Senior Data Platform Operations Lead

Allergan; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an Enterprise Data Operations Senior Manager to lead IT platform implementation, support, and lifecycle initiatives across business units and manufacturing sites in the North Chicago area.

You will manage a team of eight platform engineers, partner with IT and business customers, and drive capital and operational planning while delivering on priority projects and security/compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience OR Master's with 7+ years OR PhD with 3+ years of experience.
• Demonstrable expertise in screening new talent and managing technical resources, clearly defining expectations for delivery and performance.
• Previous experience managing a team of IT engineers.
• Previous experience supporting an enterprise infrastructure platform.
• New solution prototyping, implementation, and awareness of security implications.
• Previous experience with IT audits.
• Strong software engineering background.
• Understanding of platform engineering, cloud platforms, infrastructure as a service, and user experience.
• Understanding of AWS infrastructure, networking concepts, and troubleshooting (firewalls, load balancers, etc.).
• Proven ability to engage engineering teams as a technical peer—discuss architectural trade-offs, evaluate technical debt, and contribute to design discussions.
• Strong presentation skills; able to summarize technical projects for upper management.
• Understanding of encryption and secure data movement.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of eight platform engineers supporting eleven infrastructure enterprise platforms.
• Oversee operational activities performed by service providers.
• Drive platform lifecycle roadmaps and capacity management plans.
• Ensure all infrastructure platforms meet compliance, change, and security requirements.
• Formulate responses to audit inquiries.
• Manage renewals for infrastructure platforms.
• Support the development of an annual budget and licensing chargebacks.
• Define strategies for introducing new system capabilities and processes.
• Present KPIs and operational updates to upper management.
• Guide cross-functional teams in delivering new platform and automation capabilities.

Skills

Team leadership

Platform engineering

Cloud platforms

AWS

Networking concepts

Security implications

Audits

Architecture discussions

Presentation skills

Encryption & data movement

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 8 years' experience

Master’s degree with 7 years' experience

PhD with 3 years' experience

Tools

ServiceNow CMDB

Job description

AbbVie is seeking an Enterprise Data Operations Senior Manager to lead IT platform implementation, support, and lifecycle initiatives across business units and manufacturing sites in the North Chicago area.

You will manage a team of eight platform engineers, partner with IT and business customers, and drive capital and operational planning while delivering on priority projects and security/compliance requirements.