[Remote] Lead Full-Stack Platform Engineer - KFI Data Platform (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. KBRA Holdings, LLC is seeking a proactive Lead Full-Stack Platform Engineer to enhance their KFI Data Platform. The role involves driving technical vision, collaborating with stakeholders, and overseeing the architecture of a Snowflake lakehouse while mentoring engineers in a collaborative environment.ResponsibilitiesSet and drive the technical vision for the team and partner with peer staff/principal engineers to shape direction across adjacent teams (data platform, reporting, internal and external frontends & apps)Sit at the table with product and business stakeholders (KBRA Analytics, Bank Product) to translate strategy into a multi-quarter technical roadmap, make build/buy/sunset calls, and own the architectural decisions that come out of themOwn the architecture of a Snowflake lakehouse ingesting 30+ regulatory and market data sources (FFIEC, FDIC, NCUA, FactSet, Xignite, SEC EDGAR, FRED, etc.) via S3 external tables, Dask-based transforms, and SQS / Mongo change-stream event pipelinesDesign and evolve reusable Terraform modules spanning AWS, Azure, Snowflake, MongoDB Atlas, GitLab, Datadog, etcDrive CI/CD, IaC, and acceptance-test (BDD/behave) standards across the teamMentor engineers and act as code-owner across IaC, data-lake, and application reposSkillsExpert Python (ex/ Flask, Dash, Dask, Pandas)Deep experience with AWS (ex. S3, IAM, SQS, Lambda, IRSA)Terraform at module-author levelAdvanced SQL and Snowflake (ex. external tables, MVs, performance tuning)Experience designing high-throughput ETL over diverse formats (ex. Parquet, JSON, CSV, XML, zipped archives)Supporting legacy systems and responding to incidentsAble to work in a collaborative environmentHave experience collaborating and communicating with technical and non-technical partnersHas a sense of ownership and craftsmanship in legacy and green field codebasesEnjoy helping other developers grow and learn new technologies.NET (for cross-team integrations)Azure compute/identity/queue servicesMongoDB AtlasDatadog APMAuth0GitLab CI at scaleFamiliarity with Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT for research, data insights, and general productivityBenefitsCompetitive benefits and paid time offPaid family and disability leave401(k) plan, including employer match (100% vested)Educational and professional development financial assistanceEmployee referral bonus programCompany OverviewKroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) was founded in 2010 to restore trust in credit ratings by introducing higher standards of risk assessment and a commitment to transparency. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.kbra.com.