Principal Data Engineer

As a Principal Data Engineer (Associate Director) at Fidelity in Bangalore, you will be an integral part of the ISS Data Platform Team. This team plays a crucial role in building and maintaining the platform that supports the ISS business operations. You will have the opportunity to lead a team of senior and junior developers, providing mentorship and guidance, while taking ownership of delivering a subsection of the wider data platform. Your role will involve designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and architectures to facilitate data ingestion, integration, and analytics. Collaboration will be a key aspect of your responsibilities as you work closely with enterprise architects, business analysts, and stakeholders to understand data requirements, validate designs, and communicate progress. Your innovative mindset will drive technical advancements within the department, focusing on enhancing code reusability, quality, and developer productivity. By challenging the status quo and incorporating the latest data engineering practices and techniques, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of the data platform. Your expertise in leveraging cloud-based data platforms, particularly Snowflake and Databricks, will be essential in creating an enterprise lake house. Additionally, your advanced proficiency in the AWS ecosystem and experience with core AWS data services like Lambda, EMR, and S3 will be highly valuable. Experience in designing event-based or streaming data architectures using Kafka, along with strong skills in Python and SQL, will be crucial for success in this role. Furthermore, your role will involve implementing data access controls to ensure data security and performance optimization in compliance with regulatory requirements. Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines for deploying infrastructure and pipelines, experience with RDBMS and NOSQL offerings, and familiarity with orchestration tools like Airflow will be beneficial. Your soft skills, including problem-solving, strategic communication, and project management, will be key in leading problem-solving efforts, engaging with stakeholders, and overseeing project lifecycles. By joining our team at Fidelity, you will not only receive a comprehensive benefits package but also support for your wellbeing and professional development. We are committed to creating a flexible work environment that prioritizes work-life balance and motivates you to contribute effectively to our team. To explore more about our work culture and opportunities for growth, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.,