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Regular or Temporary:
RegularLanguage Fluency: English (Required)
Work Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)Please review the following job description:
Senior Data Platform Engineer is accountable for maintaining data platform, ensuring capabilities are stable, scalable, align to business requirements, and are controlled per Truist technology standards. This role is responsible for driving the architecture, implementation, and governance of data governance platforms and tools (such as Alation, Manta) ensuring safe and efficient consumption across the organization. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in DevOps practices, Platform Operations, Cloud infrastructure with experience to guide cross-functional teams in fast paced, agile environment. This position requires collaboration with senior leaders, platform engineers, and support teams to deliver innovative solutions, improve resiliency, and enhance automation.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.
1. Design, build and execute the Data and Analytics platform strategy.
2. Responsible for development and maintenance of one or more data platforms and tools, for safe and deliberate consumption throughout the organization.
3. Apply an in-depth understanding of platform engineering and administration and a basic understanding of other IT disciplines in guiding and coaching team members.
4. Adapt plans to meet service and/or operational challenges. Identifies and resolves technical, operational, risk management, and organizational challenges.
5. Responsible for providing subject matter expertise, consultation, coaching platform engineers and managing multiple platforms.
6. Partners with Data Platform Managers, Senior Managers to ensure that projects are delivered according to Enterprise Technology policies and procedures.
7. Works closely with senior leaders within Enterprise Technology.
8. Partner with production support teams to increase automation and monitoring, simplify data operations, increase resiliency.
9. In an Agile environment, may serve as the "Agile Champion."
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Undergraduate degree in computer science, engineering, Information Systems or equivalent degree
2. At least 6 years of experience in a combination of technology engineering with demonstrated experience with the relevant platforms such as business intelligence and reporting tools, data management and storage, document and content management, AI and model management, etc.
3. Deep experience in driving enterprise data execution, data operations, data engineering or software delivery
4. Expert problem-solving skills and being able to define detailed strategies as required
5. Experience in financial services industry
6. Experience in meeting regulatory obligations and operating in a highly regulatory environment
7. Ability to lead platform(s) of significant complexity and risk exposure
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
1. Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, Master's degree or MBA, and eight years of progressive experience managing complex IT projects
2. Experience within Enterprise Data organizations preferably within a financial institution
3. Skills demonstrated in DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), Platform administration and containerization.
4. Hands on experience with tools such as Terraform, GitLab pipelines, Docker, K8s, Ansible and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
5. Deep understanding of data operations, platform resiliency, monitoring, and observability using tools like Splunk, Dynatrace, CloudWatch.
6. Strong understanding of Data engineering pipelines, ETL frameworks, and data governance principles.
7. Well-versed in providing guidance and training to platform engineers distributed across onshore and offshore
8. Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and risk management in data environments.
9. Well-versed in coaching, mentoring and training platform engineers distributed across onshore and offshore
OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS
Sitting
Constantly (More than 50% of the time)
Visual / Audio / Speaking
Able to access and interpret client information received from the computer and able to hear and speak with individuals in person and on the phone.
Manual Dexterity / Keyboarding
Able to work standard office equipment, including PC keyboard and mouse, copy/fax machines, and printers.
Availability
Able to work all hours scheduled, including overtime as directed by manager/supervisor and required by business need.
Travel
Minimal and up to 10%
General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.
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