Senior Analyst on Data Platform DevOps at AIMCo, responsible for building data operations and collaborating with teams on innovative solutions. Focused on ensuring data quality and integrity across technologies.
Responsibilities
Building, configuring, monitoring, and operating the data platform including all its integrated technologies
Collaborating with diverse teams to power innovation, streamline data operations, and deliver impactful solutions
Responsible for ensuring that the platform is designed to maintain data quality and integrity
Overseeing the development and roadmap of the data platform
Identifying and analyzing cloud end-to-end architecture to propose new technologies
Establishing pilots and POC’s for proposed solutions
Working with the cloud service team to build and maintain well-written production runbook and operations documentation
Consulting with various data product development teams on performance optimization or scaling challenges
Working with the Cloud Service team to build infrastructure services as part of the platform
Setting up and configuring cloud-based data storage, compute resources, and data processing services
Staying up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in data engineering and the investment industry
Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field
Formal training and/or accreditation in data management / engineering is preferred
Formal training and/or accreditation in cloud engineering is preferred
Formal training and/or accreditation in IT service management is preferred
6+ years experience in the day-to-day operation of technology platform (data and/or digital and/or integration) including incidents, problems, and change management
6+ years of experience in software development, with demonstrated experience working in a dynamic programming language like Python
Strong technical background in streaming technologies, data engineering, big data technologies (such as Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Delta Lakes, etc.), and other data technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Services, Collibra, and Power BI / Tableau
Strong experience in CICD tools and technologies such as source code control, build and deployment, and testing
Strong experience with data integration and ingestion tools such as Azure Data Factory and Apache Airflow
Experienced with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Cloud formation, etc.)
Experienced with DevOps best practices and culture
Experienced with writing Python and SQL
Solid understanding of cloud design patterns, cloud-native architecture and principles, cloud operations, and cloud security models
Experienced in Azure cloud services, functions, cloud databases, data warehouse and analytics, machine learning, developer tools, security, and identity
Experienced in designing and implementing data integration and ETL / ELT processes
Familiarity with various methodologies, frameworks, and technologies relevant to data management including data quality and data governance
Demonstrates a strong commitment to AIMCo’s core values of excellence, transparency, humility, integrity, and collaboration, and inspires the same in others
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