Data Platform Architect

Guardian is seeking a Sr data platform architect to join the team responsible for Data platforms. Working for the Head of Data Platform & capabilities collaborating with the Head of Data Technology organization, the successful candidate will be responsible for evaluating, architecting, building, securing and managing Data Platforms. The candidate will display technical and functional competence in data platforms and uphold Guardian’s commitment to Guardian values.

You will

• Serve as a collaborative liaison between business partners, Enterprise Business & Technology Services engineering and architecture functions, and Enterprise Service Delivery.

• Conduct proof-of-concepts and pilots to evaluate technologies and tools while establishing standard design patterns.

• Work with business and IT collaborators to ensure data architectures address objectives.

• Responsible for platform automation, security, and governance.

• Work with solution architects to identify infrastructure needs and provide support to developers and business users.

• Research performance issues and optimize platform for performance.

• Design, deploy, configure, and support the operations of our data and analytics platforms, including working with open source and/or commercial stacks to support the full SDLC.

• Deploy, handle, and maintain development, test, and production environments. Resolve issues in all operational environments.

• Provide technical training to external team members.

• Work with a multi-functional agile team delivering incremental software deployments.

• Serve as a driving force to institute DataOps thinking and processes.

• Measure and report key performance indicators for the data platform and capabilities services.

You have

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, engineering or related field.

• 10+ years of IT experience with solid experience on data platform architecture, administration, engineering, security and operational support

• Modern Data Infrastructure implementation including Lakehouse Architecture on Databricks platform

• Databricks, AWS EMR (Hive, Presto, Hadoop)

• Platform automation using Python, Spark, Shell

• AWS services – S3, EC2, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail

• Operating systems including Linux

• Knowledge on Platforms –Customer data platform (Segment), Data governance platform (Collibra), Snowflake, Sagemaker

• Experience on Integration of data platforms with BI tools such as Tableau, AWS Quicksight, Alteryx

• SQL performance tuning, optimization and development

• Knowledge on Data warehousing, data modeling, and data analysis

• Knowledge on implementation of Change Data Capture and Real-time/Streaming technologies applying Fivetran.

• Knowledge of Data engineering with ability to understand and debug issues related to code developed on Pyspark, SQL.

• Strong Knowledge on DevOps tools and automation – Terraform, Puppet, Jenkins, Bitbucket

• Knowledge on ML and AI with focus on Infrastructure and operations

Salary Range

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Our Promise

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals.  Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Inspire Well-Being

As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues.

Health Care

• Choice of [high deductible/copay] medical plans* with prescription drugs, including coverage for fertility and transgender inclusive benefits

• Dental plan

• Vision plan

• Health care accounts – flexible spending, health reimbursement, and health savings accounts

• Critical illness insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

• Company-paid Life and Disability insurance plus voluntary supplemental coverage

• Accident insurance

Retirement and Financial

• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match, plus an annual age/service-based Company contribution and an annual profit-sharing contribution, if applicable

• Complimentary 1:1 financial guidance with a licensed Fidelity representative

Time Off and Remote Work

• Flexible work arrangements (part in-person/part remote)

• Unlimited paid time off for most roles plus time off for volunteering, jury duty, voting, and bereavement

• Personal holidays for colleagues to use in recognition of religious, cultural, or civic days

• Paid parental leave and paid family and medical leave policies

Emotional Well-being and Work-Life

• Emotional well-being, mental health, and work/life resources powered by Spring Health

• Wellness programs, including fitness program and equipment reimbursement

• Child, adult, and elder back-up care support through Bright Horizons

• Adoption assistance

• College planning

• Tuition reimbursement

• Student loan assistance

• Commuter benefits in select metropolitan areas

Equity & Inclusion

Opportunities to build inclusive and meaningful connections through involvement in colleague-led affinity groups:

• Employee Resource Groups:

• Colleague Connection Committees

• Community Involvement Committees

A culture that encourages colleagues to bring their authentic selves to work

• Voluntary self-ID

• Pronunciation and phonetic spelling of names

Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact applicant_accommodation@glic.com.