Platform Engineer, Data & Analytics Platforms

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Posted Date:

Aug 25, 2026

Requisition Number:

128699

Location: Hershey, PA or Dallas, TX

Summary

The Platform Engineer, Data & Analytics Platforms runs and continuously improves the enterprise data and analytics platforms that power Hershey’s data products. This role focuses on platform operations and enablement—standardizing environments, automating delivery, improving reliability and observability, and reducing time-to-value for Data Product teams across development, test, and production.

The Data Platform Engineer partners with Senior Data Engineers, Solution Architects, the Cloud COE, and Security to define guardrails and operating standards, deliver self-service tooling, and keep the platform cost-effective, secure, observable, reliable, and scalable.

What We Are Building for Hershey

This role supports Hershey’s enterprise data strategy by operating and enabling a trusted, governed data platform at scale. The platform team turns one-off solutions into reusable templates, guardrails, and automated workflows—improving reliability, cost transparency, and developer experience so Data Product teams can deliver high-quality data products faster.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

1. Data Platform Components

• Own and operate core data platform components (with emphasis on Databricks and supporting Azure services) across development, test, and production.
• Build and maintain CI/CD and environment standardization using Azure DevOps and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) to improve consistency, security, and delivery speed.
• Implement observability (logging, monitoring, alerting, dashboards) and maintain operational runbooks to enable proactive detection and faster recovery.
• Implement identity/access controls, secrets management, and configuration standards in partnership with the Cloud COE and Security.
• Plan and execute platform releases and upgrades (libraries, runtimes, clusters/pools) and coordinat