IT Data & Analytics Platform Engineer

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7.  

Location: This is a hybrid (virtual/onsite) position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday assigned to One Energy Plaza located in Jackson, MI.  The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify).

GENERAL SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
The Platform Data Engineer plays a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our data platform using Databricks and other technologies within the Microsoft Azure cloud. The incumbent will be responsible for data pipeline design and implementation, data storage solutions, data quality, performance optimization, and automation. Provides implementation and management of 2nd- and 3rd-level technical support services to staff and customers on hardware and software platforms. Troubleshoots complex infrastructure and application platform problems, which may involve other groups such as servers, network, and information security. Utilizes automation to eliminate inefficiencies and improve the overall experience. The Platform Engineer responds to and follows up on internal and external customer support issues.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Design, implement, and optimize scalable data pipelines that integrate structured and unstructured data from diverse sources—including APIs, databases, and third-party platforms
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and/or application deployment processes
• Collaborate with development teams to support cloud-native applications
• Ensure security and compliance best practices are followed in infrastructure and platform design and configuration
• Perform moderately complex troubleshooting and incident resolution
• Learn and implement best practices for security and compliance
• Document system configurations and operations
• Support infrastructure and/or application platform operations, performance monitoring, and alerting
• Assist in deploying and managing application or infrastructure components in an on-premise or cloud environment

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
• Experience developing and maintaining Azure Data Factory pipelines and data flows
• Experience in Microsoft Azure and Databricks
• Knowledge of data catalog tools (e.g., Microsoft Purview)
• Proficiency in data processing languages, including SQL, PowerShell, and PySpark
• Technical Expertise
• Problem Solving
• Root Cause Analysis
• Platform Maintenance
• Technical Troubleshooting

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field with two (2) years of experience supporting hardware or software platforms
o (OR) Associate’s degree with four (4) years of experience supporting hardware or software platforms
o (OR) High school diploma with six (6) years of experience supporting hardware or software platforms

Why should you join our team?

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k with company match
• Paid parental leave
• Up to 13 paid Holidays
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: 

We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don’t discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capABLE, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.

All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.