Associate Principal Engineer - DataOps

About the Position

We are seeking a DataOps Engineer to join our Tech Delivery and Infrastructure Operations teams, focusing on data reliability and performance. This role is primarily DataOps-focused, combining elements of DevOps and SRE to sustain and optimize data-driven environments across global business units.

Company Description

We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at scale - across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18000+ experts across 36 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We are looking for great new colleagues. That is where you come in!

Responsibilities

• Manage and support data pipelines, ETL processes, and analytics platforms, ensuring reliability, accuracy, and accessibility
• Execute data validation, quality checks, and performance tuning using SQL and Python/Shell scripting
• Implement monitoring and observability using Datadog, Grafana, and Prometheus to track system health and performance
• Collaborate with DevOps and Infra teams to integrate data deployments within CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git)
• Apply infrastructure-as-code principles (Terraform, Ansible) for provisioning and automation of data environments
• Support incident and request management via ServiceNow, ensuring SLA adherence and root cause analysis
• Work closely with security and compliance teams to maintain data governance and protection standards
• Participate in Agile ceremonies within Scrum/Kanban models to align with cross-functional delivery squads

Requirements

• Must have Skills:
  • Python (Strong)
  • SQL (Strong)
  • DevOps - AWS (Strong)
  • DevOps - Azure (Strong)
  • DataDog

Qualifications

• 7 years in DataOps, Data Engineering Operations, or Analytics Platform Support, with good exposure to DevOps/SRE practices
• Proficiency in SQL and Python/Shell scripting for automation and data diagnostics
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS mandatory; exposure to Azure/GCP a plus)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps), version control (Git), and IaC frameworks (Terraform, Ansible)
• Working knowledge of monitoring tools (Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus)
• Understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) concepts
• Strong grasp of data governance, observability, and quality frameworks
• Experience in incident management and operational metrics tracking (MTTR, uptime, latency)

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Full-time position
• Opportunity to work with a dynamic and global team
• Professional growth and development opportunities

About the Company

We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at scale - across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18000+ experts across 36 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We are looking for great new colleagues. That is where you come in!