Senior Data Engineer

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE); Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. seeks a Senior Data Engineer to lead the Enterprise Architecture data platform effort. You will design and implement scalable, self-service data pipelines with emphasis on data quality and governance, collaborating with stakeholders to support ML/AI workflows.

The role focuses on on-prem data orchestration, performance tuning, and cross-functional leadership to build mission-critical data capabilities across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in CS, CE, DS or related field.
• 5+ years of data engineering experience.
• 2+ years on enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Deep expertise with orchestration, performance tuning and operations.
• Strong data transformation and testing experience.
• Experience with stream processing frameworks.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python for pipelines.
• Familiarity with containerized deployments.
• Experience implementing data quality frameworks and CI/CD.
• Ability to collaborate with data scientists and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain on-premises data orchestration platform using best-in-breed open source tools.
• Create self-service capabilities for teams to build and deploy data pipelines.
• Implement robust data quality testing frameworks to ensure data integrity.
• Establish data engineering best practices, including version control, CI/CD, and automated testing.
• Collaborate with ML/AI teams to build scalable feature engineering pipelines for batch and real-time processing.
• Develop reusable patterns for common data integration scenarios across the org.
• Work with infrastructure teams to optimize Kubernetes-based data platform for performance and reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers and advocate for engineering excellence in data practices.

Skills

Workflow orchestration

Performance optimization

Operational management

Data transformation

Testing frameworks

Deployment strategies

Stream processing

SQL

Python

Containerization

Data quality

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/DS

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Overview

Job Purpose

We're seeking a talented Senior Data Engineer to join our Enterprise Architecture team in a cross-cutting role that will help define and implement our next-generation data platform. In this pivotal position, you'll lead the design and implementation of scalable, self-service data pipelines with a strong emphasis on data quality and governance. This is an opportunity to shape our data engineering practice from the ground up, working directly with key stakeholders to build mission-critical ML and AI data workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain our on-premises data orchestration platform using the best-in-breed open source tools

• Create self-service capabilities that empower teams across the organization to build and deploy data pipelines without extensive engineering support

• Implement robust data quality testing frameworks that ensure data integrity throughout the entire data lifecycle

• Establish data engineering best practices, including version control, CI/CD for data pipelines, and automated testing

• Collaborate with ML/AI teams to build scalable feature engineering pipelines that support both batch and real-time data processing

• Develop reusable patterns for common data integration scenarios that can be leveraged across the organization

• Work closely with infrastructure teams to optimize our Kubernetes-based data platform for performance and reliability

• Mentor junior engineers and advocate for engineering excellence in data practices

Knowledge and Experience

• At least a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related disciplines.

• 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering, with at least 2 years working on enterprise-scale data platforms

• Deep expertise with orchestrating workflows, performance optimization, and operational management

• Strong understanding of data transformation techniques, including experience with testing frameworks and deployment strategies

• Experience with stream processing frameworks and technologies

• Proficiency with SQL and Python for data transformation and pipeline development

• Familiarity with containerized application deployment

• Experience implementing data quality frameworks and automated testing for data pipelines

• Ability to work cross-functionally with data scientists, ML engineers, and business stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with self-hosted data orchestration platforms (rather than managed services)

• Background in implementing data contracts or schema governance

• Knowledge of ML/AI data pipeline requirements and feature engineering

• Experience with real-time data processing and streaming architectures

• Familiarity with data modeling and warehouse design principles

• Prior experience in a technical leadership role

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.