability, alerting, backup, disaster recovery, and service-level objectives.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Bicep) and CI/CD pipelines for platform deployment.
• Partner with cloud infrastructure teams on networking, identity, and compute.
• Enable data engineering, analytics, and AI teams through reusable platform capabilities.
• Manage platform cost optimization (FinOps) and capacity planning.
• Support regulatory compliance, auditing, and data protection requirements.
• Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Disclaimer: This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in data science, computer science, information systems, or a related field.
• Five (5) years’ work experience in Data Platform Engineering, Cloud DBA, or related field.
• Experience providing leadership in a general planning or consulting setting.

• Experience as a leader or a senior member of multi-function project teams.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Advanced experience conducting end-to-end analyses, including data gathering and requirements.
• Ability to provide leadership in a general planning or consulting setting.
• Ability to develop and act as a leader of multi-functional project teams.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to present and communicate effectively to executive audiences.

JOB CONDITIONS:

• Some travel required

Pay Transparency:
The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location(s). If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the minimum and maximum range for all levels. Actual pay is determined by job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, such as experience, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. Eligible employees offered health, vision, dental, life, AD&D, STD and LTD insurance, employee assistance program, personal/sick paid time, 401(k) retirement savings plan, bonus potential, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, 2 weeks paid parental leave, paid bereavement, employee discounts, 6.67–13.34 hours vacation per month based on service time, 8 paid holidays.
Pay Range: $93,851.00 - $180,195.00 per year
Colorado Pay Ranges: Colorado Springs, Grand Junction $100,421 - $160,674; Henderson, Mead $106,052 - $169,683; Gypsum $112,622 - $180,195
Illinois Pay Ranges: Effingham, Kankakee, Lincoln, Quincy, Rockford, Aurora $100,421 - $160,674; Bolingbrook, Chicago Heights, Des Plaines, Elmhurst, Forest View, Joliet, Schaumburg, Summit-Argo, Zion $112,622 - $180,195
New York Pay Ranges: Plattsburgh, Buffalo, Watertown, North Chili, East Syracuse, Nichols $100,421 - $160,674; Bethpage, Montgomery, West Babylon $112,622 - $180,195
New Jersey Job Postings: $93,851.00 - $146,408.00 per year
This compensation range is a reasonable estimate of the current starting pay range in NJ. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the range is a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary for the lowest level to the current starting salary of the highest level. Actual starting pay is determined by experience relative to the job, market level, specific location and other job-related factors permitted by law. Regular full & part-time employees (who complete 91 days of employment and work a minimum average of 12 hours per week) are eligible to enroll in medical, dental, and/or vision coverage, tuition reimbursement. Full/part-time employees who are age 21 are eligible for 401(k) after one month of employment.

EST FedEx Freight, Inc
FedEx Freight is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. If you have a disability and you need assistance in order to apply for a position with FedEx Freight, please e-mail at [email protected]. FedEx Freight will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.