Assistant Manager, Data Platform Engineer

AIA Digital+ is seeking an Assistant Manager, Data Platform Engineer to provide technical support for Group Application Data Platform. The successful candidate will support, maintain and monitor big data cloud-based technologies and applications, manage a team of data platform support agents, and ensure BAU support is provided according to SLAs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and optimize big data cloud-based systems and applications
• Implement advanced monitoring and metrics to provide operational rigor and oversight
• Analyze and troubleshoot issues related to big data cloud-based systems and applications
• Develop and manage diagnostic and instrumental tools for troubleshooting and in-depth analysis
• Continuously refine and improve Data Analytics platforms and systems
• Ensure existing guidelines, standards and best practices are followed and applied to development projects
• Take ownership for issues to reach resolutions to prevent recurrences
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues under tight deadlines
• Proactively identify the impact of potential process changes and integrate new initiatives with existing processes
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managements, business users, and peers
• Work independently with strong problem-solving skills

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or other relevant discipline
• 5+ years IT work experience in database platform support role
• Azure Big Data Cloud Technologies experience is a mandatory requirement
• Solid understanding and some practical experience in object-oriented programming languages, advanced SQL skills, and relational database management
• Experience with Hadoop/MapReduce/Pig/Hive/EMR/Redshift for large data processing
• Experience in managing Data Analytics tools such as PowerBI and Alteryx
• Cloud computing certifications/licenses – Azure certification could be an advantage

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and exciting environment
• Endless opportunities to learn, contribute and thrive
• Equip with critical skills, tools and technology