Platform Engineer 2- Data Lake Administrator

Huntington Bank; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Wellness program

Job summary

Huntington National Bank is seeking a Data Lake Administrator to manage and secure its enterprise AWS‑based data lake platform. The role focuses on day‑to‑day operations, access governance, monitoring, and collaboration with engineering, analytics, and security teams to ensure reliable data operations.

Responsibilities include administering S3 storage, Glue jobs, Lambda workflows, and EC2/EKS compute, while enforcing security controls and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 2+ years hands-on experience administering and supporting AWS data lake platforms.
• Experience with IAM, data governance, and access controls.
• Familiarity with regulated/compliance-driven environments.

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 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.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Operational support

Communication

Kubernetes experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

AWS S3

AWS Lake Formation

AWS Glue

AWS Lambda

AWS Step Functions

Amazon EC2

Amazon SNS

Job 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

• 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

Yes (not eligible for overtime pay)

Workplace Type

Office

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.

Compensation Range

The compensation range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and education. Colleagues in this position are also eligible to participate in an applicable incentive compensation plan. In addition, Huntington provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid leave programs, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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