Lead Data Engineer: Cloud-First Finance Data Architect

EPAM Systems; Argentina; Remote; ARS 90,873,000 - 181,747,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off and sick leave

Upskilling and certification courses

LinkedIn Learning access

Global career opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

EPAM Employee Groups

Award-winning culture

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to join a high-performing agile team supporting a major investment management client. You will design, build, and maintain scalable data solutions across trading platforms, reporting, and operations, leveraging Snowflake and AWS.

You will mentor peers, drive CI/CD, and engage in agile ceremonies. The role requires 5+ years in data engineering, strong SQL/Python, and effective stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional Data Engineering experience.
• Strong SQL, Snowflake, and data warehousing knowledge.
• Hands-on AWS cloud experience.
• Proficient Python for ETL processing.
• Experience with GitHub or Bitbucket.
• CI/CD pipeline development experience.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methods.
• Strong communication and stakeholder skills.
• English at B2 level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data integration and data warehousing solutions.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, BAs, SMEs, and Engineers to refine requirements.
• Translate user stories into technical designs using cloud and data technologies.
• Develop and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines for financial data.
• Create and maintain SQL objects (views, procedures, functions).
• Set up data integration workflows across enterprise platforms.
• Contribute to architecture, design discussions, and implementation.
• Maintain data quality, performance, security, and governance.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and demos.
• Present completed solutions and business value to stakeholders.
• Support CI/CD and improve deployment processes.
• Mentor team members and promote engineering best practices.

Skills

SQL

Snowflake

Data Warehousing

AWS

Python

GitHub/Bitbucket

CI/CD

Agile

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering or equivalent

Tools

SQL analytics tooling

AWS services (S3, Lambda, Glue, Athena)

Snowflake

REST APIs

Git/GitHub

SnapLogic

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to join a high-performing agile team supporting a major investment management client. You will design, build, and maintain scalable data solutions across trading platforms, reporting, and operations, leveraging Snowflake and AWS.

You will mentor peers, drive CI/CD, and engage in agile ceremonies. The role requires 5+ years in data engineering, strong SQL/Python, and effective stakeholder communication.