Hybrid Senior Data Platform Administrator

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About the role

  • Senior Data Platform Engineer at The Hartford responsible for developing scalable Big Data platforms in AWS environment. Leading technical initiatives and mentoring data engineers for effective platform performance.

Responsibilities

  • Administer and engineer Big Data platforms across multiple Hadoop clusters in the cloud (AWS EMR)
  • Design, implement and maintain highly scalable and resilient multi-tenant Data Platforms through Infrastructure as Code (IAC)
  • Ensure operational excellence
  • Apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to design and implement robust tooling
  • Own and evolve the architecture of Platform, PaaS, and SaaS solutions
  • Participate in an on-call rotation providing hands-on technical expertise
  • Evaluate, implement, and manage emerging data technologies
  • Serve as a subject matter expert and technical lead for data platforms
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level data engineers
  • Develop training materials and deliver end-user training sessions
  • Support documentation, metadata management, and visualization of data assets
  • Foster a culture of accountability and collaboration

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field (or foreign equivalent)
  • At least 7 years of progressive and diverse experience in IT, platform administration, database management, analytics or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
  • At least 3 years of hands-on engineering experience in developing platform solutions on AWS using Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible) and CICD pipelines (Jenkins, Nexus, AWS Code Build, Code Deploy or Code Pipeline)
  • At least 3 years of experience providing architectural guidance and technical direction to developers, or platform administrators
  • Knowledge in data engineering, with exposure to designing and building data applications using database platforms
  • Strong analytical ability, problem analysis techniques, and broad knowledge of alternatives technology
  • Strong communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with business and IT resources.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work hours
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Short-term or annual bonuses
  • Long-term incentives
  • On-the-spot recognition

Job title

Senior Data Platform Administrator

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$136,000 - $204,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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