Data Engineer, New York

Data Platform Engineers at Lab49 deliver scalable data focused microservices and distributed data focused platforms on behalf of Lab49 customers. This position will ensure microservices and platforms are delivered with IaC and uses modern CI/CD practices as well as automated testing. This position unlocks data platform capabilities related to the Lab49 strategy called data as an asset (DA3).
Sample services from our reference architecture: o    Data Streaming Platforms§  Custom Connectorso    Data Registry Platform        o    Data Quality Platformo   AI/ML platform infrastructureo   Source to target comparison toolso   Data warehouse provisioning toolo   Execution Engine Common Components:o   Kafka / Connecto   Postgreso   Redis Queueo   Redis Grapho   Multi Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCPDev OPs Examples:o   GitLabo   Terraformo   Ansibleo   New Relic o   Containers: (Docker & Docker Compose, Kubernetes)Methodologies:o   Agileo   Infrastructure as Codeo   Microserviceso   Clean code 

RESPONSIBILITES

• Analyze, design, code, test, configure and modify software for the functional delivery of our platforms and solutions using various programming languages, technologies and development methodologies.
• Designs, develops, tests, debugs and implements our platforms, solutions and/or software tools, and utilities for the purpose of assuring acceptable performance and service levels.             
• Participate in the automated delivery of our platforms, pipelines and solutions using source control, infrastructure as code, continuous integration throughout the entire delivery model
• Ensures that implemented our platforms and solutions are successfully monitored, with relevant alerts, logging and tracing that guarantee the relevant durability, availability and performance.
• Work with the Data Warehouse Architect to ensure platform strategies are successful
• Work with customers to ensure platforms meet their needs
• Completes technical documentation that adds value, including but not limited to testing, training and software delivery

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of experience in the delivery of data centric platforms with large data sets, fast SLA’s and high data quality standards
• Advanced knowledge with Python
• Enjoy working in an agile delivery environment
• Self-sufficient in a CI/CD environment
• Proficient as an individual contributor and reviews pull requests
• Participates on simple to complex Debugging / Troubleshooting problems
• Proficient with M.A.L.T. implementations

Lab49 (a division of the ION Group) is a global business strategy, design and technology consulting company specializing in capital markets. We provide innovation on demand, helping our clients realize rapid transformational change. We engineer the most forward-thinking systems in the industry for all kinds of financial services players, from small startups to large banks, from hedge funds to asset managers, assisting those companies with their most key strategic business programs and technology investments.
We partner with our clients and leverage the myriad of platforms available to design and build the most effective solutions. With experts and community leaders in our various practices we work with a host of technologies: Node.js, React.js, Angular.js, Functional programming, Python, Cloud Computing (e.g. AWS), Containerization (e.g. Docker), NoSQL, Microservices, DevOps, Big Data, Machine Learning, Block Chain.