Data Platform Administrator

At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We are transforming our business and building our future with one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future. We are disrupting our company from the inside out. Our transformation is redefining every area of our business. From where and how we make and sell our products—to how we engage our consumers and society.

To support this vision, PMI is evolving into a science and technology-based, consumer-facing, multi-category company—and Information Technology (IT) is a vital partner in helping to lead the way. As we accelerate PMI's vision, we get to dream big too.

With unique and transformative IT projects matching all levels of skill and ambition, we have taken on the spirit of a start-up, with the freedom to craft and define our digital future, but with the support and scope of a vast global business.

Overview

We have built the data platform over the last few years to enable PMI’s data and analytics driven transformation journey. The data platform consists of state-of-the-art architecture and technologies e.g. database, data lake, data ingestion, ELT, Cloud, data orchestration, business intelligence, advanced analytics etc. Our team is responsible for building, evolving and operating the data platform for various PMI teams who build data products & applications on top of it.

We are looking for a talented Platform Administrator to join our dynamic team and help us optimize and evolve our data infrastructure and streamline our operations.

The ideal candidate would be an enthusiastic self-starter with deep expertise in complex backend structures capable of working with different integrated systems.

Responsibilities

• Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure
• Monitor and manage platform components with security, availability, resiliency and cost in mind.
• Improve platform operation and automation focusing on performance, scalability and improving utilization.
• Implement CI/CD and DevOps best practices for software application teams and assist in executing the integration and operation processes
• Deploy and integrate new Cloud service capabilities using CI/CD pipelines, ensuring maximum uptime of cloud-hosted environments, including production, staging, testing, authoring and development environments
• Ensure security best practices are followed in all aspects of the development and deployment process in adherence to internal policy framework and are fully industrialized for consumption by customers and technology groups
• Provide full support to the software development teams to deploy, run and roll out new services and new capabilities in Cloud infrastructure
• Collaborate cross-functionally on feature design, architectural decisions, and reducing technical debt
• Participate and support the Agile methods and frameworks by taking part in planning events, daily stand-ups, planning sessions, code reviews and other discussions and events
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies 

Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience with Databricks, minimum 2 year experience: administer users in groups, manage compute resources, govern and secure the platform. Knowledge on how to configure Databricks on AWS.
• Experience with database management systems (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).
• Experience in working with ETL orchestration and workflow management tools (eg  DBT and Matillion).
• Experience with data warehousing solutions (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools and framework ( Grafana, ELK stack SIEM or Splunk).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS).
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI) and practices.
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) and platform as code (PaC) principles and tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Knowledge of networking and security best practices.
• Experience in managing and optimizing system performance and availability
• Certifications in mentioned technologies are very welcome