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Citi · 21 hours ago

Lead Data Engineer

Irving Texas United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$96K/yr - $145K/yr

5+ years exp

Citi is a global bank that provides various financial services, and they are seeking a Lead Data Engineer. The role involves leading data analytics initiatives, developing new techniques, and improving processes while mentoring new recruits and ensuring high-quality work across teams.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Applies in-depth disciplinary knowledge, contributing to the development of new techniques and the improvement of processes and work-flows

Coordinates and contribute to the objectives of data science initiatives and overall business through leveraging in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the sub-function

Assumes informal/formal leadership role through coaching and training of new recruits

Significantly influences decisions, work, and performance of all teams through advice, counsel and/or facilitating services to others in the business

Conducts strategic data analysis, identifies insights and implications and make strategic recommendations, develops data displays that clearly communicate complex analysis

Mines and analyzes data from various banking platforms to drive optimization and improve data quality

Delivers analytics initiatives to address business problems with the ability to identify data required, assess time & effort required and establish a project plan

Consults with business clients to identify system functional specifications. Applies comprehensive understanding of how multiple areas collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business goals

Consults with users and clients to solve complex system issues/problems through in-depth evaluation of business processes, systems and industry standards; recommends solutions

Leads system change process from requirements through implementation; provides user and operational support of application to business users

Formulate and define systems scope and objectives for complex projects through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business systems and industry standards

Impacts the business directly by ensuring the quality of work provided by self and others; impacts own team and closely related work teams

Considers the business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment; identifies and communicates risks and impacts

Drives communication between business leaders and IT; exhibits sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills to exchange complex information

Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency

Qualification

ETLApache SparkBig DataData WarehousingData ModelingPythonJavaScalaDevOpsData QualityContainerizationFile FormatsJob Scheduler

Required

ETL: 5+ years of Hands on experiencing in building data pipelines using Apache Spark

Big Data: Hands on experience of working on 'Big Data' platforms such as Hadoop, Hive or Snowflake for data storage and processing

Data Warehousing & Database Management: Understanding of Data Warehousing concepts, Relational (Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB) database design

Data Modeling & Design: Good exposure to data modeling techniques; design, optimization and maintenance of data models and data structures

Languages: Proficient in one or more programming languages commonly used in data engineering such as Python, Java or Scala

DevOps: Exposure to concepts and enablers - CI/CD platforms, version control, automated quality control management

Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience

Preferred

Data Quality & Controls: Exposure to data validation, cleansing, enrichment and data controls

Containerization: Understanding of containerization platforms like Docker, Kubernetes

File Formats: Exposure in working on Event/File/Table Formats such as Avro, Parquet, Iceberg

Others: Basics of Job scheduler like Autosys. Basics of Entitlement management

Certification on any of the above topics would be an advantage

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Life, accident, and disability insurance

Wellness programs

Paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

Company

Citi

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Citi's mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Founded in 1812

San Antonio, Texas, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.citi.com

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