Big Data Lead (Data Domain Lead) – SVP – New York (Hybrid)
CitiAbout the role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Big Data Lead to join our team in order to deliver on major business priorities within the Client Financial Platform. As a Big Data Lead, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining our big data applications and pipelines. You will lead a team of talented engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship while ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality solutions. This role requires a deep understanding of big data technologies, strong leadership skills, and a passion for data-driven decision-making.
Responsibilities:
- Leadership and Mentorship: Lead and mentor a team of big data engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment. Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and support for professional development.
- Architecture and Design: Design and implement scalable and robust big data architectures and pipelines to handle large volumes of data from various sources.
- Technology Selection and Implementation: Evaluate and select appropriate big data technologies and tools based on project requirements and industry best practices. Implement and integrate these technologies into our existing infrastructure.
- Data Processing and Analysis: Develop and optimize data processing and analysis workflows using technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, Hive, and other relevant tools.
- Data Quality and Governance: Implement data quality checks and ensure adherence to data governance policies and procedures.
- Performance Tuning and Optimization: Continuously monitor and optimize the performance of big data systems and pipelines to ensure efficient data processing and retrieval.
- Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, business analysts, and product managers, to understand their data needs and deliver impactful solutions.
- Research and Development: Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in big data technologies and explore new tools and techniques to improve our data infrastructure.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience in leading and mentoring big data engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of big data concepts, architectures, and technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Kafka, NoSQL databases).
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Scala, or Python.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong presentation, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience with data warehousing and business intelligence tools.
- Experience with data visualization and reporting.
- Knowledge of cloud-based big data platforms (e.g., AWS EMR, Azure HDInsight, Google Cloud Dataproc).
- Certifications in relevant big data technologies.
Experience:
- 8+ years of experience
Education:
- Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field
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Job Family Group:
Technology------------------------------------------------------
Job Family:
Applications Development------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:
Full time------------------------------------------------------
Primary Location:
New York New York United States------------------------------------------------------
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$176,720.00 - $265,080.00
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off
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