Responsibilities
Data Platform Delivery Management
- Support the design, development, and implementation of a scalable, reliable, and high-performance data platform, translating business needs into technical specifications.
- Manage timelines, milestones, and deliverables to ensure successful project execution.
Data Mapping and Transformation
- Take full ownership of the data mapping process, a critical component for the success of data migration and integration within the transformation program.
- Analysis of source systems to define data flows from domain systems into the new platform and data migration requirements from legacy systems.
- Manage the creation, review, and sign-off of detailed Source-to-Target Mapping (STM) specifications, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Collaborate closely with Data Engineers, Data Architects, and Business Analysts to define and implement complex data transformation logic and business rules.
- Establish and execute a robust testing strategy to guarantee data quality, consistency, and integrity throughout the migration lifecycle.
Stakeholder and Vendor Collaboration
- Act as the primary technical point of contact for external vendors involved in the data platform build and data mapping activities.
- Rigorously manage vendor performance, Statements of Work (SOWs), and deliverables to ensure alignment with project goals, timelines, and quality standards.
Leadership and Team Management
- Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to a team of internal and external data engineers, analysts, and developers.
- Champion best practices in data governance, data quality, and data security across the team.
- Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation within the data delivery team, utilizing Agile/Scrum methodologies to maximize productivity.
Qualifications & Experience
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 8+ years of hands‑on experience in data integration, data warehousing, or data platform development.
- 3+ years of experience in a lead role, successfully delivering large-scale, complex data projects, particularly involving data migration and system integration.
- Expertise in Data Mapping: Proven, extensive experience creating detailed source-to-target data mapping documents based on complex business requirements.
- Cloud Platform Proficiency: Deep knowledge and practical experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS (e.g., S3, Glue, Redshift), Azure (e.g., ADLS, Data Factory, Synapse), or GCP (e.g., Cloud Storage, Dataflow, BigQuery).
- Modern Data Stack: Strong understanding of modern data warehousing technologies like Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift.
- ETL/ELT Experience: Hands‑on experience with data pipeline and orchestration tools such as dbt, Airflow, Talend, or Informatica.
- Vendor Management: Demonstrated experience managing relationships, contracts, and performance of third‑party technology vendors.
- Communication Skills: Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL.
Preferred
- Master’s degree in a relevant field.
- Professional cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Data Analytics, Google Professional Data Engineer).
- Programming experience with Python or Scala for data processing.
- Knowledge of data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA‑DMBOK).
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment, with Scrum Master experience being a plus.