Senior Director- Data Engineer (Databricks/AWS)

Nasdaq Technology is looking for a passionate Senior Director Data Engineering, to join the Bangalore technology center in India. If Innovation and effectiveness drive you forward this is the place for you!

Nasdaq is continuously revolutionizing markets and undergoing transformations while we adopt new technologies to develop innovative solutions, constantly aiming to rewrite tomorrow. As a Senior Director You will be responsible for analysis, concentrates on understanding the business needs for data and information.

We are looking for candidates with a genuine desire and drive to deliver top technology solutions to today's markets

With this position we offer

Join the Global Technology organization, you will be primarily responsible for taking the defined business requirements and provides analytical, modelling, dimensional modeling and testing to provide best outcomes for design against these customer’s requirements.

Role Responsibilities -

As a Senior Director your focus will be to mentor others in developing the technology platform on Databricks and AWS cloud and provides options to leadership on which platforms make most sense.

• Chip in to the architecture and design of different platforms as the Nasdaq’s new technologies influences future platform choices.
• Is the technical lead on project teams defining needs.
• We develop data/information quality metrics, researches new technology and develops cases to support enterprise-wide business intelligence solution.
• Uses data modeling techniques and tools in analyzing and specifying data structures to be implemented within an application system.
• Defines logical views and works with the database administrators to build physical data structures.
• Aware of technological trends and competitive landscape and incorporates into crafting solutions.
• The data engineer translates business information needs into data structures that are adaptable, extensible and sustainable.
• Is the functional expert that mentors others in the team!

We expect you to have:

• At least 15-years of experience working in Data Warehouse/Data Lake technologies (Databricks, AWS, or related tools)
• Proven experience in data engineering, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Experienced knowledge of SQL, Python, Spark, and data modeling.

Consistent track record of building and maintaining data pipelines and data warehousing solutions. (Informatica, Data Factory, AWS Glue, etc).

Strong background in data governance and security.

Bachelor's/Master's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field.

It would be great-

• If you hold working experience in Terraform, CI/CD, Git
• Databricks certifications

Does it sound like you?

As the selection process is ongoing, please submit your application in English as soon as possible. We will get back to you in 2-3 weeks.

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Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.

Nasdaq is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information, and public company services. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 100 marketplaces in 50 countries. Nasdaq is home to over 4,000 total listings with a market value of approximately $12 trillion.

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Come as You Are

Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

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