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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Onsite
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, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and 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 a Senior Data Platform Engineer to design and operate a secure, scalable data platform that powers Workforce Analytics.
This role is focused on enabling high-quality, governed data consumption in Snowflake, with a strong emphasis on secure access patterns for humans, applications, and AI-driven tools.
In addition, this role will own 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 is trusted, protected, and easily consumable across modern use cases.
Key Responsibilities
Secure Consumption Enablement
Design and mature secure data access patterns in Snowflake for:
Analysts and business users
Applications and downstream integrations
AI/ML tools and agent-based consumers
Implement and evolve RBAC / policy-based access models
Define patterns for least-privilege access, scoped datasets, and governed sharing
Ensure secure handling of PII and sensitive workforce data
Partner with security and governance teams on auditability and compliance
Anticipate future access patterns driven by AI and automation
Snowflake Platform & Data Optimization
Own and optimize the Snowflake platform (performance, compute strategy, cost management)
Design best practices for data 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 the Posit (RStudio) platform for Workforce Analytics
Ensure secure, performant connectivity between Posit and Snowflake
Enable best practices for:
Data access within R environments
Package and environment management
Reproducibility and version control
Support operationalization of Python & R-based analytics, models, and workflows
Partner with data scientists and advanced analysts to improve platform usability
Establish patterns for governed, scalable analytical development
Transformation & Pipeline Enablement
Partner with Data Engineers to productionize pipelines using Coalesce.io
Define standards for modular, reusable, and testable transformation logic
Improve pipeline reliability and maintainability
Data Reliability & Quality
Implement and enforce data 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 for data transformations and platform changes
Integrate workflows using Azure 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 in data engineering or data platform engineering
Deep experience with Snowflake, including performance tuning and access control
Strong SQL and experience working with complex data systems
Experience with data transformation tools (Coalesce.io, dbt, or similar)
Experience designing data access and security models
Experience supporting or working with R / Posit (RStudio) environments
Preferred Qualifications
Experience enabling data science platforms or analytical environments
Exposure to Workforce / HR data and PII governance
Experience supporting multi-modal consumption (BI, APIs, AI/ML tools)
Familiarity with Azure ecosystem
Experience with data quality and observability tooling
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $100,000-145,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This role offers a competitive Bonus plan that will take into account individual, group, and corporate performance. This position includes a competitive benefits package. The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us
Johnson 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.