Responsibilities of the Candidate:
- Develop and enhance data pipelines based on the business requirements in the Ab initio ETL tool by following the coding standards and procedures.
- Perform Unit/SIT/UAT testing and work with team members to debug and evaluate the business results and work towards production implementation by coordinating with the respective release teams.
- Work closely with Product Owners, Product Managers, Program Manager, Scrum Masters and Team Members in a Scaled Agile framework.
- Participate in the agile development process including backlog grooming, coding, code reviews, testing and deployment.
- Collaborate with data engineering team members to promote Synchrony values and culture.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (such as Engineering, Computer Science) with 2+ years of Information Technology experience or in lieu of degree 4+ years of Information Technology experience.
- Minimum 2+ years of financial services experience.
- Must have knowledge on building graphs, dml functions, pets, plans and the ability to write abstracted, reusable code components in Ab initio GDE.
- Must have knowledge in writing shell scripts, and complex SQL queries and be familiar with CI-CD tools such as CloudBees and Bitbucket.
- Must have basic understanding of EME and Metadata Hub and be proficient with databases such as Oracle and MySQL.
- Must have knowledge on the scheduling tools like StoneBranch, Control Center or any other similar scheduling tools.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships at all levels across IT and the business.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Experience working iteratively in a fast-paced agile environment.
- Demonstrated competency linking business strategy with IT technology initiatives.
- Proven track record of leading and executing on critical business initiatives on-time and within budget.
- Demonstrated ability to drive change and work effectively across business and geographical boundaries.
- Superior decision-making, client relationship, and vendor management skills.
