Data Engineer

RHB Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RHB Banking Group is seeking a data engineering professional in Kuala Lumpur to design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and data products that support analytics, reporting, regulatory, and operations. You will build ingestion and transformation workflows across batch and near real-time environments, and ensure reliable data delivery.

The role emphasizes data quality, governance, and collaboration with business, Analytics Insights, and technology teams to translate requirements into

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and Data Products to support analytics, reporting, regulatory, and operational use cases.
• Build and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and integration workflows across batch and near real-time processing environments.
• Develop and maintain automated ETL/ELT processes, workflow orchestration, and scheduling mechanisms to ensure reliable data delivery.
• Design and implement data cleansing, standardization, enrichment, and transformation processes to produce trusted and consumption-ready datasets.
• Collaborate with business, Analytics Insights, and technology teams to translate business requirements into reusable Data Products and data solutions.
• Implement and maintain data quality controls, validation rules, reconciliation processes, and exception handling mechanisms.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines, perform root cause analysis, and support production incident resolution.
• Maintain technical metadata, source-to-target mappings, data lineage, and technical documentation.
• Ensure data solutions comply with enterprise data governance, security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Support system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), deployment, and production implementation activities.
• Identify and drive opportunities for automation, optimization, scalability, and continuous improvement across data engineering processes.
• Work closely with Platform Engineering teams to ensure data solutions are operationally stable, performant, and scalable.

Job description

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and Data Products to support analytics, reporting, regulatory, and operational use cases.
• Build and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and integration workflows across batch and near real-time processing environments.
• Develop and maintain automated ETL/ELT processes, workflow orchestration, and scheduling mechanisms to ensure reliable data delivery.
• Design and implement data cleansing, standardization, enrichment, and transformation processes to produce trusted and consumption-ready datasets.
• Collaborate with business, Analytics Insights, and technology teams to translate business requirements into reusable Data Products and data solutions.
• Implement and maintain data quality controls, validation rules, reconciliation processes, and exception handling mechanisms.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines, perform root cause analysis, and support production incident resolution.
• Maintain technical metadata, source-to-target mappings, data lineage, and technical documentation.
• Ensure data solutions comply with enterprise data governance, security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Support system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), deployment, and production implementation activities.
• Identify and drive opportunities for automation, optimization, scalability, and continuous improvement across data engineering processes.
• Work closely with Platform Engineering teams to ensure data solutions are operationally stable, performant, and scalable.

RHB Banking Group is a leading regional financial services provider headquartered and listed in Malaysia. Established in 1913, we offer comprehensive banking solutions across retail, business, corporate, and Islamic banking. With a strong presence in Malaysia and nine ASEAN countries, we are committed to delivering simple, fast, and seamless experiences. Guided by our brand promise, “Together We Progress,” we continue building a sustainable and inclusive future with our customers and stakeholders.

RHB Banking Group is a leading regional financial services provider headquartered and listed in Malaysia. Established in 1913, we offer comprehensive banking solutions across retail, business, corporate, and Islamic banking. With a strong presence in Malaysia and nine ASEAN countries, we are committed to delivering simple, fast, and seamless experiences. Guided by our brand promise, “Together We Progress,” we continue building a sustainable and inclusive future with our customers and stakeholders.