Principal Systems Engineer, Regulatory Tech (Hybrid)

Ally-Financial; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off

401K matching

Health insurance

Relocation assistance

Signing bonus

Job summary

Ally Financial seeks a Principal – System Engineer to support Fed Reserve and SEC platforms, focusing on AxiomSL and Workiva administration, data integration, and regulatory reporting. You will partner with Business, Technology, and Risk teams to maintain platform stability and respond to rule updates.

The role requires expertise in regulatory technology, SQL validation, and AWS-based data workflows, with strong collaboration in Agile environments and documentation for SOX controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Experience with regulatory reporting platforms is required.
• Strong SQL and data validation skills are essential.
• Proficiency with Snowflake and PostgreSQL is expected.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and validate scheduled batch runs for regulatory submissions.
• Troubleshoot data pipeline failures in AWS-based ETL workflows.
• Implement configuration changes for regulatory updates.
• Coordinate platform releases and patches with minimal disruption to reporting cycles.
• Maintain data lineage and runbooks to support audit requirements.

Skills

SQL

Snowflake

PostgreSQL

Regulatory reporting

AWS

ETL

Data lineage

DevSecOps

Jira/Confluence

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or related field

Tools

Nasdaq Axiom (AxiomSL)

Workiva SEC

Jira

Confluence

SQL tooling

Job description

Ally Financial seeks a Principal – System Engineer to support Fed Reserve and SEC platforms, focusing on AxiomSL and Workiva administration, data integration, and regulatory reporting. You will partner with Business, Technology, and Risk teams to maintain platform stability and respond to rule updates.

The role requires expertise in regulatory technology, SQL validation, and AWS-based data workflows, with strong collaboration in Agile environments and documentation for SOX controls.