Site Reliability Engineer II- Data Platforms
UNFI
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Job Description
Overview
The Data Platform Reliability Engineer role at UNFI is responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and operational reliability of UNFI’s cloud-based and legacy data platforms. In this role, you will monitor, troubleshoot, and automate operational workflows for Databricks, AWS, and various enterprise ingestion and BI tools.
Job Responsibilities
Platform Reliability & Monitoring: Monitor Databricks clusters, jobs, and workflows; maintain dashboards, alerts and logs; respond to incidents and perform root cause analysis.
Cost and Performance Management: Optimize platform costs, implement cost-control measures and monitor spend for Databricks and AWS services.
Monitoring and Observability: Build dashboards, configure alerts and tune thresholds for improved signal-to-action ratio.
External Support Team & Vendor Management: Coordinate with external partners and vendors to troubleshoot, maintain SLAs and update runbooks.
Continuous Improvement & BI Platform Operations: Drive automation, optimize resource utilization and support BI tools like Power BI, Tableau, and Alteryx.
Job Requirements
Education/Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Systems Analysis, or related field.
Experience: 3+ years in data platform operations or reliability engineering with hands-on experience in Databricks and AWS production environments. Familiarity with tools such as Fivetran, AWS DMS, DataStage, Informatica and BI platforms.
Knowledge/Skills: Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and knowledge of governance, security, and RBAC principles. Ability to work independently and collaborate in a remote setting.
Work Environment
This is a remote position, although occasional visits to an office or UNFI locations may be required. The role demands long periods at a desk and occasional physical movement.
Key skills/competency
- Databricks
- AWS
- Monitoring
- Incident Management
- Cost Optimization
- Dashboarding
- Automation
- BI Tools
- Vendor Coordination
- Data Platforms
How to Get Hired at UNFI
- Customize your resume: Highlight relevant data platform experience.
- Showcase cloud skills: Emphasize AWS and Databricks expertise.
- Demonstrate problem-solving: Share incident management success stories.
- Prepare for technical questions: Study cost optimization and automation.
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