Senior Data Engineer

About the role: A Senior Data Engineers role involves the development of new applications for major projects to drive significant revenue and cost savings for Dun and Bradstreet. Senior Data Engineers are expected to delve into new, cutting-edge technologies to explore new markets and opportunities. Senior data engineers are expected to react quickly to high-tech marketplace needs, rapidly developing and deploying new products in an agile work environment to best meet and exceed the expectations of our clients and potential prospects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create applications in Python, Go, or other appropriate language with a focus on performance.
• Help design and implement functional requirements.
• Take ownership of existing applications for further development/improvements.
• Identify areas of improvements in applications/process and research potential solutions.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and the engineering team to develop and deliver advanced software solutions to ensure business continuity.
• Coordinate the delivery of assigned activities with other departments whilst providing highly responsive and comprehensive technical support as needed to the other teams and leadership.
• Lead the offshore engineering team, providing technical guidance and fostering innovation.
• Mentor junior engineers introduce and train them in best practices and work with them to make their development output more effective and performant.
• As part of the team, participate in code review and test other members code changes.
• Perform analysis on large data sets to make and implement recommendations for maximizing customer experience.
• Work as a member of one or more agile teams, using lean principles and SCRUM methodology.

Key Skills:

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field).
• Experience with Python or Go for application development (7-10 years).
• Experience with SQL for data analysis and querying (7-10 years).
• Proficiency in version control systems, particularly Git.
• Ability to work independently to deliver critical projects on time.
• Ability to work closely with others to solve problems.
• Experience with hosted environments, AWS, GCP, or other cloud service providers preferred.