Data Platform Engineer - Military veterans preferred

Position Title: Data Platform Engineer

Date: Aug 8, 2025

Location: Charlotte, NC, US, 28201

Company: Popular Bank

Data Platform Engineer

The Opportunity

The Data Platform Enablement Specialist 2 is a senior role within the Enterprise Data & Analytics function of the firm. This role is responsible for assisting in the guiding of the vision, development, and deployment of data operations pipelines that support the firm's strategic goals. This role will make sure that standards set by EA, InfoSec and Cloud Governance are enforced through the pipelines that are designed and implemented across the Enterprise Data and Analytics organization.

Your key responsibilities:

As Data Platform Enablement Specialist 2, you will be responsible for onboarding applications, integrations and entitlements for the Enterprise Data and Analytics (EDA) team. Working in an Agile structure, you will collaborate with leaders in the EDA organization on developing a programmatic approach on how applications in that space can be brought into production through automated pipelines and controls that are designed. You will foster partnerships with our InfoSec, Enterprise Architecture and Cloud Governance teams to vet out their controls and make sure that those EDA pipelines conform to those standards and can be tested by respective third parties. You are committed to staying hands on throughout all phases of these pipelines, but you will be expected to provide feedback to leaders on improvements towards driving our projects in EDA on time, on budget and done in a safe and responsible manner to the organization. This role will also play a supporting role in our FinOps objectives, in that the organization will be aware of our global spend through personalized controls, observability and automation so that our executive leadership can track our ROI objectives.

Specifically:

• More than three (3) years developing scripts or data pipelines using modern programming languages such as Python (preferred), ksh, bash, Ruby or JavaScript.
• Solid level (3+ years) knowledge of Cloud technologies such as AWS (preferred), Azure or GCP. Candidate has familiarity with data solutions in the Cloud such as Data Lake design, advanced analytics (Sagemaker or Spark/EMR) and streaming technologies (Kafka or Kinesis).
• Minimum of two (2) years working with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation and have familiarity with custom modules that can be consumed either internally or by use of third-party organizations.
• Basic knowledge (2+ years) of DevOps principles and tools such as Git, Docker, GitLab, Nexus or Jenkins. Have designed custom builds or orchestrations in the data space using these tools.
• Minimum of one (1) year working with Cloud ETL tools such as Informatica, DBT or AWS Glue. Have designed data pipelines independently using these tools as well.
• Basic experience (1+ years) working with APIs in the cloud and tools such as Postman or Python to setup scripts for data pipelines.
• Understanding of principles and standard methodologies around Data Architecture and the ability to document said architectures that would conform to the highest standards.
• Ability to write SQL to query data (ideally ANSI SQL). Experience with Cloud Warehouses, Snowflake (preferred) , Redshift or Databricks required.
• Good interpersonal, negotiating, and influencing skills with documented use cases with how the candidate has led data efforts in the Cloud.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in the DataOps/ MLOps space.

• Strong ability to work across various teams.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, decision-making, and stakeholder management skills.
• Positive approach towards always searching for improvements in our space and the ability to generate meaningful KPI’s for the organization.

What we look for:

We are seeking enthusiastic and proactive leaders who have a clear vision and an unwavering commitment to remain at the forefront of data technology and science. Our ideal candidates are those who aim to foster a team spirit and collaboration and have a knack for adept management. It’s essential that you showcase comprehensive technical proficiency and possess a rich understanding of the industry.

If you have a genuine drive for helping Popular achieve the full potential of their data while working towards your own development, this role is for you!

Important: The candidate must provide evidence of academic preparation or courses related to the job posting, if necessary.

ABOUT US

Popular is Puerto Rico’s leading financial institution and have been evolving since it was founded over a century ago. From a small bank it has developed into a large corporation that offer a wide variety of services and financial solutions to our customers, with presence in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America.

As employees, we are dedicated to making our customers dreams come true by offering financial solutions in each stage of their life. Our extensive trajectory demonstrates the resiliency and determination of our employees to innovate, reach for the right solutions and strongly support the communities we serve; therefore, we value their diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds.

We reaffirm our commitment to always offer essential financial services and solutions for our customers and communities, including during emergency situations and/or natural disasters. Popular’s employees are considered essential workers, whose role is critical in the continuity of these important services even under such circumstances. By applying to this position, you acknowledge that Popular may require your services during and immediately after any such events.

If you have a disability or need more information about requesting an accommodation, please contact us at asesorialaboral@popular.com. This email inbox is monitored for such types of requests only. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed exemptions or reasonable accommodations. Any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Are you ready for a rewarding career?

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