KDB Data Engineer

Barclays UK; New York (NY); On-site; USD 134,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative firm as a Senior KDB Data Engineer and embark on a transformative journey to redefine banking. In this role, you'll modernize and standardize the KDB stack while interacting with senior stakeholders. You'll tackle exciting projects involving containerization and cloud-native products, ensuring data accuracy and security through robust data pipelines and architectures. This position offers an opportunity to influence decision-making and lead a team in a dynamic environment. If you have a passion for data engineering and thrive in collaborative settings, this role is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Experience with KDB+ programming on Linux is essential.
• Strong background in electronic trading systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data architectures for processing and analyzing data.
• Collaborate with data scientists to deploy machine learning models.

Skills

Q/Kdb+ programming skills

Development in front office systems

Agile and SDLC processes

Maven

Java

Git

Team City

Jira

Confluence

Education

Numerate degree (e.g., computer science, maths, physics, engineering)

Job description

Embark on a transformative journey as a Senior KDB Data Engineer. At Barclays, our vision is clear - to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. We look to modernize, simplify, and standardize our KDB stack. KDB+ is a key part of the Data Strategy, and this team is therefore interacting with senior stakeholders on a day-to-day basis. The estate is one of the largest across the street and you will get key insights on the design patterns being used. The challenge and opportunity areas, as we move to the world of containerization and cloud native products. Exploring Pykx, Data bricks, Snowflake integration with KX are some of the exciting projects in the pipeline.

To be successful as a Senior KDB Data Engineer you should have experience with:

1. Q/Kdb+ programming skills on Linux
2. Development experience in front office and electronic trading systems
3. Considerable knowledge of agile and SDLC processes
4. Experience with Maven, Java, Git, Team City, Jira, and Confluence

Some other highly valued skills may include:

1. Considerable academic record with a numerate degree of 2:1 or higher- e.g., computer science, maths, physics, engineering
2. Full life-cycle development on at least 1 large commercial system, with ideal candidate focusing on significant development of large distributed Kdb+ systems

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This location is in New York.

Minimum Salary: $134,000

Maximum Salary: $175,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

To build and maintain the systems that collect, store, process, and analyse data, such as data pipelines, data warehouses and data lakes to ensure that all data is accurate, accessible, and secure.

Accountabilities

1. Build and maintenance of data architectures pipelines that enable the transfer and processing of durable, complete and consistent data.
2. Design and implementation of data warehouses and data lakes that manage the appropriate data volumes and velocity and adhere to the required security measures.
3. Development of processing and analysis algorithms fit for the intended data complexity and volumes.
4. Collaboration with data scientists to build and deploy machine learning models.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

1. To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
2. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
3. If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
4. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identifying the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
5. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
6. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
7. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
8. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
9. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
10. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practices (in other areas, teams, companies, etc.) to solve problems creatively and effectively.
11. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
12. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.