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Lead Data Engineer

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Lead Data Engineer

At Citi Fund Services is undergoing a major transformation effort to transform the way data is integrated, processed and leveraged to drive business value.

As part of this journey we are building scalable containerised solutions that enable real time data processing and seamless integrations across the funds services estate.

We are looking for a talented lead data engineer to help shape the future state and modernise our existing data platforms.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the organisation at the early stages of this data transformation journey which will have a real impact on the future of the funds services business.

The role:

As a lead data engineer you will be responsible for designing, developing, optimising and shaping the future data integration frameworks to support large-scale data processing.

You will work with the latest in streaming at scale technologies to ensure efficient and reliable data movement across the fund services estate.

This role requires a strategic mindset, strong technical expertise and the ability to bridge the gap between technical and business teams.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders across technology and product to help shape the overall data strategy and engineer solutions based on that strategy

Key responsibilities:

  • Architect and develop enterprise-scale data pipelines using the latest data streaming technologies
  • Implement and optimize delivered solutions through tuning for optimal performance through frequent benchmarking
  • Develop containerised solutions capable of running in private or public cloud
  • Ensure solution is aligned to ci/cd tooling and standards
  • Ensure solution is aligned to observability standards
  • Effectively communicate technical solutions and artifacts to non-technical stakeholders and senior leadership
  • Contribute to the journey of modernizing existing data processors move to common and cloud
  • Collaborate with cross function domain experts to translate business requirements to scalable data solutions

Key requirements:

  • Significant years of hands-on experience in software development, with proven experience in data integration / data pipeline developments.
  • Exceptional technical leader with a proven background in delivery of significant projects
  • Multi-year experience in Data integration development (Ab Initio, Talend, Apache spark, AWS Glue, SSIS or equivalent) including optimization, tuning and benchmarking
  • Multi-year experience in SQL Oracle, MSSQL and equivalents including optimization, tuning and benchmarking
  • Expertise with Cloud-native development and Container Orchestration tools (Serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.) a significant plus.
  • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and experience working in Agile teams.
  • Exposure to Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, either on-premises or public cloud (i.e., Tekton, Harness, Jenkins, etc.)
  • Demonstrable expertise in financial services considered a plus.
  • Self-starter with the ability to drive projects independently and deliver results in a fast paced environment

What we’ll provide you

By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

  • 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
  • A discretional annual performance related bonus
  • Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pension Plan
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
  • Access to an array of learning and development resources

Visit ourGlobal Benefitspage to learn more.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.

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Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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