Senior Data Specialist (Senior Web App & Data Engg)

We are seeking a skilled Senior Data Specialist (Senior Web App & Data Engg) to join our Financial Systems Tech Support - CAT IT Division Bangalore Team.

The preference for this role is to be based out of Bangalore PSN Office, KA-India.

What you will do:

• We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Lead to drive technical strategy and execution for modern, scalable web applications.
• This role combines hands-on development with leadership responsibilities, ensuring architectural integrity, security, and performance across the stack.
• The ideal candidate will lead technical initiatives, mentor team members, and collaborate with stakeholders to align technology solutions with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership & Architecture
  • Lead engineering teams by providing technical direction, architectural guidance, and design reviews.
  • Define and drive application and integration architecture aligned with scalability, security, and enterprise standards.
  • Act as the technical point of contact for complex solutions involving systems, tools, platforms, and AI-enabled components.
  • Support cloud adoption, modernization, and re-architecture initiatives.
• Development & Code Stabilization
  • Maintain strong involvement in development using Python and modern web application frameworks.
  • Design, develop, and maintain web applications, backend services, and integration components.
  • Own code stabilization efforts, including refactoring, performance tuning, and reduction of technical debt.
  • Perform deep debugging, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex engineering issues.
  • Apply optimization techniques to improve performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Integration, APIs & Security
  • Design and implement RESTful APIs and integration services across applications and platforms.
  • Implement and guide authentication and authorization mechanisms (token-based auth, OAuth, etc.).
  • Ensure reliable system-to-system integrations across internal tools, cloud services, and AI platforms.
  • Work closely with data and platform teams to ensure robust end-to-end flows.
• Cloud, DevOps & CI/CD
  • Architect, deploy, and manage applications on AWS, leveraging appropriate cloud services.
  • Drive cloud-native best practices, reliability, security, and cost optimization.
  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Git-based workflows and AWS CI/CD services.
  • Lead usage of Docker and container-based deployment strategies.
  • Apply DevOps practices, including automation, monitoring, logging, and deployment strategies.
• AI & Emerging Technologies
  • Evaluate and guide adoption of AI tools, GenAI capabilities, and emerging technologies.
  • Lead proof-of-concepts (PoCs) and technical assessments for new tools, frameworks, and platforms.
  • Provide recommendations on technology fit, scalability, and enterprise readiness.
• Team Leadership & Mentoring
  • Lead, mentor, and coach engineers to build strong technical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Conduct code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
  • Establish and enforce engineering standards, best practices, and quality guidelines.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.

What you will have:

• Strong hands-on experience with Python and backend development.
• Proven experience building and supporting web applications.
• Strong experience with AWS cloud services and cloud adoption strategies.
• Expertise in system integration, APIs, and distributed architectures.
• Solid knowledge of REST APIs, authentication, and authorization mechanisms.
• Strong understanding of databases (relational and/or NoSQL).
• Experience with Git, version control strategies, and CI/CD pipelines in AWS.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and containerized applications.
• Strong DevOps knowledge and experience implementing automation practices.
• Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and optimization skills.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor teams in enterprise environments.

Work Timings: 01:00 Noon - 10:00 PM IST

This position requires the employee to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in large-scale enterprise integrations or cloud modernization programs.
• Exposure to monitoring, observability, and reliability engineering practices.
• Knowledge of security best practices in cloud and web development.
• Agile/Scrum experience.
• Prior experience in leading technical projects or teams.
• Experience working with AI / GenAI tools and platforms.

Role Level:

• Senior / Technical Lead
• Hands-on Architect + Engineering Leader

Skill Descriptors:

• Value Realization: Knowledge of value realization methods; ability to plan, execute, monitor and manage business activities and resources to determine and achieve the actual value from a business initiative as estimated in an associated business case.
  • Level Basic Understanding
    • Describes the importance of value realization milestones for long-term projects.
    • Assists in measuring and attaining post-project implementation value.
    • Identifies process changes or business value integration in change initiative plans and activities.
    • Contributes to project team communication regarding the linkage of a change initiative to its associated business goals and case.
• Communicating Complex Concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.
  • Level Working Knowledge
    • Uses comparisons to familiar ideas when introducing a technical or novel feature.
    • Separates fundamental concepts from supporting details in explaining a product or service.
    • Explains products and services with little or no use of technical jargon or advanced vocabulary.
    • Emphasizes the most important facts or features of a product or service.
    • Perceives lack of audience comprehension; further simplifies explanation when needed.
• Agile Development: Knowledge of agile methodologies and the agile development lifecycle; ability to utilize formal agile methodologies, disciplines, practices and techniques for the delivery of new and enhanced applications.
  • Level Working Knowledge
    • Explains a specific agile process and its associated checkpoints and deliverables.
    • Works with a specific agile development methodology.
    • Interprets metrics used to measure progress and effectiveness.
    • Defines key selection and qualifying criteria for projects suitable for agile development.
    • Applies major tools and techniques associated with the specific methodology.
• Cloud Computing: Knowledge of cloud-based solutions and their applications; ability to design, implement, and manage cloud-based solutions to meet business needs and improve operational efficiency.
  • Level Working Knowledge
    • Designs and implements a cloud-based solution to meet a specific business need or requirement.
    • Configures and deploys cloud-based infrastructure, such as virtual machines, storage, and networks.
    • Migrates applications and data to a cloud-based environment, including data migration and integration.
    • Implements cloud-based security measures, such as access controls, encryption, and firewalls.
    • Troubleshoots and resolves common cloud-based issues, such as connectivity problems and performance degradation.
• Database Design (Physical): Knowledge of database systems; ability to establish a data model for designing an organization's database that runs effectively and efficiently for better business outcome.
  • Level Working Knowledge
    • Researches relationships between different business data sets.
    • Participates in the establishment of data structures based on their relationships.
    • Adheres to an organization's database design policies.
    • Utilizes database design tools and techniques.
    • Tests the effectiveness of the database before its release for business use.
• ETL Process: Knowledge of the extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) process; ability to develop a database through the ETL process.
  • Level Working Knowledge
    • Ensures the accuracy and effectiveness of data provided for the warehouse.
    • Loads selected data into the warehouse on a regular basis.
    • Derives necessary business or technical information from original data.
    • Acquires a large amount of data from different sources/systems.
    • Solves technical and administrative problems during the ETL process.
• Information Management: Knowledge of an organization's existing and planned Information Architecture and Information Management (IM) methodology; ability to collect and manage information from different sources, and distribute this information to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Level Extensive Experience
    • Directs the implementation of information processing and operation standards to protect and manage information assets.
    • Develops capabilities, features and uses for major IM platforms.
    • Coaches others on issues and considerations for managing structured vs. unstructured data.
    • Advises on improvement plans for existing and forecasted information architecture.
    • Consults on all major information management platforms and practices.
    • Consults on information architecture concepts, disciplines and practices.
• Modeling: Data, Process, Events, Objects: Knowledge of data, process and events; ability to use tools and techniques for analyzing and documenting logical relationships among data, processes or events.
  • Level Working Knowledge
    • Defines common types of data, processes or event models.
    • Participates in model reviews and walkthroughs.
    • Explains existing models to clients and describes their associated business processes.
    • Focuses on modifying data structure, access and entity relationship diagrams.
    • Prepares reports to recap current findings and issues in data, processes or event models.