SENIOR DATA PLATFORM ENGINEER

Job Summary

As an IT Senior Data Platform Engineer at Fischer Homes, you will serve as the

technical owner of our enterprise data platform, ensuring the performance,

availability, security, and modernization of our SQL Server and cloud database

environments. This role blends hands-on database administration, cloud

engineering, automation, and cross-functional collaboration to support

mission-critical systems and analytics initiatives.

This position is 100% onsite, day 1 in our Erlanger, KY office.

You will thrive in this role if you:

* Communicate effectively with developers, infrastructure teams, analytics

partners, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable data

solutions.

* Take ownership of production reliability and proactively prevent issues

through monitoring, automation, and strong operational standards.

* Analyze incidents to root cause and implement long-term, automated solutions

to eliminate repeat failures.

* Adapt quickly to evolving technologies and cloud platforms while maintaining

operational stability.

* Lead modernization initiatives with a strategic mindset while remaining

hands-on in technical execution.

These skills will be used to:

* Administer, optimize, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server environments

including performance tuning, indexing, patching, capacity planning, and

HA/DR design.

* Design, implement, and routinely test backup/restore and disaster recovery

capabilities.

* Lead the transition from self-managed SQL Server environments to managed

cloud database services such as Amazon RDS for SQL Server and Azure SQL

Managed Instance.

* Build proactive monitoring, alerting, and observability standards across SQL

Server, SSIS, Azure Data Factory, and cloud services.

* Implement database security best practices including least privilege access,

encryption, credential management, and auditing controls.

* Drive scripting and automation initiatives using PowerShell and/or Python to

standardize provisioning and operational processes.

* Partner with Infrastructure on infrastructure-as-code (IaC), governance

guardrails (RBAC, logging, tagging), and CI/CD-enabled database deployments.

* Modernize data movement patterns, including CDC and incremental ingestion

strategies, to enable scalable downstream analytics (e.g., Microsoft

Fabric/OneLake).

* Standardize ETL/ELT practices with strong logging, monitoring, retries, and

documentation.

* Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortem documentation to

reduce operational risk.

* Support secure SaaS/vendor integrations and collaborate across Application

Development, Analytics, HR, Finance, and Operations.

Qualifications

• * 6+ years of hands-on Microsoft SQL Server administration experience in
• production environments, including performance tuning, HA/DR, and
• backup/restore.
• * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent
• practical experience.
• * Experience supporting SQL Server in AWS and/or Azure environments, including
• networking and identity fundamentals.
• * Strong SQL expertise with the ability to partner with developers on schema
• optimization and query performance improvements.
• * Strong scripting and automation experience using PowerShell and/or Python.
• * Demonstrated experience building monitoring, alerting, and incident response
• processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• * Experience with managed database services such as Amazon RDS for SQL Server
• and/or Azure SQL Managed Instance.
• * Experience with SSIS, Azure Data Factory, or similar data orchestration
• tools.
• * Experience with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD workflows.
• * Experience designing CDC/incremental ingestion patterns for analytics or
• lakehouse platforms.
• * Familiarity with SLOs/SLIs, operational runbooks, change management, and
• postmortem practices.
• * Understanding of AI/ML fundamentals and experience supporting AI-enabled data
• workloads in enterprise environments
• Physical demands and work environment:
• * Must have use of sensory skills to effectively communicate and interact with
• other employees and the public through use of the telephone and face-to-face
• contact.
• * Must have the capability to effectively use and operate various items of
• office-related equipment such as but not limited to the computer, calculator,
• copier, and printers.
• * Must be able to sit for long periods of time with low periods of reaching and
• standing.
• * Must be able to travel to company offices, division locations, or field sites
• as required.
• The Value of a Career with The Fischer Group
• The Fischer Group is a family of companies focused on delivering exceptional
• experiences across homebuilding, financial services, and real estate. Through
• our businesses, we are committed to quality, growth, and long-term success for
• both our customers and our Associates.
• We believe our success is driven by our people. We seek out talented individuals
• and provide the training, resources, and support needed to grow their careers
• and make a meaningful impact. The rewards for their efforts are:
• * Professional Development Training programs
• * Health Insurance
• * Tuition Reimbursement
• * Competitive Compensation
• * 401(k) with Company matching contributions and profit-sharing
• * Employee Life Insurance
• * Personal time off
• * Inclusive Leave
• The Fischer Group holds the highest ethical standards of business. We are honest
• and straightforward and stand by our word. Our actions demonstrate respect,
• courtesy, and fairness.