Sr Lead Platform Engineer - Microsoft Fabric

Company

Cox Enterprises

Engineering / Product Development

Sr Lead Data Engineer

Sr Manager - Non People LeaderHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Yes, 5% of the time

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $131,600.00 - $219,400.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Senior Lead Platform Engineer – Microsoft Fabric

Job Summary:
The Cox Enterprise Data Solutions Team is seeking a Senior Lead Platform Engineer with expertise in Microsoft Fabric to join our Atlanta, GA team. This role will lead new projects, improve processes, and standardize data and analytics solutions on the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. The engineer will drive creative solutions for complex problems, ensuring consistent and scalable data integration and analytics.

As a thought leader and subject matter expert, this engineer will take ownership of configuring, securing, and optimizing the Fabric platform to support business and operational data needs. They will solve complex technical challenges, drive automation, and enhance self-service analytics capabilities to enable data engineers, analysts, and business users to work efficiently within a governed framework. This role operates in a matrixed environment, collaborating across Enterprise Architecture, Data Engineering, Data Science, Business Analysis, and Citizen Developers. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, strong problem-solving skills, and a passion for continuous improvement, ensuring Fabric remains a high-performing, scalable, and frictionless data platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deep understanding of Microsoft Fabric architecture, capabilities, and administration.
• Expertise in data warehousing, data lakes, and data integration practices.
• Manage workspaces, access controls, data quality checks, and lifecycle management.
• Configure and manage connections to databases, applications, and external services.
• Analyze system performance and optimize Fabric usage.
• Manage user accounts, permissions, and roles within Fabric.
• Provision and manage compute capacities for data processing and analysis.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Active Directory for user management and security.
• Automate platform tasks using PowerShell, Python, and Terraform.
• Design and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and Ansible.
• Lead and mentor a team of Fabric administrators.
• Proficient in Power BI, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Gateways.
• Develop requirements, designs, test scenarios, and deployment plans in an agile environment.
• Identify architectural issues and propose solutions.
• Collaborate with data analysts, scientists, and business stakeholders to create secure, scalable solutions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 8 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 6 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 3 years’ experience in a related field; or 20 years’ experience in a related field.
• 7+ years in platform engineering, cloud administration, or data infrastructure.
• 1+ year of experience managing Microsoft Fabric in a production environment.
• 2+ years managing Azure services (Storage, Data Factory, Synapse).
• Experience automating platform tasks using PowerShell, Python, or Terraform.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years managing large-scale platform infrastructure.
• 5+ years of experience with data warehousing and cloud-based ecosystems.
• Expertise in Microsoft Fabric administration, governance, and performance tuning.
• 3+ years managing cloud infrastructure (notebooks, data pipelines, Spark).
• Proficiency in IaC using Terraform.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of data governance and security best practices.

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.As our primary divisions Cox Automotive and Cox Communications drive new waves of innovation, Cox Enterprises is entering spaces like cleantech, healthcare, esports and more. We're a family business guided by a legacy of bold innovation that’s driven by those who want to make their mark. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.