Database Platform Engineer, Lead in Minnetonka

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Job Description

Are you an experienced Database Platform Engineer, Lead with a desire to excel? If so, then Talent Software Services may have the job for you! Our client is seeking an experienced Database Platform Engineer, Lead to work at their company in Minnetonka, MN.

Position Summary: The organization is investing in database platform maturity, automation, and delivery speed. This role is a deliberate step toward reducing operational drag while enabling future platform leadership. The hire is expected to grow with the role. The management track / successor aspect is intentional and should be discussed transparently with qualified candidates. This role is a technical leadership position with a clear successor trajectory. The individual hired into this role is expected to grow into broader platform leadership responsibilities over time as part of planned capability expansion. The role is not a backfill for an existing individual contributor. It is intentionally designed to become a force multiplier and future lead for database platform engineering. The hiring manager will remain accountable for overall platform direction. This role is expected to mature into owning day-to-day technical execution and cross team coordination.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Operate as the primary technical lead for database platforms.
• Represent database platform concerns cross functional planning and design discussions.
• Mentor and guide other engineers and DBAs to become database platform engineers.
• Be capable of assuming broader platform leadership responsibilities as the organization evolves.
• Take ownership of database platform automation and CI CD patterns.
• Stabilize and standardize Snowflake and enterprise database deployment practices.
• Reduce delivery friction for application and data teams through automation and standards.
• Act as a trusted technical lead across database, cloud, and DevOps teams.

Qualifications:

• We are looking for a senior engineer who already operates beyond task execution. Ideal candidates will:
• Have deep hands-on technical credibility across databases and automation.
• Demonstrate ownership mindset rather than ticket-based execution.
• Be comfortable influencing without formal authority.
• Show evidence of growing others through standards, documentation, and guidance.
• Has interest in expanding leadership scope over time.
• This is not an early career role and not a pure individual contributor role.

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