Walker Consultants

Data Platform Engineer

Walker Consultants

Chicago, IL (Downtown)Full-timePosted Jun 29, 2026

Job description

Please note: We carefully review every application we receive. Due to the high volume of interest in this opportunity, our review process may take longer than expected, and we may only be able to contact candidates who are selected to move forward. Thank you for your patience and for considering a career with us. Location: 303 West Madison Street, Suite 1650, Chicago, IL 60606 / Hybrid (3-4 days in-office) Experience: 1–5 years About the Role We are seeking a Data Platform Engineer to support the development and productionization of internal data, analytics, reporting, and AI-enabled tools.

This role will work closely with the Data Science function, Finance, and IT stakeholders to improve or rebuild backend services, maintain cloud-hosted databases, develop data pipelines, support Azure-based deployments, and help deliver trusted reporting capabilities using Power BI. The ideal candidate is comfortable working across backend development, SQL databases, data integration, and cloud application infrastructure.

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who wants to grow into data platform, backend, and cloud engineering responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

Review and improve existing backend/data application infrastructure.