Lead Data Engineer

Nutmeg Saving and Investment Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in Glasgow is seeking a motivated Lead Data Engineer to drive platform modernization efforts. You will lead a diverse team and work closely with business stakeholders to enhance data strategies. The ideal candidate will have advanced experience in data engineering, software development, and Agile practices. This position offers a dynamic environment and the opportunity to shape innovative financial solutions.

Qualifications

• Proficient advanced experience in data engineering concepts.
• Experience with database technologies such as Oracle and SQL Server.
• Experience in Agile development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the platform modernization data engineering technology team.
• Drive program roadmap with business and technology product owner.
• Manage technical architecture and design of the application.

Skills

Database technologies

Software development

Agile methodologies

Cloud technologies

Data formats (JSON, XML)

Education

Formal training or certification in data engineering

Tools

Core Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

AWS Lambda

GIT

Job description

There’s nothing more exciting than being at the center of a rapidly growing field in technology and applying your skillsets to drive innovation and modernize the world's most complex and mission-critical systems.

As a Lead Data Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the International Private Bank Technology team, you will lead the Platform modernization data engineering technology team in Glasgow. You will be part of a diverse global team supporting our underlying business and partnering with other technology teams to modernize the platform. This role provides an opportunity to promote data strategy for static and reference data as well as work on the modernization effort, ensuring consistency and synergy across the global platform.

The International Private Bank (IPB) Technology team is looking to hire a highly motivated individual to Lead the Platform modernization data engineering technology team in Glasgow. You will be part of a diverse global team supporting our underlying business and partnering with other technology teams to modernize the platform. The PMOD platform is a suite of applications (both in-house and Vendor owned) providing client account & portfolio management capabilities and is the IPB system of record for Client positions. The individual will be tasked with driving data strategy for static and reference data as well as working on the modernization effort.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with business and technology product owner on Product backlog prioritization
• Work with business and technology product owner to drive program roadmap
• Own overall application technical architecture and design
• Individual development contribution across some or all the various components of the system, including web front-end, back-end services and DB
• Manage and oversee the contributions of team members
• Face off to and manage business and technology stakeholders across the organization, including front-office business, product owners, other technology teams and technology/business management.
• Follow and promote Agile practices like Scrum and TDD/BDD
• Ensure consistency with and synergy across the global platform by collaborating regularly with peers across the global team.
• Active involvement in supporting the platform across all environments, including production in a Devops model
• Own end to end delivery of the product and work with management to manage/mitigate any risk

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on data engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Software development experience using Database technologies and middleware technologies, including but not limited to: Core Java, Spring or Spring Boot, Junit, Mockito
• Experience in application architecture and design
• Experience with one or more database technologies, e.g. Oracle, SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
• Experience in building REST APIs, AWS Lambda functions
• Knowledge of test-driven development and testing frameworks
• Knowledge of one or more cloud technologies like Cloud foundry, AWS
• Knowledge of one or more messaging technologies, e.g. Kafka, IBM MQ
• Knowledge of data formats like JSON, XML
• Experience in Agile development methodologies
• Experience in version control tools like GIT

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience in Wealth Management domain
• Knowledge on container technologies like Kubernetes, Docker
• Knowledge on building Micro services
• Experience with distributed caches like GemFire, ehCache, Hazelcast
• Knowledge on monitoring tools like Splunk, Dynatrace