Senior Data Engineer Banking/Financial

unisync systems pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

unisync systems pte. ltd. seeks a senior data engineering leader to drive large-scale data pipelines and platform modernization within banking environments. You will oversee data migration projects, ensure robust data delivery, and guide teams through regulatory data initiatives.

You will work with Python, PySpark, SQL, and Hadoop-based technologies to optimize ETL frameworks and support high-volume data workloads in financial services.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data engineering teams.
• Experience delivering regulatory or risk-data initiatives.
• Experience with Teradata-to-Hadoop/Data Lake migrations and legacy modernization.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement large-scale data pipelines and batch processing for enterprise data platforms.
• Lead migration projects and modernization efforts across Teradata, Hadoop, and Data Lake environments.
• Manage and optimize ETL platforms such as Talend, DataStage, or Informatica, including performance tuning.
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, troubleshooting, and delivery governance.
• Design data architectures, CI/CD pipelines, and orchestration workflows.

Skills

Data engineering leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory data

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Python

PySpark

SQL

Hadoop

Spark

Hive

Teradata

ETL tools

Job description

Job Summary

Lead the design and implementation of large-scale data engineering solutions within banking environments. Drive data platform modernization, migration, and regulatory initiatives while managing technical teams and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure robust, high-quality data delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement large-scale data pipelines, ETL frameworks, and batch processing solutions to support enterprise data platforms.
• Develop and optimize data integration processes using Python, PySpark, SQL, Hadoop HDFS, Spark, Hive, and Teradata technologies.
• Lead Teradata-to-Hadoop/Data Lake migration projects, legacy platform modernization, technology refresh, and application decommissioning efforts.
• Manage and optimize enterprise ETL platforms such as Talend, DataStage, or Informatica, including migration and performance tuning.
• Apply data modeling, profiling, quality assurance, lineage tracking, and transformation techniques on large structured and unstructured datasets.
• Provide technical leadership to large data engineering teams through solution design, code and design reviews, troubleshooting, delivery governance, and production support.
• Design data architecture frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and orchestration workflows using Autosys, Control-M, Jenkins, and Git.
• Oversee enterprise data migration, job optimization, capacity planning, and production/BAU support in high-volume banking environments.
• Deliver regulatory and risk-data initiatives aligned with AML, Fraud, MAS regulations, BCBS239, data quality, and critical data element lineage requirements.
• Manage stakeholder relationships with banking technology teams, business analysts, infrastructure, data management, and senior clients to ensure successful technical solution delivery.

Required competencies and certifications

• Hands-on expertise in Python, PySpark, SQL, Hadoop HDFS, Spark, Hive, and Teradata technologies.
• Experience with enterprise ETL platforms such as Talend, DataStage, or Informatica.
• Proven technical leadership of large data engineering teams.
• Experience in Teradata-to-Hadoop/Data Lake migration and legacy platform modernization.
• Experience delivering regulatory or risk-data initiatives including AML, Fraud, MAS regulatory requirements, BCBS239, and data quality.

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• Experience within Banking/Financial Services, especially Retail Banking, Cards, AML, Fraud, Regulatory Reporting, or Data Warehouse environments.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with cross-functional teams and senior client stakeholders.
• Experience designing CI/CD pipelines and orchestration using Autosys, Control-M, Jenkins, and Git.
• Experience with performance tuning, job optimization, capacity planning, and production/BAU support in high-volume banking environments.