Data Engineer II - Python, Databricks & AWS

JPMorganChase; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Glasgow is looking for a PySpark/AWS Data Engineer III to advance their software engineering capabilities. The successful candidate will design cloud technology products, execute solutions, and contribute to agile teams. Responsibilities include developing production code, data analysis, and improving software applications. The ideal applicant will have over 3 years of experience with Python and data engineering technologies. This inclusive workplace values diverse talents to thrive in their mission.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in system design and application development.
• Proficient in coding in data engineering languages such as Python, PySpark.
• Experience with both relational and NoSQL databases.
• Solid understanding of software development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions and technical troubleshooting.
• Creates high-quality production code while maintaining algorithms.
• Gathers and analyzes data to improve software applications.
• Identifies problems in data to drive improvements.

Skills

Python

PySpark

Data Engineering

Agile methodologies

CI/CD

Tools

Databricks

AWS

EC2

S3

Job description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level. As a PySpark/AWS Data Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Payments Technology Regulatory Reporting team, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading cloud technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 3+ years hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficient in coding in one or more data engineering languages/platforms - Python / PySpark / Databricks or similarWorking experience with both relational and NoSQL databases
• Experience and proficiency across the data lifecycle
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Exposure to cloud technologies Databricks, AWS MSK, EC2, EKS, S3, RDS, Lambdas
• Exposure to payment domain streaming systems
• Exposure to payment regulatory reporting

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success.

We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.