Data Engineering Lead

Data Engineering Lead

About the TeamJoin the Data Marketplace Tech team within the CSO organization—a highly visible group responsible for designing, building, and scaling solutions that free up data and empower business decisions across Fitch. The team collaborates closely with stakeholders across the organization to deliver next-generation data capabilities with a focus on faster time to market, data engineering, robust data controls, innovation, and leveraging AI/ML for data solutions.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy robust data to support evolving business needs.
• Lead hands-on coding and testing for data engineering and data initiatives, ensuring quality and reliability in all deliverables.
• Perform complex SQL queries and data analyses to directly support critical business decisions.
• Design, implement, and test APIs and data solutions using Python and related technologies.
• Estimate project efforts, coordinate and prioritize multiple projects, and mentor contractors and junior team members.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align data solutions with broader business goals and present project status and technical insights to stakeholders and senior management.
• Collaborate closely with AI/ML teams to align data engineering practices with leading-edge AI use cases for data.

You May be a Good Fit if:

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• You bring 5-10 years of hands-on experience in the data space, with demonstrated expertise in financial services.
• You possess experience with Data Lake, Data Governance, Data Mesh, and Data Warehouses, and advanced proficiency in SQL for data analysis and testing.
• You have demonstrated experience programming in Python and possess expertise in APIs.
• You demonstrate proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, Agile methodologies, and project management tools such as Jira.
• Familiarity with AWS stack or equivalent.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Knowledge of Collibra Data Governance and Starburst Data Mesh is a plus.
• Awareness of data solutions supporting AI/ML workloads, including familiarity with MCP, knowledge graphs, vector databases, LLM-powered applications, intelligent assistants, semantic search, GPT, Amazon Q, and Microsoft Copilot, is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with LLM/RAG, semantic search, and NLP applications is a plus.
• Strong project management and multitasking abilities, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, test-driven code.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, and the ability to mentor and upskill technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional, collaborative environments.

Why Choose Fitch: 

• Hybrid Work Environment: 2 to 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
• Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
• Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

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