Lead – Data Platform - Database Administrator

Lead – Data Platform – Database Administrator

5+ years experience as a Data Platform Engineer/DBA
2+ years in a technical leadership role
Experience successfully managing large scale data platform projects
Proficiency with distributed systems like Spark, Kafka and data lakes
Strong experience with relational databases like SQL Server or MySQL
Experience with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure
Understanding of data modeling principles
Deep understanding of data platform availability, recoverability, security and performance best practices
Experience implementing and maintaining cost forecasting and containment processes and structures
Experience implementing data platform monitoring and alerting
Proficient with SQL

Participate in change management process; implement database changes
Ensure data structures are available, reliable, recoverable, secure and performant
Establish appropriate monitoring and alerting mechanisms for data platforms, including runbooks
Establish a transparent intake process for data platform administration requests; complete requests
Proactively identify improvements in database code or structure to improve performance and/or mitigate costs; make improvements as needed and/or work with stakeholders to prioritize and track the work
Create and maintain dashboards and alerts to track and forecast data platform costs
Own successful outcome and positive impact for critical large scale data platform projects including project management and communication
Mitigate risks and clear blockers
Collaborate cross functionally to drive initiatives
Contribute hands-on to the work as needed
Establish, communicate and maintain a rolling 5 Quarter roadmap for Data Platform
Drive stakeholder alignment on roadmap and prioritization
Ensure scalable and cost effective architecture
Establish and continuously improve Data Platform architecture, processes and standards
Provide mentoring, coaching and education on Data Platform best practices and standards to stakeholders
Work with partner teams to establish SLAs for data platform administration requests and system availability; report against SLAs to stakeholders