Highlights
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. 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.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Glendale, Arizona |
| Industry | Manufacturing - Other |
| Salary | $100,000–$145,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/ |
Description
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 aSenior Data Platform Engineerto design and operate a secure, scalable data platform that powers Workforce Analytics.
This role is focused onenabling high-quality, governed data consumption in Snowflake, with a strong emphasis onsecure access patterns for humans, applications, and AI-driven tools.
In addition, this role willown 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 istrusted, protected, and easily consumable across modern use cases.
Key Responsibilities
Secure Consumption Enablement
Design and maturesecure data access patterns in Snowflakefor:
Analysts and business users
Applications and downstream integrations
AI/ML tools and agent-based consumers
Implement and evolveRBAC / policy-based access models
Define patterns forleast-privilegeaccess, scoped datasets, and governed sharing
Ensure secure handling ofPII and sensitive workforce data
Partner with security and governance teams onauditability and compliance
Anticipate future access patterns driven byAI and automation
Snowflake Platform & Data Optimization
Own and optimize theSnowflake platform(performance, compute strategy, cost management)
Design best practices fordata 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 thePosit (RStudio) platformfor Workforce Analytics
Ensure secure, performant connectivity betweenPosit and Snowflake
Enable best practices for:
Data access within R environments
Package and environment management
Reproducibility and version control
Support operationalization ofPython & R-based analytics, models, and workflows
Partner with data scientists and advanced analysts to improve platform usability
Establish patterns forgoverned, scalable analytical development
Transformation & Pipeline Enablement
Partner with Data Engineers toproductionizepipelines usingCoalesce.io
Define standards formodular, reusable, and testable transformation logic
Improve pipeline reliability and maintainability
Data Reliability & Quality
Implement and enforcedata 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 fordata transformations and platform changes
Integrate workflows usingAzure 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 indata engineering or data platform engineering
Deep experience withSnowflake, including performance tuning and access control
Strong SQL and experience working with complex data systems
Experience withdata transformation tools(Coalesce.io,dbt, or similar)
Experience designingdata access and security models
Experience supporting or working withR / Posit (RStudio) environments
Preferred Qualifications
Experience enablingdata science platforms or analytical environments
Exposure toWorkforce / HR data and PII governance
Experience supportingmulti-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, visitEEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit
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.About Company
Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and multi industrial leader serving a wide range of customers in more than 150 countries. Our commitment to sustainability dates back to our roots in 1885, with the invention of the first electric room thermostat. We are committed to helping our customers win everywhere, every day and creating greater value for all of our stakeholders through our strategic focus on buildings.