Principal Database Platform Engineer - Boston

Principal Database Platform Engineer - Boston, United States of America

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital venturesand business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

Join our Data Platform Engineering Portfolio, a global platform team driving BCGs transformation into a data-driven, AI-enabled enterprise. Our team builds and operates the foundational infrastructure, cloud platforms, and DevSecOps capabilities that power enterprise data products and analytics across Case Teams, Practice Areas, and Business Systems.

You will drive the design and evolution of BCGs cloud-native database platforms and services (with a primary focus on AWS), building scalable, secure, and highly automated data services.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role with strong technical leadership, focused on standardizing platforms, improving reliability, and enabling self-service for application and data teams.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Platform Engineering & Automation
  • Design and deliver cloud-native database platforms with a focus on scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency
  • Build automated, self-service capabilities using Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform), CI/CD, and Git-based workflows
• Architecture & Standards
  • Define and implement reusable platform patterns, standards, and guardrails
  • Act as a Solution Architect where required, translating business needs into scalable data platform designs
• Reliability, Security & Cost Optimization
  • Embed SRE principles including observability, performance, and incident response
  • Ensure secure-by-design practices across identity, access, and data protection
  • Drive cost transparency and optimization through FinOps principles
• Stakeholder Enablement & Collaboration
  • Partner with architecture, application, and data teams to deliver integrated solutions
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers
  • Lead design and architecture reviews aligned to enterprise standards
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement
  • Evaluate new technologies and lead proof-of-concepts
  • Support emerging use cases (e.g. analytics, AI/ML, GenAI) where relevant

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• Strong communication skills, able to translate technical concepts into business outcomes
• Proven ability to work across global, cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset
• Ability to prioritize and deliver in a fast-paced environment

What You'll Bring

Core Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years experience in database, platform, or infrastructure engineering
• Strong experience designing and operating cloud-native platforms (AWS preferred)
• Hands-on expertise with modern database technologies, including document, search, or graph platforms (e.g. OpenSearch, Neptune, or similar); experience with NoSQL or distributed systems is also valuable
• Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and performance optimization
• Experience designing for reliability, observability, and operational excellence (SRE mindset)
• Solid understanding of cloud security and data protection best practices

Nice to Have

• Experience across multiple cloud providers (Azure, GCP)
• Exposure to analytics and data platforms (e.g. Databricks, BigQuery)
• Familiarity with relational databases (e.g. MSSQL, Oracle)
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF)
• Exposure to modern data architectures supporting AI/ML or GenAI use cases (e.g. vector-based retrieval) is a strong plus

Who You'll Work With

• Enterprise and Solution Architecture teams
• Data & Analytics platforms (e.g. Databricks, BigQuery)
• Application development teams and product owners
• Cloud, security, and infrastructure teams
• Managed service providers and technology partners

Additional info

*** For US locations only ***

In the US, we have a compensation transparency approach.

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, retirement contribution, and a market leading benefits package described below.

• The base salary range for this role in Boston is $153,000-$186,300.

This is an estimated range, however, specific base salaries within the range depend on various factors such as experience and skill set. It is not common for new BCG employees to be hired at the high-end of the salary range. BCG regularly reviews its ranges to ensure market competitiveness.

In addition to your base salary, your total compensation will include a bonus of up to 20% and a generous retirement contribution that starts at 5% and moves to 10% after 2 years.

All of our plans provide best in class coverage:

• Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children

• Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs

• Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits

• Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually

• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities

• Fully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan

• Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement

• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)

• Paid sick time on an as needed basis

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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