Senior Leader, Data Analytics Engineering, Distinguished Engineer

The Advanced Analytics Office (AAO) within the Information Technology organization, is missioned with accelerating advanced Data and Analytics solutions across the Enterprise to unlock business value and create competitive advantage. These solutions target key operational metrics, such as, reducing cost, improving capital & asset efficiency, and improving operational efficiency. The Analytics solutions also target improving our market position by enabling business agility, reducing time-to-market to develop new products, and improving customer 360 experience.The solutions use cutting edge technologies and are delivered through a platform approach to enable rapid scaling across the Enterprise. These solutions span both Operational data and Big data platforms using both Cloud and On-premise environments. The solutions leverage the latest in analytics technologies, such as, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), Digital Twin Simulations, and Operations Research based Optimization methods to deliver to business outcomes.We partner with over dozen factories across US and Asia that manufacture our Hard Disk Drive and Flash drives; these factories generate vast amounts of manufacturing and test data with tremendous amount of information. Apart from manufacturing data, our enterprise functions generate operational data which spans Business units, Sales & Marketing, Finance, Supply chain, Logistics, Procurement, and many other supporting functions. We continually seek to connect this data across the enterprise to enable rapid decision making. This journey is already in full swing, and we expect to continue to accelerate. The goal is to connect End-to-end enterprise information that enables rapid evaluation of next best decisions and optimize Enterprise resources and our position in the market.We are looking for a dynamic Senior leader (Distinguished Engineer role equivalent) who will play a pivotal role in helping accelerate the overall IT Connected Enterprise vision. We are looking for a leader who will take an enterprise view to understand complex cross-functional business processes and then take a hands-on approach to define, prioritize and lead implementation of foundation components required to connect the Enterprise. These components can span infrastructure review, Data fabric design, platform choices, Software stack and applications, and integration decisions.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Lead technology direction with business focusEvaluate emerging technologies and trends and assess their relevance to the WDC organization and recommend adoption strategies.Collaborate with business leaders, IT teams, and other stakeholders to develop a point of view on architectural underpinnings for enabling an incremental and prioritized process towards achieving an end-to-end connected enterprise.Develop and champion the organization's enterprise architecture that continuously strengthens technology, application, data & analytics, and security posture.Ensure enterprise architecture modernization effort remains aligned with the organization's strategic goals and objectives and make recommendations for adjustments as necessary.Champion and execute for business agilityEmbrace and champion Agile methodologies within IT organization to promote collaboration, flexibility, and continuous improvement through short development cycles (sprints) and iterative development.Integrate development (Dev) and operations (Ops) to automate processes, improve deployment speed, and enhance collaboration between development and IT operations teams.Integrate security practices throughout the development lifecycle (DevSecOps) to identify and address vulnerabilities and protect against security threatsEnable the API economy mindsetDevelop and implement an API strategy aligned with the organization's business objectives, identifying opportunities to leverage APIs for growth and innovation.Establish and champion API governance standards, including design, security, and documentation, to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance.Collaborate with software development teams to design, develop API strategy that enable seamless integration and data exchange between systems, both internally and externally.Drive to Cloud and modern Software practicesBuild Cloud-native applications taking advantage of cloud services like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency.·Champion best practice of decomposing complex applications into smaller, loosely coupled microservices, and leverage containerization (e.g., Docker) for scalability, portability, and isolation.Utilize open-source software and libraries to accelerate development and promote code reusability. Contribute back to open-source communities when possible.Improve customer experience and create new opportunitiesPrioritize user experience (UX) by involving users in solution design process, define usability testing, and continuously gathering feedback for iterative improvements.Partner with Sales and Business unit functions to explore new opportunities, such as, implement strategies to monetize APIs, API marketplaces, subscription models, or partnerships, to create new revenue streams.