Platform Engineering Principal

Federal Express Corporation; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Express Corporation is seeking a Platform Engineer Principal to own and drive end-to-end initiatives across private, public, and hybrid cloud platforms, ensuring performance and scalability of complex analytical applications used in FedEx's Data and Analytics Platform.

Collaborate with CloudOps, Software Engineering, Data Scientists and Data Architects to create repeatable, cost-efficient platforms, and lead cross-functional teams while maintaining high service levels from the Plano

Qualifications

• Extensive experience conducting end-to-end analyses, including data gathering and requirements.
• Strong experience providing leadership in a general planning or consulting setting.
• Strong experience as a leader of multi-functional project teams.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Identify patterns for data acquisition, processing, and management for platform design.
• Architect and build platforms enabling scalable, repeatable data products.
• Collaborate with data governance and security SMEs to implement access controls.
• Build monitoring and alerting with SREs to minimize downtime and maintain service levels.

Skills

End-to-end analysis

Leadership

Multi-functional teams

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Job description

Job Profile Summary

Takes end-to-end ownership and responsibility over critical initiatives including development, integration and management of technical frameworks deployed within private, public, and/or hybrid cloud platforms ensuring performance and scalability of complex analytical applications. The Platform Engineer Principal identifies various patterns for data acquisition, processing, and management with respect to differing data types, volume, velocity, and accessibility requirements supporting BI /AI /ML based applications. Collaborates with engineers and architects to develop analytical frameworks which are the foundation of FedEx's Data and Analytics Platform. Ensures the platform, data, and derived BI/AI /ML applications are scalable, reliable, and performant while balancing security, maintainability, reliability, and operational excellence.

Job Profile Summary

Takes end-to-end ownership and responsibility over critical initiatives including development, integration and management of technical frameworks deployed within private, public, and/or hybrid cloud platforms ensuring performance and scalability of complex analytical applications. The Platform Engineer Principal identifies various patterns for data acquisition, processing, and management with respect to differing data types, volume, velocity, and accessibility requirements supporting BI /AI /ML based applications. Collaborates with engineers and architects to develop analytical frameworks which are the foundation of FedEx's Data and Analytics Platform. Ensures the platform, data, and derived BI/AI /ML applications are scalable, reliable, and performant while balancing security, maintainability, reliability, and operational excellence.

Job Description

Identify various patterns for data acquisition, processing, and management with respect to differing data types, volume, velocity, and accessibility requirements to determine platform design. Based on requirements, in collaboration with CloudOps Engineers, Software Engineering, Data Engineers and Data Scientists, architect and build platforms and frameworks that enable the creation of data and analytical products and ensure that the services and solutions on the platform are repeatable, scalable, and resilient while also being cost efficient. In collaboration with data governance and information security SMEs, develop access controls to secure data and compute on the platform. In collaboration with SREs, build monitoring and alerting systems to provide visibility and resolutions to failures on the platform and that of the hosted solutions in order to minimize down times and maintain high service levels.

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree/equivalent in computer science, engineering, or information systems.

Minimum Experience

Seven plus (7+) years' work experience in Platform Engineering or related field. Refined understanding of the transportation industry, competitors, and evolving technologies. A related advanced degree may offset the related experience requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Extensive experience conducting end-to-end analyses, including data gathering and requirements. Strong experience providing leadership in a general planning or consulting setting. Strong experience as a leader of multi-functional project teams. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to present and communicate effectively to executive audiences.

Domicile

This is a hybrid position located in Plano, TX or Pittsburgh, PA or Memphis, TN. Candidates must live within 50 miles of the campus location. Employees will be required to work at the FedEx campus location several times per week.

Pay Range

Plano, TX: $10,213.53 / mo - $13,812.57 / mo

Pittsburgh, PA: $10,213.53 / mo - $13,812.57 / mo

Memphis, TN: $9,719.96 / mo - $13,121.94 / m

Pay

Plano, TX: $10,213.53 / mo - $13,812.57 / mo

Pittsburgh, PA: $10,213.53 / mo - $13,812.57 / mo

Memphis, TN: $9,719.96 / mo - $13,121.94 / mo

Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact [e-mail].

Applicants Have Rights Under Federal Employment Laws

• Know Your Rights
• Pay Transparency
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act

E-Verify Program Participant

Federal Express Corporation participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' E-Verify program (For U.S. applicants and employees only).

• E-Verify Notice (bilingual)
• Right to Work Notice (English) / (Spanish)