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Senior Lead - Data Engineering

Senior Lead - Data Engineering at Northern Trust in Austin (hybrid), with a focus on SQL, Python, AWS, and data pipelines (Kafka, Airflow, Snowflake). The salary ranges from $125,000 to $187,500 per year.

Job Details

  • Job Title: Senior Lead - Data Engineering
  • Location: Austin, United States
  • Work Arrangement: Full-time, Hybrid (Prefer to work in the office 4 days a week) (2 days a week in the office)
  • Salary: $125,000 to $187,500
  • Start Date: 20 days or more's notice required before the start date

Requirements

  • Expert knowledge of SQL, DevOps, Python, and best practices—including test-case automation (both UI and API)—would be preferred
  • Demonstrate an understanding of data architectures and data warehouse design. This may include managing data pipelines, building data projects, and maintaining data pipelines.
  • Data Modeling for Metadata Management
  • Analytical skills, the ability to work comfortably with data, and the ability to derive business insights
  • Work effectively and independently on data engineering for all types of data, whether semi-structured or unstructured
  • On the agile front: writing user stories and creating demos
  • Work as part of a cross-functional and multidisciplinary team on complex projects
  • Customer-driven and with a close and direct connection to the product
  • Solid experience with Python, SQL, and AWS

Experience and Skills

  • Education: Master of Science in Computer Science, with a related major
  • 12+ years of total experience and 10+ years of direct experience
  • Expert knowledge of:
    • Kafka - Airflow
    • KFTL
    • Python
    • Snowflake
    • MLO
  • Start date (first day) to be determined after the interview
  • Experience with 20:
    • Data Pipelines (ELT & ETL)
  • Access to local services
  • Experience with one or more of the following: data science or machine
  • Python
  • Pynamo-db
  • EBS
  • confidence in reviewing others' code
  • Familiarity with the three broad operational areas and an understanding of the interconnections (Portfolio Management, Depository Services, and Trust) in a work setting
  • Ability to contribute to cross-functional teams, partnerships, and projects, especially those involving the internal tooling environment
  • Demonstrated business excellence: an understanding of the broader financial industry and the global context in which Northern Trust operates
  • Ability to manage the various stages of the product, from conceptualization and design to release
  • Leverage a network that embodies the value and spirit of Northern Trust's core values at every touchpoint
  • A demonstrated passion for learning

Competencies

  • Ability: to develop well-established career and problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage cross-functional activities as described
  • Understanding the global financial technology landscape through the use of the latest technologies
  • Ability to improve the workflow and processes of data engineering
  • Have the ability to adapt to evolving trends and markets in the data sector
  • Collaborating and documenting the value and spirit of the Northern Trust core values in day-to-day work with a team of peers and colleagues
  • A team-oriented approach and the ability to influence and lead in order to achieve a result as a team
  • Demonstrates an understanding of industry best practices, such as data engineering, and provides innovative recommendations
  • Working fluency varies. There is

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