Big Data Infrastructure Architect

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

·         Assist in the design of an internal Big Data Cloud service platform

·         Recommend tooling for an agile framework that provides insight into business information through visualization, business metrics, KPIs, reports, pre-built and ad-hoc queries, search, and predictive analytics.

·         Analyzing and translating business, information and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint. Provide technical leadership to data architecture team in the area of Big Data and Analytics solutions

·         Identify gaps and opportunities, recommended changes and improvements to existing Analytics services formulating action plans to help manage information goals.

·         Collaborate with business partners to drive adoption and optimization of the analytics platform.

·         Serve as internal subject matter expert on data analytics technologies, capabilities and industry direction.

·         Identifying and delivering infrastructure, service and process improvements

·         Work with vendors and industry groups to drive industry product change and standards that will benefit our business model

 

·         Degree in computer science, Information Systems or a related study, or equivalent experience.

·         Leadership experience in designing enterprise class Big Data Analytics, Predictive Analytics software and infrastructure solutions

·         Experience diverse Big Data platforms specifically the Hadoop Framework, Splunk, MongoDB, MySQL, Columnar DB's, HBASE, etc.

·         Knowledge of the Open Source community licensing and distribution models

·         Ability to translate business information needs into solution architecture requirements.

·         Ability to understand the long-term strategic and tactical perspectives of business challenges

·         Familiar with Insurance industry and the use of IT

·         Proficient in Financial justification of an architecture and the comparison of alternatives

·         10 years experience in IT infrastructure

·         5 years experience architecture of Business Intelligence / Analytics solutions

·         2 years Experience and knowledge of Big Data Analytics, Predictive Analytics, and best practices.

·         3 years experience with Big Data Analytics Infrastructure required

·         Experience with Hadoop Framework required

·         Strong understanding of data modeling, scrubbing, transformation, and transport technologies

·         Experience in Linux administration

·         Written & Verbal Communication Skills

·         Articulate and effective communicator and presenter, have the ability to describe and document complex problems and solutions in simple or understandable terms.

·         Experience leading teams, measuring, and communicating results

 

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.

We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential.

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