Data Platform Administrator — Query Optimization and ELT

Job overview

The Data Platform Administrator role is remote for candidates located in Ohio; the posting also describes remote interviews and meetings as needed. Compensation is stated as $82.64, with no pay unit specified. The role supports a client identified as JFS and focuses on data platform architecture, governance, and business intelligence. The position designs and maintains automated ELT pipelines and cloud data architecture, optimizes queries and compute usage, and supports data migration and analytics. It also establishes data governance, cataloging, lineage, and quality practices, documents standards, and mentors peers or lower-level staff.

What you'll do

• Design and maintain automated ELT pipelines
• tune queries and clusters for cloud data platforms
• migrate legacy databases and files into Lakehouse pipelines
• work with IT Architecture on scalable and secure Medallion Data Architecture
• establish schemas and file formats
• design analytical and semantic data models
• document pipelines, architecture, modeling, and migration
• define data exchange and security standards
• implement data warehouses, data marts, reporting, dashboards, and analytics
• manage Alation catalog metadata and lineage
• design data validation and testing protocols
• mentor peers or lower-level staff.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

data platform administrator

elt pipelines

data warehouse

lakehouse

sql

query optimization

cloud data architecture

data governance

alation catalog

ohio remote

seven-month contract

$82.64 rate

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting identifies the role as a seven-month contract and specifies Ohio-only remote eligibility. It requires five or more years of hands-on enterprise data warehouse, data lake, or Lakehouse experience and expert-level SQL skills.

About the employer

COOLSOFT is hiring for this role. Industry: Custom Computer Programming Services. Sector: 54.