Senior Manager Data Platform Engineering

At Associated Bank we strive to create an inclusive culture where different perspectives are valued and recognized as strengths critical to our success.

If you thrive in an environment where your growth and development are encouraged and supported, then Associated Bank may be the right place for you.

The Data Platform Engineering Manager Senior will have a strong background in leading teams focused on data engineering and cloud dev ops, with extensive experience in architecting DataOps.

In this role you will be critical to delivering DataOps and MLOps capabilities to enable data engineers and scientists to move faster via reusable data platform components, ensuring the availability, observability, security, reliability, and performance of our data platform.

The Senior Manager will be responsible for establishing the DevOps strategy for our enterprise data analytics platform, and for leading a team of individuals in delivering and maintaining these capabilities.

As such, the ideal candidate should have a strong background in data architecture, operations, engineering, and innovation.

THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR VISA SPONSORSHIP.

We can hire candidates located within the Associated Bank footprint. This includes the states of Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin.

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As a Senior Manager Data Platform Engineering, you will :

• Develop and execute the data platform DataOps technical strategy and roadmap of capabilities ensuring scalability, reliability, reusability, observability, security, and performance.
• Lead and mentor a team of data platform engineers and platform administrators, fostering a culture of innovation and agility
• Design and implement scalable data infrastructure solutions that support both real-time and batch processing
• Build MLOps capabilities for the enterprise to enable efficient, compliant, and reliable machine learning models into production.
• Stay abreast of the latest data innovation and support the team in regularly performing POVs to understand which capabilities can enable the enterprise to make more data-based decisions
• Enable automation initiatives to streamline deployment, monitoring, and management processes using tools like Terraform
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of our cloud data platform infrastructure, including monitoring, performance optimization, and cost management
• Build and enable Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan capabilities for the platform
• Implement best practices for cloud data platform security and compliance, ensuring data protections and privacy
• Act at the central point of contact for key vendor relationships

Education

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. Required
• Master's Degree. Preferred

Experience

• 8+ years of experience building and leading high performing teams focused on DataOps, ML Ops, data engineering or related field. Required
• 3-5 years of experience Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake). Required
• 3-5 years experience with Snowflake and Python. Preferred

Additional Experience

• Hands on experience with Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Cloud Formation.
• Strong understanding of Dev-ops principles.
• Deep understanding of data management principles, data integration techniques, and ETL / ELT processes.
• Experience with DataOps tools and technologies (i.e. Airflow, Kafka, Spark, etc).
• Solid understanding of cloud security best practices, including network security, identity management, and data protection.
• Experience automating and monitoring machine learning workflows and model deployment techniques.
• Understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.

In addition to core traditional benefits, we take pride in offering benefits for every stage of life.

Retirement savings including both 401(k) and Pension plans.

Paid time off to volunteer in your community.

Opportunities to connect with others through our diversity-focusedColleague Resource Groups.

Competitive salaries with professional development and advancement opportunities.

Bonus benefits including well-being programs and incentives, parental leave,anemployee stock purchase plan, military benefits and much more.

Personal banking, loan, investmentand insurance benefits.

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Compliance Statement

Associated Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We support a work environment where colleagues are respected and given the opportunity to perform to their fullest potential.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors.

Fully complies with all applicable enterprise policies and procedures. Acts in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in training materials, including but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act.

Responsible for reporting suspicious activity to Financial Intelligence. Responsible to report all customer complaints as prescribed and procedure violations to management or HR.

Responsible to report ethical concerns as needed to Associated Bank's anonymous Ethics Hotline.

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