Columbia Forest Products · 12 hours ago
Senior Data Platform Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expColumbia Forest Products is North America’s largest manufacturer of hardwood plywood and hardwood veneer products. They are seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to lead the evolution of their cloud-based data ecosystem, combining hands-on engineering with architectural guidance and cross-functional collaboration.
Manufacturing
Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and enhancement of a modern cloud data platform that delivers secure, high‑quality, analytics‑ready data
Champion the use of medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) to structure ingestion, refinement, and consumption layers for scalability and maintainability
Provide architectural guidance on data modeling, transformation patterns, and platform standards
Define best practices for Bronze‑layer ingestion, ensuring lineage, traceability, and auditability
Establish Silver‑layer refinement standards for cleansing, harmonization, and schema consistency
Oversee the creation of Gold‑layer curated datasets optimized for reporting, analytics, and self‑service
Develop and enforce data quality frameworks, validation rules, and monitoring processes across all layers
Lead integration efforts across diverse data sources, including APIs, cloud applications, and on‑premise systems
Mentor team members on data engineering patterns, performance optimization, and scalable design
Troubleshoot complex issues across pipelines, cloud resources, and orchestration tools, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations
Partner with Cyber Security, Compliance, and Legal teams to ensure adherence to data residency, privacy, and security requirements
Define and maintain access control strategies, including row‑level security and identity‑based permissions
Promote governance practices that support data stewardship, cataloging, and lifecycle management
Manage platform‑level updates, license renewals, and long‑term capacity planning
Lead the design and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to ensure consistent, automated deployments across environments
Establish branching strategies, code review standards, and development workflows that promote quality and collaboration
Guide the team in adopting DevOps best practices to improve delivery speed, reliability, and observability
Represent the data platform in change management forums, assessing the impact of IT initiatives and aligning platform strategy with organizational goals
Partner with business analysts, product owners, and leadership to translate business needs into scalable data solutions
Influence long‑term data strategy, platform roadmap, and technology adoption decisions
Qualification
Required
10+ years of hands-on experience working as a Data Engineer in Azure
Expert understanding of Microsoft 365 services and Azure
Expert level of Dataverse
Expert level data modeling and database concepts
Expert with programming languages such as T-SQL, Python or R
Expert knowledge of cloud computing concepts
Expert understanding of Application Lifecycle Management principles
Expert experience designing and developing data warehouse solutions
Experience with Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse and Data Warehouses
Benefits
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
401K
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Company
Columbia Forest Products
Columbia Forest Products is the largest manufacturer of hardwood veneer and hardwood plywood in the United States.
Founded in 1957Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Greg Pray
President and CEO
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