Lead Data Platform Engineer at Kforce Technology Staffing
Kansas City, MO
$123,000–$163,000
Jul 13, 2026
Kansas City, MO
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Senior level · 7+ years · Kansas City, MO-KS · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2 people in the Kansas City, MO-KS area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 1–4
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $130,396 (middle half $95,137–$142,138).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The title 'Lead Data Platform Engineer' carries no standard seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; the 7+ years and enterprise-scale scope support a Senior classification.
This is explicitly a contract-to-hire engagement based in Kansas City, MO — not a fully remote role.
Degree requirement is effectively None: the JD accepts 'an equivalent mix of education and relevant professional experience' in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
CI/CD, MLOps, and infrastructure as code appear in the Requirements section framed with 'We value familiarity with' — a softer gate than the other requirements. They are retained as required given their placement in the hard-requirements block, but the softer framing is worth noting.
Power BI, Power Platform, and Data Lake appear in the Responsibilities section (stack context) rather than the Requirements block, so they are marked preferred.
The role blends data architecture/platform engineering (15-1243) with hands-on software/pipeline development (15-1252); 15-1243 is chosen as primary given the explicit emphasis on architecting enterprise data platforms, data modeling, governance, and data mesh patterns.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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