Lead Data Engineer

DescriptionNote: This position will follow our hybrid work model, we expect the selected candidate to be in the office 8 days per month at the St. Petersburg, FL Corporate Office location.Job Summary:The Lead Data Engineer works as part of the Enterprise Data Team and will be responsible for developing Data Integration solutions in support of a critical data platform. The Lead Data Engineer plays a key role in the journey of Raymond James to develop a leading Wealth Management Platform. This position will have extensive contact with multiple application development teams and other shared services teams.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for developing highly optimized low latency Data Integration solutions.

Responsible for writing code which conforms to standards and best practices and is highly efficient.

Responsible for understanding deeply the end to end data requirements, application and service requirements and designing end to end data solutions.

Work with other Data Engineers, Development and Production DBA’s as part of database design and development.

Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

QualificationsKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Knowledge of:

Experience with Oracle Data Integrator or Informatica is a plus.

Experience with AWS services such as DMS, AirFlow, RedShift, Glue, EMR and S3 is a plus.

Experience with Confluent Kafka, Terraform, Spark and Python programming is a plus

Understanding of Master Data Management (MDM) principles is a plus.

Financial Services Industry knowledge is a plus.

Skill in:

Must have relevant experience in various database platforms, ETL solutions/products, ETL architecture.

Expert level experience with Oracle or RedShift (or similar DB platforms), ETL architecture and development.

Expert level experience in Performance Optimization of ETL and Database (Oracle – SQL, PLSQL or similar)

Expert level experience with efficient Data Integration patterns/technologies.

Experience in building low latency Data Integration solutions.

Ability to:

Identify and understand issues, problems and opportunities; compare data from different sources to draw conclusions.

Clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

Use effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; recommend or take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences.

Demonstrate a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; remains current with developments and trends in areas of expertise.

Develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.

Make internal and external clients and their needs a primary focus of actions; develop and sustain productive client relationships.

Occasionally work a non-standard shift including nights and/or weekends and/or have on-call responsibilities.

Education/Previous Experience:

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS or related degree and five (5) years of relevant development or engineering experience or combination of education, training and experience.

Licenses/Certifications:

None required.

Job: TechnologyPrimary Location: US-FL-St. Petersburg-Saint PetersburgOther Locations: US-FL-St. Petersburg-Saint PetersburgOrganization TechnologySchedule Full-timeJob Shift Day JobTravel Yes, 5 % of the TimeReq ID: 2400619Raymond James Bank is an EOE/AA and VEVRAA Federal ContractorPriority will be given to protected veteransEOE Protected Veterans/Disability