Senior Data Architect

This role will be working on a staffing project for Rackspace's client

The SRE will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing the infra-structure, tools and environment for Finance Data Repository (FDR). The position will involve working closely with Architects and Engineers on a day-to-day basis.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Role and Responsibilities

·        Configure, and maintain Databricks clusters and workspaces

·        Implement and manage access controls and security policies to protect data

·        Provide technical support to Databricks engineers & other users, including troubleshooting and issue resolution

·        Collaborate with data engineers to integrate Databricks with other data sources, distribution points

·        Implement and enforce security policies, access controls, and encryption mechanisms

·        Optimize cluster configurations for performance and cost-effectiveness

·        Monitor and manage auto-scaling to ensure resources are allocated efficiently

·        Monitor cluster performance, resource utilization, and troubleshoot issues to ensure optimal performance

·        Perform configuration management, operations using Terraform (Infra As Code)

·        Define DevSecOps strategy for Platform and application

·        Evaluate the deployment CICD pipelines and apply techniques to eliminate failed attempts and troubleshoot problems

·        Set up a highly automated, easy-to-use DevSecOps pipeline for data workload to meet the necessary enterprise and industry standards

Requirements

·        Strong background in Databricks implementation, with experience architecting complex data systems in large-scale environments

·        Experience in successful delivery of complex data related projects end to end.

·        Experience in Agile and DevSecOps delivery, quality practices, techniques and tools required data platforms

·        Experience with cloud-based technologies

·        Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Github, Bitbucket and other similar tools

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