Data Platform Engineer

We are seeking a talented data platform engineer to join our team. As a key member of our software development team, you will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable data platforms that meet the needs of our clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement technical features leveraging best practices for technology stacks.
• Collaborate with client-facing teams to understand solution context and contribute to technical requirement gathering and analysis.
• Work with technical architects on the team to validate design and implementation approach.
• Write production-ready code that is easily testable, understood by other developers, and accounts for edge cases and errors.
• Ensure the highest quality of deliverables by following architecture/design guidelines, coding best practices, periodic design/code reviews.
• Write unit tests as well as higher-level tests to handle expected edge cases and errors gracefully, as well as happy paths.
• Use bug tracking, code review, version control, and other tools to organize and deliver work.
• Participate in scrum calls and agile ceremonies, and effectively communicate work progress, issues, and dependencies.
• Consistently contribute in researching evaluating the latest technologies through rapid learning, conducting proofs-of-concept and creating prototype solutions.
• Support the project architect in designing modules/component of the overall project/product architecture.
• Break down large features into estimable tasks lead estimation and can defend them with clients.
• Implement complex features with limited guidance from the engineering lead. For example service or application-wide change.
• Systematically debug code issues/bugs using stack traces, logs, monitoring tools, and other resources.
• Perform code/script reviews of senior engineers in the team.
• Mentor and groom technical talent within the team.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• At least 5+ relevant hands-on experience in deploying and productionizing ML models at scale.
• Expertise in Designing, configuring, and using ML Engineering platforms like Sagemaker, MLFlow, Kubeflow, or other platforms.
• Big data - Hive, Spark, Hadoop, queuing system like Apache Kafka/Rabbit MQ/AWS Kinesis.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new technology and be innovative in creating solutions.
• Ability to independently run POCs on new technologies and document findings to share.
• Strong in at least one of the Programming languages - PySpark, Python or Java, Scala, etc. and Programming basics - Data Structures.
• Hands-on experience in building metadata-driven, reusable design patterns for data pipeline, orchestration, ingestion patterns (batch, real-time).
• Experience in designing and implementation of solution on distributed computing and cloud services platform (but not limited to) - AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines and awareness of practices for application monitoring.

Additional Skills:

• AWS/Azure Solutions Architect certification with an understanding of broader AWS/Azure stack.
• Understanding DevOps CI / CD, data security, experience in designing on cloud platform;
• Willingness to travel to other global offices as needed to work with the client or other internal project teams.

Benefits:

ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.

We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.

Travel:

Travel is a requirement at ZS for client-facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.

Considering Applying:

At ZS, we are building a diverse and inclusive company where people bring their passions to inspire life-changing impact and deliver better outcomes for all. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job and recognize the value that candidates with all backgrounds, including non-traditional ones, bring. If you are interested in joining us, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements listed above.

ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law.