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Technical Specialist
Finance & Investment Industry Company
Chicago, IL, United States
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Company: Where Futures Are Made
Company (Company website) is the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it – all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Joining our company gives you the opportunity to make a difference in global financial markets every day – whether you work on our industry-leading technology and risk management services, our benchmark products or in a corporate services area that helps us serve our customers better. With 2,500 employees located around the world, we’re small enough for you and your contributions to be known. But big enough for your ideas to make an impact. The pace is dynamic, the work is unlike any other firm in the business, and the possibilities are endless. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.
Job Summary:
The Enterprise Data Systems team is seeking a hands on development leader who can bring their experience and expertise to drive many data focused initiatives forward. Candidate will be responsible for development and support of many different big data applications utilizing cutting edge cloud based technologies. This candidate will play a leadership role on a team responsible for delivering mission critical financial data to support business intelligence, data science and operational applications.
Role Responsibilities:
• Lead data related agile development efforts being responsible for timelines, technical details and coordinating resources both onshore and offshore
• Collaborate with business, architecture, security and operations teams to build technical roadmaps and evaluate new technologies that drive business value
• Own application and data quality in production environments by coordinating with operations, security and production support teams
• Support key stakeholders in business, data science, analytics and application teams
Qualifications:
• 8+ years software development experience with 4+ years experience with data related technologies
• Bachelors in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar field (or demonstrate equivalent experience)
• Hands on application developer with leadership experience and a passion for technology
• Deep understanding of and extensive experience with streaming & batch big data technologies (Hadoop, Kafka, EMR, MapReduce, Spark, Flink, etc.)
• Strong experience with Java development and solid understanding of distributed technologies
• Experience with Cloud technologies – AWS, Google or Azure
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines highly desirable
• Knowledge of data science toolsets a plus (R, Python, etc.)
• Experience with data visualization tools a plus (Tableau, Qlik, Business Objects, etc.)
• Experience with deployment and configuration tools a plus (Chef, Docker, etc.)
• Working knowledge of SQL and Relational databases, data modeling and design patterns
• Strong experience with Linux/Unix and scripting languages
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced and dynamic environment with extremely tight timelines
• Financial industry knowledge including derivatives, trading or clearing a plus
• Familiarity with NOSQL or MongoDB or HBase or Cassandra is a plus
• Consulting experience a plus