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.

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