Improve data quality, pipeline performance, reliability, and maintainability.
Technical Skills (By Category)
Programming Languages
Essential: Python, PySpark, Spark, SQL, and Pandas.
Preferred: Scala or another data-processing language.
Databases and Data Management
Essential: Oracle, SQL and NoSQL databases, data marts, data warehousing, ETL, data validation, and query optimization.
Preferred: Data modeling, partitioning, indexing, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.
Cloud Technologies
Essential: Understanding of distributed data environments and production data platforms.
Preferred: Experience with cloud storage, compute, managed Spark services, and cloud data warehouses.
Frameworks and Libraries
Essential: PySpark, Apache Spark, Pandas, Hadoop, Hive, MapReduce, and Jupyter Notebook.
Preferred: Workflow orchestration, streaming, and data quality frameworks.
Development Tools and Methodologies
Essential: Git, CI/CD, Agile delivery, code reviews, automated testing, debugging, deployment, and production support.
Preferred: Infrastructure as code, monitoring, alerting, and automated release management.
Security Protocols
Essential: Secure handling of data, access controls, secrets management, encryption, and data privacy practices.
Preferred: Experience with audit controls and regulated data
environments.
Experience Requirements
5+ years of experience in data engineering or software development.
Proven experience developing ETL pipelines, data marts, and large-scale data processing solutions.
Experience with Python, PySpark, Spark, SQL, Oracle, Hadoop, and Hive.
Experience supporting the complete SDLC, including UAT, deployment, bug fixes, and production support.
Banking or financial services experience is preferred.
Equivalent experience in data development, analytics engineering, platform engineering, or production data support may be considered.
Day-to-Day Activities
Develop and enhance Python and PySpark data pipelines.
Build data marts and optimize transformations and SQL queries.
Investigate data quality issues and pipeline failures.
Review logs, job results, database records, and performance metrics.
Create unit, integration, and data validation tests.
Support UAT, deployments, releases, and production incidents.
Participate in planning, requirements discussions, code reviews, defect triage, and retrospectives.
Document data flows, technical decisions, support procedures, and known issues.
Recommend improvements to pipeline design, performance, testing, and reliability.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Certifications in data engineering, cloud, database, or big-data technologies are preferred.
Complete Synechron training on security, data protection, SDLC, and operational procedures.
Maintain current knowledge of Python, Spark, data architecture, cloud platforms, data quality, and engineering practices.
Professional Competencies
Structured problem-solving and data investigation.
Ability to analyze complex data issues and identify root causes.
Clear communication with technical and business stakeholders.
Effective collaboration across development, QA, product, and operations teams.
Ability to prioritize development, support, and production issues.
Commitment to quality, documentation, testing, and maintainable code.
Willingness to learn new data technologies and improve existing processes.
SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.
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