Job Description

Responsibilities :
Markets Data team is building the next generation Data fabric to solve for Business, Analytics and growing regulatory needs. Vast amounts of data assets have been accumulated through the years. Data fabric built on emerging technologies will facilitate the data being inspected, cleansed, transformed for support decision-making

We are looking for a highly motivated, self-starter Senior Big Data Developer with a passion for data and with the ability to drive multiple projects on our Big Data Platform. This job involves being part of a dynamic team and contributing towards software development of Olympus components within the next generation Big Data Platform. The ideal candidate will have an eye for building and optimizing data systems and will work closely with our systems architects, data scientists, and analysts to help direct the flow of data within the pipeline and ensure consistency of data delivery and utilization across multiple projects.

Development Value:
Candidate has the opportunity to be a major contributor to the Citi Markets Data Strategy and contribute towards the goal of increasing revenue using key metrics for decision-making. The candidate will work with bright and innovative individuals both on the business and technology side and the successful candidate can make a significant difference to the business performance. The successful candidate will have an excellent opportunity to work with various businesses within CitiDigital area.

Key Responsibilities:

The Senior Big Data Developer will be working very closely with and managing the work of a team of data engineers working on our Big Data Platform. The tech lead will need below core skills:
Work closely with the Olympus core & product processor teams and drive the build out & implementation of the CitiDigital reporting using Olympus framework
Accountable for all phases of development process analysis, design, construction, testing and implementation in agile development lifecycles
Perform Unit Testing, System Testing for all applications developed / enhancements and ensure that all critical and high-severity bugs are addressed.
Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development
Align to Engineering Excellence Development principles and standards
Promote and increase our Development Productivity scores for coding
Fully adhere to and evangelize a full Continuous Integration and Continuous Deploy pipeline
Strong SQL skills to extract, analyze and reconcile huge data sets
Demonstrate ownership and initiative taking
Project will run in iteration lifecycles with agile practices, so experience of agile development and scrums is highly beneficial.

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience, Master's degree preferred
8-12 years experience in application / software development

Skills:
Prior work Experience in Capital/Regulatory Market or related industry
Experience with Big Data technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Scala)
Experience with Python and Shell scripting is a Must
Excellent analytical, problem solving, negotiating, influencing, facilitation, prioritization, decision-making and conflict resolution skills are required
Solid understanding of the Big Data architecture and the ability to trouble shoot development / Performance issues on Hadoop (Cloudera preferably)
Strong data analysis skills and the ability to slice and dice the data as needed for business reporting
Passionate, self-driven with can do attitude
Able to build practical solutions
Good Team player, who can work with onsite/Offshore model and deadline oriented
The candidate is expected to be dynamic, flexible with a high energy level as this is a demanding and rapidly changing environment.
Ability to work independently given general guidance
Education: Any Graduate
Industry: Banking

Skills Required