Mizuho Financial

Cloud Data Engineer

Mizuho Financial$160K — $200K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years in data engineering or related field
  • Experience leading cloud data initiatives
  • Proficient in Python, PySpark, SQL, Databricks, Snowflake
  • Skilled in data governance and quality control
  • Strong stakeholder management expertise

Responsibilities

  • Lead Core Group enablement for data teams
  • Coordinate team onboarding and platform adoption
  • Drive platform setup and operating model alignment
  • Oversee rollout of data engineering frameworks
  • Align data strategy with cloud warehouse implementation
  • Ensure data availability and quality across teams
  • Promote engineering best practices consistently

Benefits

  • Hybrid working program with remote work opportunities
  • Generous employee benefits package
  • Discretionary bonus eligibility
  • Collaborative and innovative work culture
  • Focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence
Full Job Description

Role Overview

In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing coordination across data product domain teams and helping them establish delivery excellence through structured onboarding, platform setup, framework adoption, and engineering enablement. The ideal candidate will serve as a strategic bridge between the Core Group and domain teams to drive consistency, scalability, governance, and effective execution across the data platform ecosystem.  

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee Core Group enablement initiatives across data product domain teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise cloud data standards and delivery expectations.
  • Coordinate with domain teams to support team onboarding, platform adoption, and implementation readiness for enterprise data engineering solutions.  
  • Drive platform setup and operating model alignment, ensuring teams are equipped with the required environments, standards, and engineering practices.
  • Lead rollout and adoption of data engineering frameworks, reusable components, and delivery standards across multiple teams.  
  • Align closely with cloud data warehouse strategy and implementation, ensuring standardized and scalable data integration, transformation, and consumption patterns.
  • Drive producer and consumer alignment by coordinating across upstream (data producers) and downstream (data consumers) teams to ensure consistent data availability, usability, and quality within the data warehouse ecosystem.

  • Promote engineering best practices across teams, including code quality, testing, governance, auditability, and scalable development patterns.  
  • Partner with stakeholders, architects, and delivery teams to ensure successful adoption of cloud data platforms, enterprise frameworks, and curated data solutions.   
  • Guide strategic decisions related to platform evolution, framework improvements, and scalable onboarding models for domain teams.  
  • Support a culture of continuous improvement, reusable architecture, and operational excellence across the Core Group ecosystem.  

Required Qualifications

  • At least 12+ years of experience in data engineering, cloud data platforms, Data warehouse or enterprise data architecture.  
  • Proven experience leading enterprise platform enablement, onboarding programs, or cross-team cloud data initiatives.  
  • Strong expertise in Python, PySpark, SQL, Databricks, Snowflake, and cloud-based data architectures.
  • Experience building or governing scalable data frameworks, curated data layers, and enterprise engineering standards.  
  • Strong stakeholder management and ability to coordinate across multiple business and technology teams.  
  • Experience with data governance, quality controls, and regulatory or enterprise compliance expectations.  

Core Competencies

  • Core Group Leadership & Enablement  
  • Platform Onboarding & Adoption
  • Cloud Data Architecture & Engineering Standards   
  • Cross-Functional Coordination & Stakeholder Management   
  • Data Quality, Compliance & Scalable Execution  

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in large-scale cloud data transformation or platform modernization initiatives.  
  • Experience in financial services, banking, or regulated data environments.  
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

The expected base salary ranges from $160k-$200k. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

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Other requirements

Mizuho has in place a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, as well as local laws and regulatory obligations. Roles in some of our departments have greater in-office requirements that will be communicated to you as part of the recruitment process.

About Mizuho Financial

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is a Japanese banking holding company headquartered in the ?temachi district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The name "mizuho" literally means "abundant rice" in Japanese. It holds assets in excess of $1.8 trillion US dollars through its control of Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank, and other operating subsidiaries. The company's combined holdings form the second largest financial services group in Japan. Its banking businesses rank third in Japan after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. It is the 15th largest banking institution in the world by total assets as of December 2018.
Learn more about Mizuho Financial
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54,492 employees
Market Cap
$35 billion
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$84.4 billion
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