About the Role:

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Job Description Summary

S&P Global Ratings’ data services group is a team of data and technology professionals who define and execute the strategic data roadmap. This team builds and manages a series of carefully curated enterprise data stores, data services, data analytics and BI products that are collectively used by global ratings business to create & publish world class credit ratings, high quality research, thought leadership and related content across more than 90 global economies.

This team has broad knowledge on Ratings organization’s data domains, technology stacks, architectural patterns and applies them to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing resulting in unified strategy and innovative ways to support our business goals.

The team follows a flexible hybrid working model with a mix of in-person days and virtual days.

Responsibilities and Impact:

As a Lead Data Engineer at Ratings division, you will be responsible for

• Being a hands-on problem solver and developer helping to extend and manage the data platforms.
• Design and development of enterprise systems, specializing in data loading, data pipelines, distribution, management & integration technologies.
• Partnering with other engineering teams and Product owners, including stakeholders in the Ratings organization to achieve business and technology goals.
• Provide inputs to technical leadership for data architecture, design, implementation of new features and iterations of core products.

Compensation/Benefits Information: (This section is only applicable to US candidates)

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $97,497 to $195,800. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.

In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here.

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or Information Technology
• 5+ years of Information Technology experience with data/application architecture & designs, software/enterprise integration design patterns, data modeling, database technologies
• Experience in microservices and API design and implementation, with service-oriented architectures, SOAP and RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience in developing scalable data pipeline using technologies like Kafka, Databricks, Spark and Scala applying ETL and ELT concepts.
• Deep Experience with Java/J2EE and two or more technologies from: C#, AWS, Spark, Python, Scala, Informatica, PL/SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Informatica, MongoDB, Angular/ReactJS, Databricks, Kubernetes
• Experience with Continuous integration and deployment tools like Jenkins and Azure DevOps
• Experience working in UNIX/Linux environment including shell scripting.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Quick learner who is highly motivated and willing to tackle new and established technologies while being able to work collaboratively as part of a team or independently.
• Experience in implementing data lake systems using cloud native technologies such as S3, Redshift, EMR, Hive, Presto, Spark. Strong understanding of cloud native architectures, design patterns and best practices. Container implementations using Docker, Kubernetes is a plus.
• Knowledgeable in technology and industry trends with ability to develop and present substantive technical solutions.
• Knowledge of Agile approaches to software development and able to put key Agile principles into practice to deliver solutions incrementally.
• Quality first mindset with a strong background and experience developing products for a global audience at scale.
• Excellent analytical thinking, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with strong ability to influence both IT and business partners.
• Financial services industry experience would be a plus.

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By br