Data Platform Engineer

*What you will do*

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Work as a member of a Data Platform Engineering team that uses Cloud and Big Data technologies to design, develop, implement and maintain solutions to support various functional areas like Manufacturing, Commercial, Research and Development.
• Work closely with the Enterprise Data Lake delivery and platform teams to ensure that the applications are aligned with the overall architectural and development guidelines
• Research and evaluate technical solutions including Databricks and AWS Services, NoSQL databases, Data Science packages, platforms and tools with a focus on enterprise deployment capabilities like security, scalability, reliability, maintainability, cost management etc.
• Assist in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external business stakeholders
• Develop basic understanding of core business problems and identify opportunities to use advanced analytics
• Assist in reviewing 3rd party providers for new feature/function/technical fit with department's data management needs.
• Work closely with the Enterprise Data Lake ecosystem leads to identify and evaluate emerging providers of data management & processing components that could be incorporated into data platform.
• Work with platform stakeholders to ensure effective cost observability and control mechanisms are in place for all aspects of data platform management.
• Experience developing in an Agile development environment, and comfortable with Agile terminology and ceremonies.
• Keen on embracing new responsibilities, facing challenges, and mastering new technologies

*What we expect of you*

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

• Masters degree in computer science or engineering field and 1 to 3 years of relevant experience OR
• Bachelors degree in computer science or engineering field and 3 to 5 years of relevant experience OR
• Diploma and Minimum of 8+ years of relevant work experience

Must-Have Skills:

• Experience with Databricks (or Snowflake), including cluster setup, execution, and tuning
• Experience with common data processing libraries: Pandas, PySpark, SQLAlchemy.
• Experience in UI frameworks or )
• Experience with data lake, data fabric and data mesh concepts
• Experience with data modeling, performance tuning, and experience on relational databases
• Experience building ETL or ELT pipelines; Hands-on experience with SQL/NoSQL
• Program skills in one or more computer languages SQL, Python, Java
• Experienced with software engineering best-practices, including but not limited to version control (Git, GitLab.), CI/CD (GitLab, Jenkins etc.), automated unit testing, and Dev Ops
• Exposure to Jira or Jira Align.
• Requires 24/7 support.

*Good-to-Have Skills:*

• Knowledge on R language will be considered an advantage
• Experience in Cloud technologies AWS preferred.
• Cloud Certifications -AWS, Databricks, Microsoft
• Familiarity with the use of AI for development productivity, such as Github Copilot, Databricks Assistant, Amazon Q Developer or equivalent.
• Knowledge of Agile and DevOps practices.
• Skills in disaster recovery planning.
• Familiarity with load testing tools (JMeter, Gatling).
• Basic understanding of AI/ML for monitoring.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices.
• Data visualization skills (Tableau, Power BI).
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Understanding of compliance and auditing requirements.

*Soft Skills:*

• Excellent analytical and solve skills
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills (English) in translating technology content into business-language at various levels
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
• High degree of initiative and self-motivation
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong time and task leadership skills to estimate and successfully meet project timeline with ability to bring consistency and quality assurance across various projects.