Cloud Data Engineer

Mizuho Financial Group Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working program

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. invites an experienced Cloud Data Engineer to join its data platform ecosystem. You will coordinate across data product domain teams, guiding onboarding, platform setup, framework adoption, and engineering enablement to ensure delivery excellence.

You will drive governance, scalability, and the adoption of enterprise data standards, collaborating with stakeholders to enable secure, reliable data integration and consumption across the organization.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in data engineering, cloud data platforms, or enterprise data architecture.
• Experience leading enterprise platform enablement, onboarding programs, or cross‑team cloud data initiatives.
• Strong experience with governance, quality controls, and regulatory/compliance expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead Core Group enablement initiatives across data product domain teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise cloud standards.
• Coordinate with domain teams to support onboarding, platform adoption, and readiness for data engineering solutions.
• Drive platform setup, operating model alignment, and engineering practices across teams.
• Lead rollout of data engineering frameworks and reusable components across multiple teams.
• Align with cloud data warehouse strategy to ensure standardized data integration and consumption patterns.
• Coordinate across upstream data producers and downstream data consumers to ensure data availability and quality.
• Promote best practices in code quality, governance, and scalable development patterns.
• Partner with architects and delivery teams to adopt enterprise frameworks and curated data solutions.
• Guide strategic decisions on platform evolution and onboarding models for domain teams.

Skills

Python

PySpark

SQL

Databricks

Snowflake

Cloud data architectures

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Cloud Data Engineer

Join Mizuho as a Cloud Data Engineer. In this role, you will oversee coordination across data product domain teams, helping them establish delivery excellence through structured onboarding, platform setup, framework adoption, and engineering enablement. You will serve as a strategic bridge between the Core Group and domain teams to drive consistency, scalability, governance, and effective execution across the data platform ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee Core Group enablement initiatives across data product domain teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise cloud data standards and delivery expectations.
• Coordinate with domain teams to support team onboarding, platform adoption, and implementation readiness for enterprise data engineering solutions.
• Drive platform setup and operating model alignment, ensuring teams are equipped with the required environments, standards, and engineering practices.
• Lead rollout and adoption of data engineering frameworks, reusable components, and delivery standards across multiple teams.
• Align closely with cloud data warehouse strategy and implementation, ensuring standardized and scalable data integration, transformation, and consumption patterns.
• Drive producer and consumer alignment by coordinating across upstream (data producers) and downstream (data consumers) teams to ensure consistent data availability, usability, and quality within the data warehouse ecosystem.
• Promote engineering best practices across teams, including code quality, testing, governance, auditability, and scalable development patterns.
• Partner with stakeholders, architects, and delivery teams to ensure successful adoption of cloud data platforms, enterprise frameworks, and curated data solutions.
• Guide strategic decisions related to platform evolution, framework improvements, and scalable onboarding models for domain teams.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement, reusable architecture, and operational excellence across the Core Group ecosystem.

Required Qualifications

• At least 12+ years of experience in data engineering, cloud data platforms, Data warehouse or enterprise data architecture.
• Proven experience leading enterprise platform enablement, onboarding programs, or cross‑team cloud data initiatives.
• Strong expertise in Python, PySpark, SQL, Databricks, Snowflake, and cloud‑based data architectures.
• Experience building or governing scalable data frameworks, curated data layers, and enterprise engineering standards.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to coordinate across multiple business and technology teams.
• Experience with data governance, quality controls, and regulatory or enterprise compliance expectations.

Core Competencies

• Core Group Leadership & Enablement
• Platform Onboarding & Adoption
• Cloud Data Architecture & Engineering Standards
• Cross‑Functional Coordination & Stakeholder Management
• Data Quality, Compliance & Scalable Execution

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in large‑scale cloud data transformation or platform modernization initiatives. Experience in financial services, banking, or regulated data environments. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Salary and Benefits

The expected base salary ranges from $160k-$200k. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

Other Requirements

Mizuho has a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, as well as local laws and regulatory obligations. Roles in some departments have greater in‑office requirements that will be communicated to you as part of the recruitment process.

EEO Statement

We are an EEO/AA Employer - M/F/Disability/Veteran. We participate in the E‑Verify program. We maintain a drug‑free workplace and reserve the right to require pre‑ and post‑hire drug testing as permitted by applicable law.