Lead Data Platform Engineer

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Lead Data Platform Engineer to join their team in a senior-level leadership position. This role involves setting the technical vision for the next-generation data platform, mentoring a team, and guiding critical data initiatives using technologies like Kafka, MongoDB, and Couchbase. The ideal candidate is a subject matter expert with a passion for real-time data, modern architecture, and hands-on leadership.

Benefits

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in application development and systems analysis.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.
• Recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) in modern data engineering.
• Passion for real-time data movement and data storage/access at rest.
• Extensive, daily, hands-on experience with Kafka, MongoDB, and Couchbase.
• Comprehensive understanding of how different areas of a business integrate to achieve strategic goals.
• Proven ability to adjust priorities quickly and thrive in a dynamic, data-centric environment.
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Capable of articulating a technical vision to both engineers and stakeholders.
• Extensive experience in system analysis and programming of software applications.
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, etc.).
• Master’s degree in a technical field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with management to define and integrate system enhancements, ensuring the data platform meets business goals and powers new data-driven products.
• Lead the design and delivery of complex data systems, providing expert evaluation of business processes, system architecture, and industry standards.
• Serve as the expert for the data platform, ensuring designs adhere to the overall architecture blueprint.
• Lead the building of high-throughput, resilient data pipelines using Kafka.
• Leverage advanced knowledge of system flow and data patterns to establish best practices for coding, testing, and implementation of data services.
• Act as the authority on storing and accessing data at rest using NoSQL databases like MongoDB and Couchbase.
• Act as a dedicated advisor and coach to mid-level developers and analysts, guiding their work and fostering growth.
• Provide deep, interpretive analysis to define complex data challenges and develop innovative solutions.
• Resolve high-impact problems through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards.
• Provide expertise in applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint.
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals.
• Assess risk when making business decisions, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets.
• Drive compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, and applying sound ethical judgment.
• Escalate, manage, and report control issues with transparency.

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