Director, Data Platform Engineering

We are looking for experienced cloud data platform engineering/development leader who could join our cloud product engineering team to lead the data platform of ValGenesis s next generation applications. If you are a technology leader and have passion to develop highly scalable and highly performant enterprise cloud products, we are eager to discuss with you about the potential role.

Responsibilities:

• Platform Design and Architecture: Lead the design and architecture of our data platform infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define requirements, select technologies, and develop scalable and resilient architecture.

• Platform Implementation: Oversee the implementation and deployment of data platform solutions, including data storage, data processing, and integration components, ensuring adherence to best practices, standards, and security protocols.

• Platform Monitoring and Optimization: Establish monitoring and alerting mechanisms to proactively monitor the health, performance, and availability of data platforms, identifying and addressing issues and optimizing resource utilization.

• Platform Access Management: Manage data platform access including cloud storage, databases, data warehouses, data lakes and other cloud services.

• Platform Storage and Management: Manage data storage solutions, including data pipeline, ETL, databases, data warehouses, data lakes, and cloud storage services, optimizing performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.

• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of data platform, access management processes, platform monitoring, platform usage, and post-implementation reviews for stakeholders and management.

• Platform Security and Compliance: Ensure the security and compliance of data platforms with industry regulations and best practices, implementing access controls, encryption, and data governance policies to protect sensitive data assets.

• Data Integration: Lead efforts to integrate data from disparate sources, systems, and applications into a unified data ecosystem, collaborating with IT, engineering, and business teams to design and implement effective data integration solutions.

• Data Processing and Analytics: Implement data processing and analytics capabilities, including batch processing, real-time streaming, and data analytics frameworks, to enable advanced data analysis and insights generation.

• Vendor Management: Manage relationships with data platform vendors and service providers, evaluating vendor offerings and ensuring the delivery of high-quality services and support.

• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of data platform engineers providing guidance, coaching, and support to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.

• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate regularly with stakeholders, including IT, business, and executive leadership, to provide updates on data platform initiatives, solicit feedback, and align platform strategies with business goals and priorities.

• Bachelor s degree or Master s degree in computer science, information systems or related field.

• Proven track record with at least 10+ years of experience in data engineering, dataOps for a large-scale data platform serving mu