Associate Vice President Data Engineer

GIC PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sovereign wealth fund in Singapore is seeking a Data Engineer to support enterprise investment data and analytics systems. The role involves engineering data solutions, contributing to technology value, and collaborating with investment professionals. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of relevant technology experience, strong SQL and Python skills, and a passion for building data infrastructure. We offer a flexible work environment and prioritize diverse perspectives.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in technology preferred in financial risk services or asset management.
• Experience in leading software development teams.
• Good engineering experience with SQL and relational databases like Postgres or Oracle.

Responsibilities

• Build and support enterprise investment data & analytics systems.
• Develop business solutions using strong analytical skills.
• Conduct peer code reviews and provide technical coaching.

Skills

SQL

Python

DBT

Java

C#

Docker

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Postgres

Oracle

Snowflake

GitHub

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 locations around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

Data Strategy Group

Data Strategy Group (DSG) harnesses and leverages on GIC’s most valuable asset – Data, to drive insights, results and solve real business challenges. We ingest, analyse, and combine data with context across all industries and asset classes to enable investment decisions and enhance investment process. Together, we strive to build a high-performance enterprise data infrastructure, create results-driven approach with data products and strive to be a data-driven organization.

Data Engineering

Data Engineering
You will help to engineer outstanding data solutions to deliver data services at scale. Using modern and innovative data technologies, the team enables GIC colleagues to securely, and seamlessly access data.

What impact can you make in this role?

You will be empowered to be at the top of your game by providing technical contributions to achieve data-driven outcomes to power critical investment data & analytics in GIC’s vision of being a tech-driven, global, long-term investment firm.

What will you do as a Data Engineer?

Be part of an ambitious team that provides investment data services for enterprise activities. You can make a difference in our forward-looking journey to shape our world of investments.

• Work in engineering teams to build and support enterprise investment data & analytics systems consumed by investment professionals and platforms across the firm.
• Develop business solutions using your strong analytical skills, and contribute to the team in delivering technology value directly to the business.
• Perform regular peer code reviews and provide technical coaching to junior team members, and sharing to raise the quality bar for engineering talent.
• Be actively involved in software delivery for fast-moving agile projects with modern DevSecOps practices (e.g. Github, Jfrog, Jira) and data technologies (e.g. Python, Snowflake/Databricks, DBT, Airflow).
• Push for greater automation and automated testing to improve productivity and reduce operational risks.
• Become an excellent team player with a collaborative mind-set, you will work directly with investment and technology professionals at different levels.

What makes you a successful candidate?

Join us if you have a passion for data and want to be part of a team in building and developing GIC’s data foundation and infrastructure.

• 4 or more years of relevant technology experience preferably in financial risk services or asset management industries, and experience in leading software development teams
• Good engineering experience & practices in the following: SQL, and/or relational database – Postgres, Oracle, Snowflake
• Python/Pandas/DBT/PySpark
• Java / C# (.NET Core), and/or similar OOP frameworks
• Unix, Shell scripting (Optional) Docker / Kubernetes / Github workflow, and/or other devops capabilities (Optional)
• AWS services such as Glue/Batch, S3, SQS, SNS, EKS (Optional)
• Federated query tools such as Denodo, Presto/Trino, Starburst
• Willingness to learn with attention to detail, demonstrating a strong passion in technology and/or finance
• Fair presentation skills, and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Good engagement with software engineers and guide hands-on development
• Ability to collaborate with cross-departmental business and technical partners to contribute in the delivery of business outcomes
• Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related discipline is advantageous

Work at the Point of Impact

We need to be forward-looking to attract the right people to help us become the Leading Global Long-term Investor. Join our ambitious, agile, and diverse teams - be empowered to push boundaries and pursue innovative ideas, share your views, and be heard. Be anchored on our PRIME Values: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence, which guides us in how we make our day-to-day decisions. We strive to inspire. To make an impact.

Flexibility at GIC

At GIC, our offices are vibrant hubs for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection. At the same time, we believe that flexibility allows us to do our best work and be our best selves. Thus, our teams come into the office four days per week to harness the benefits of in-person collaboration, but have the flexibility to choose which days they work from home and adjust this arrangement as situational needs arise.

We are an equal opportunity employer

GIC is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 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 email [e-mail] at any point of the application or interview process if adjustments need to be made due to a disability.