Principal Architect, Data and Analytics Platform Engineering
Job Summary
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What Well Bring:
We are seeking a highly technical and visionary Sr. Director for Data and Analytics Platform Engineering. This individual contributor role demands deep expertise in designing developing and managing data and analytics platforms across multi-cloud hybrid infrastructures. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on technologist with a strong background in cloud-native architectures data engineering and platform scalability.Key Responsibilities
- Architect and implement scalable data and analytics platforms across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
- Lead the design and development of cloud-native data pipelines storage solutions and analytics services.
- Ensure high availability performance and security of data platforms.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align platform capabilities with business requirements.
- Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to enhance platform capabilities.
- Establish best practices for data governance metadata management and data quality.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
- Drive automation and DevOps practices for continuous integration and deployment of data services.
What Youll Bring:
Required Technical Skills
- Expertise in cloud platforms: AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Strong proficiency in containerization and orchestration: Docker Kubernetes.
- Experience with data lake and data warehouse technologies: Snowflake BigQuery Redshift Azure Synapse.
- Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT tools and frameworks: Apache Airflow dbt Informatica.
- Proficiency in programming languages: Python Java Scala SQL.
- Knowledge of distributed computing frameworks: Apache Spark Hadoop.
- Experience with real-time data streaming: Apache Kafka AWS Kinesis Azure Event Hubs.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools: Terraform CloudFormation.
- Strong understanding of security and compliance in cloud environments.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools: Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack.
- Knowledge of data governance frameworks and tools: Collibra Alation.
- Understanding of API design and microservices architecture.
Impact Youll Make:
Qualifications
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field.
- 18 years of experience in data engineering and platform development.
- Proven track record of building and scaling data platforms in multi-cloud environments.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.TransUnion Job Title
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