Senior Data Platform Management

About the role

We are looking for a hands on data platform specialist to stabilize and innovate the platform and services that will improve our customers and business stakeholders experience as well as scale our systems as our customer-base continues to grow. As a data platform specialist in a large organization, you will own the technical aspects for your platform and will work closely with your application, architecture and delivery teams to ensure the needs of our business problems are clearly understood and effectively addressed.

Key responsibilities

• Part of the platform services squads for the Infrastructure & Database Administrators
• Innovating, modernizing and proactive monitoring of IT Core infrastructure performance, maintenance, support and infrastructure capacity planning
• Take end to end ownership in the management of multiple big data and database platform technologies, Orchestrations Tooling and runtimes
• Train, guide and grow other team members on a continuous basis to have a sustainable resource plan
• Lead data-driven decision-making process – define KPI and Metrics to measure Big Data Storage Platform performance, team performance and evolve metrics on an on-going basis
• Work on Roadmap & Strategy for Data Platform with focus on Regional and non-Regional Platforms with Technological focus on Teradata (with Vantage) / Oracle / Big Data Platforms (Open Source, Commodity and BDA) and object storage
• Ensure Platform Security with Data on Rest and on move with additionally maintaining UAM and appropriate controls on PII
• Ensure execution of technology/product roadmap with top Quality and clear SLA
• Ensuring IT Core Infrastructure services are aligned with evolving needs and capabilities, capacity and are future fit (Cloud/on-premises technologies best suited for the bank)
• Collaborating with key stakeholders on Platform strategy with the bank's internal technology teams and manage the vendors for platform upgrades and maintenance

About you

• 10+ years' experience as a Manager of Infrastructure Operation team
• 8+ years as Infrastructure Operations experience in Teradata, Hadoop, Kubernetes, Oracle, Spark and other Big data technologies, Data Centre Management, Cloud Technologies and Management
• Knowledge of IT Service Management frameworks and the management of IT Services
• Knowledge/Understanding of good information security practice from a technical and management perspective
• Demonstrable knowledge of ITIL
• Proven track record of driving and delivering consistent and constant service improvements
• Self-driven individual with the capability to break out of their comfort zone and technology area
• Very good interpersonal and communication skills (oral & written), proficient presenting and explaining technical information in a non-technical way
• Strong planning and organization skills
• Ability to work under pressure