Application Engineer (Data Engineer)

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With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

As an Engineer on Business Technology Finance Management Reporting Team, you will provide technical (design & development) leadership to support applications that build data pipelines for transforming, aggregating, and loading financial data into warehouse to facilitate downstream reporting for Finance.  You will be involved in developing ETL (Extract/Transform/Lead) applications and developing and maintaining data driven solutions with current and next generation technologies to meet evolving business needs.  This position requires excellent communication skills for understanding business vision and the ability to translate the vision into technical artifacts.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and implement data-driven solutions to meet business requirements.
• Creates and enhances data solutions that enable seamless integration and flow of data across the data ecosystem.
• Designs and develops data ingestion frameworks, leveraging open-source tools and data-processing frameworks.
• Identifies improvement opportunities and recommends possible technical solutions.
• Provides subject matter expertise in the analysis, preparation of specifications and plans for the development of data processes.
• Ensure proper data governance policies are followed by implementing or validating Data Lineage, Quality checks, classification, etc.
• Optimize the performance of ETL processes and scripts by working with other technical staff as needed.
• Provide business analysis and develop ETL code and scripting to meet all technical specifications and business requirements according to the established designs.
• Develop data driven solutions utilizing current and next generation technologies to meet evolving business needs.
• Ability to quickly identify an opportunity and recommend possible technical solutions.
• Custom Data pipeline development (Cloud and locally hosted)

Minimum Qualifications. At a minimum, here’s what we need from you: 

• Bachelors – Computer Science or Related 
• 3+ Years – Information Technology, (Software) Engineering, or related 
• Internal applicants only: technical proficiency rating of competent on the Dreyfus engineering scale 

Desired Qualifications. Bonus points if you have:

• Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) based solutions such as Lambda, Dynamo dB, Snowflake and S3.
• Knowledge of Data Warehouse technology (Linux/Teradata/Ab Initio/Python/Spark/Snowflake/NoSQL)
• Experience in migrating ETL processes (not just data) from relational warehouse Databases to AWS based solutions.
• Knowledge and experience using query languages for relational databases.

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Jul-02-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $86,500.00 to $146,100.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off

• 401(k) Plan

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

• STD, Life, LTD and AD&D

• Recognition Program

• Education Assistance

• Commuter Benefits

• Family Support Programs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.