EDL Data Architect - (220001C8)
Posted on: 28 Mar 2022
New York, New York
Job Description
Position Overview:
We are looking for an accomplished Data Architect to design, architect, implement and support Jefferies Enterprise Data Lake (EDL) platform. The individual will be part of Enterprise Data Lake Center of Excellence team responsible for working with various IT program teams at Jefferies to on-board them on the EDL Platform, assist with design and architecture, provide technical guidance and trainings on key data lake concepts and layout the standards for firm-wide data lake adoption.
Basic Requirements:
Expertise in designing and building Data Platforms on AWS cloud from ground-up.
Knowledge of AWS Data services like Redshift, S3, Glue, Athena, EMR and RDS.
Ability to design data applications on AWS ensuring scalability, high availability, and cost governance.
Ability to present and communicate with Senior technology and business stakeholders with ease.
In-depth understanding of basic AWS concepts e.g., VPCs, Security Groups, IAM permissions.
Expertise in designing, building, and deploying Data Processing pipelines on AWS cloud.
Programming expertise in one of Python, Scala or Java.
Hands-on experience in creating data pipelines using Spark Dataframes or RDD APIs.
Knowledge of deploying spark applications on AWS EMR or Databricks platforms and performance tuning of Spark applications.
Exposure to Orchestration tools like Apache Airflow to schedule data pipelines.
Understanding of data lake and data warehousing concepts e.g., Dimensional Modeling, Star and Snowflake Schema, Data Catalog etc.
Understanding of Cloud native file formats e.g., Parquet, Avro, ORC etc.
Excellent knowledge of SQL including Joins, creating views and analytical functions.
Desired Skills:
Individual Certified in AWS is a plus.
Financial Services industry experience a plus.
Knowledge of enterprise Data products like Databricks and Snowflake is a plus.
Excellent communication skills across all levels; ability to communicate with ease the complex and technical concepts.
Qualifications
At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
New York, New York
Jefferies Financial Group Inc., a financial services company, engages in investment banking and capital markets, asset management, and direct investing businesses in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. the company also offers equities research, sales, and trading services; equity finance services comprising financing, securities lending, and other prime brokerage services; and wealth management services to high net worth individuals, their families and businesses, private equity and venture funds, and small institutions.
In addition, it provides fixed income sales and trading services for investment grade corporate bonds, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, leveraged loans, consumer loans, securities, markets debt, interest rate, and credit derivative products, as well as foreign exchange trade execution and securitization capabilities, as well as manages, invests in, and provides services to a group of alternative asset management platforms in investment strategies and asset classes.
The company was formerly known as Leucadia National Corporation and changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in May 2018. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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IndustryInvestments Management
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No. of Employees4,700
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