Platform Engineer 2- Data Lake Administrator

0101 The Huntington National Bank; Easton (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Bank is seeking a Data Lake Administrator to manage its enterprise AWS data lake, focusing on administration, security, availability, and operational health. This role partners with engineering, analytics, and security teams to ensure reliable and compliant data operations.

Responsibilities include administering S3-based storage, Lake Formation/IAM governance, Glue jobs, and serverless workflows; monitoring job execution and integrating with security controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 2+ years hands-on experience administering and supporting AWS data lake platforms.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services including Amazon S3, Lake Formation, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, EC2, EKS, SNS.
• Experience managing access control, data permissions, policies, and RBAC.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking (VPCs, subnets, routing, firewalls).
• Experience in regulated/compliance-driven environments; strong troubleshooting and operational support skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain the AWS data lake environment and data governance.
• Manage permissions, access controls, and security policies using Lake Formation and IAM.
• Monitor and support Glue jobs, crawlers, catalogs, and workflows; manage Lambda and Step Functions workflows.
• Oversee compute and data processing services (EC2, EKS); monitor health, alerts, and logs.
• Coordinate with security/compliance teams and document standard operating procedures.

Skills

Data governance

Access control

Monitoring & incident response

Troubleshooting

Communication with stakeholders

Procedural adherence

Kubernetes experience

Cloud networking (VPCs, subnets, etc.)

Regulatory/compliance experience

AWS certification awareness

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Amazon S3

AWS Lake Formation

AWS Glue

AWS Lambda

AWS Step Functions

Amazon EC2

Amazon EKS

Amazon SNS

Job description

Description Summary

Description Summary: The Data Lake Administrator is responsible for the administration, security, availability, and operational health of the enterprise AWS-based data lake platform. This role focuses on day-to-day management, access governance, monitoring, and support of data lake services while partnering with engineering, analytics, and security teams to ensure reliable and compliant data operations. Key Responsibilities Administer and maintain the AWS data lake environment, with Amazon S3 as the primary storage layer. Manage data governance, permissions, and access controls using AWS Lake Formation and IAM. Administer and monitor AWS Glue jobs, crawlers, catalogs, and scheduled workflows. Support and maintain serverless and orchestrated workflows using AWS Lambda and AWS Step Functions. Manage compute and supporting services including Amazon EC2 and EKS used for data processing workloads. Configure and maintain integrations and event notifications using Amazon SNS and service integrations. Monitor system health, job execution, alerts, and logs; perform troubleshooting and incident resolution. Apply and enforce networking and security controls, including VPC configuration, routing, firewalls, and security groups. Coordinate with security and compliance teams to ensure adherence to organizational policies and regulatory requirements. Perform routine maintenance, upgrades, and configuration changes to data lake components. Support onboarding of new data sources, users, and teams by managing permissions and operational readiness. Document standard operating procedures, configurations, and support processes. Participate in change management, audits, and operational reviews.

Basic Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree 2+ Years of Hands-on experience administering and supporting AWS data lake platforms. Technical Skills Used: Strong knowledge of AWS services including: Amazon S3 AWS Lake Formation AWS Glue AWS Lambda AWS Step Functions Amazon EC2 Amazon SNS Experience managing access control, data permissions, policies, and role-based security. Solid understanding of cloud networking, including VPCs, subnets, routing, and firewalls. Experience monitoring and supporting production cloud environments Non Technical Skills: Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills. Ability to follow documented procedures while identifying opportunities for operational improvement. Effective communication skills for working with engineering, security, and business stakeholders. Experience supporting containerized workloads or Kubernetes-based platforms. Familiarity with common data formats and metadata/catalog concepts. Experience in regulated or compliance-driven environments. AWS certifications (e.g., AWS SysOps Administrator, Solutions Architect) are a plus.

Exempt Status

Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay) Yes Workplace Type: Office

Workplace Type

Workplace Type Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We're combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team. Huntington will not sponsor applicants for this position for immigration benefits, including but not limited to assisting with obtaining work permission for F-1 students, H-1B professionals, O-1 workers, TN workers, E-3 workers, among other immigration statuses. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Company Culture

Welcome to Huntington! At Huntington, we look out for people. From reinventing banking with game-changing innovations to building an internal culture that creates lifelong bonds, together, we can make people's lives better. And amazing things happen when we look out for each other. We prove it every day. Whether it's helping a colleague or collaborating on a new tool that will revolutionize the way we save money, our actions can have a huge impact. Our colleagues look out for people with a Can-Do Attitude, Service Heart and Forward Thinking. Those are our values-simple but powerful. Each of them pushes us do the right thing, to do right by people. Because people are what matter. If you'd like to learn more about how Huntington looks out for people, visit https://www.huntington.com/lookingout. We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of this site or if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform the essential functions of the job, please send an email to [e-mail]. Reasonable Accommodations Various methods will be used throughout the recruitment process to verify candidate authenticity. EEOC Disclaimer Know Your Rights CA Data Privacy CA Data Privacy Rights Tobacco Disclaimer Tobacco-Free Hiring Practice.