Lead Data Engineer

SYNAPXE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Singapore is looking for a Systems Administration Manager to lead IT operations ensuring compliance and effective system management. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in system operations, holds relevant certifications, and has strong leadership skills. This role involves managing teams, optimizing systems performance, and partnering with stakeholders to innovate on system administration. Candidates with cloud certifications and experience in healthcare systems will find added value in this opportunity.

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of experience in systems operations compliance and management.
• Must be cloud certified.
• Prior hands-on experience with various data technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manages the systems administration and leads the organisation's system projects.
• Oversees systems upgrades, migrations, and ensures security compliance.
• Optimises systems performance and drives continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team Management

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Computer Engineering

Tools

Informatica

OBIEE

Tableau

.NET

MS-SQL database

Oracle Database

Databricks

ML Ops

Data Robot technologies

Job description

Position Summary / Project Description

To ensure the IT operations planning and execution to meet the service levels agreements and audit compliance requirements.

Role and Responsibilities

• Manages the systems administration function and leads the organisation's system projects and environments.
• Focuses on setting goals and priorities and on mentoring and coordination as well as providing technical leadership.
• Plans and oversees systems upgrades and migrations and ensures systems are up-to-date with the latest patches and are coherent across the organisation.
• Directs the development and maintenance of technical documentation.
• Possesses strong leadership and communication abilities, and is able to set realistic goals and implement appropriate plans to guide the team toward achieving those goals.
• Address multi-faceted issues effectively and in a collaborative manner including across departments.

Govern IT processes and policies

• Establish goals and priorities, design, planning, day-to-day operation, maintenance, and advanced troubleshooting of systems
• Align system administration with overall strategic IT service direction and business needs
• Assist with the development of business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for spending and initiatives
• Anticipate internal and/or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues
• Develop policies, procedures, and controls to ensure system security and compliance

Develop New Systems

• Partner with stakeholders to recommend innovative and automated approaches for system administration
  • Define systems requirements for new technology roadmap and implementations
• Plan and prepare for system expansion by studying plans and requirements
• Oversee the design, maintenance and implementation of the systems
• Prioritise tasks to ensure projects are implemented in accordance with project plans and budgets

Optimise Systems Performance and Continuous Improvement

• Recommend process, product or service improvements, resource optimisation and cost savings
• Oversee hardware and software upgrades
• Recommend new technologies, methodologies, systems or opportunities for cost savings, security and service quality improvement
• Optimise / Automate processes to achieve higher efficiency and more sustainable operations

Manage Teams

• Oversee team management including budgets, forecasting, work allocations and staffing
• Develop staff through ongoing coaching, mentoring and career discussions
• Define common goals, direction and accountability among staff
• Drive effective performance management practices within department in accordance with company policies and procedures

Requirements / Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering
• Minimum 10-12 year working experience in system operations compliance and management areas.
• Highly-motivated self-starter wh will undertake all activities to the highest professional standards
• Must be cloud certified
• Good in-depth understanding of data warehouse concepts, data profiling, data verification and advanced analytics techniques
• Experience in managing a team in project implementation or support is a mus
• Certification in IT operation management is preferred
• Possess prior hands-on experience with technologies such as Informatica, IDMC, OBIEE, Tableau, .NET, MS-SQL database, Oracle Database, Databricks, ML Ops, Data Robot technologies.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work with different groups of stakeholders
• Exposure to hospital information / clinical systems is an added advantage.