Job TitleSenior Director- Data Engineering
About your role:You will be responsible for the strategy, development, and delivery of data products built on large-scale datasets. You will lead talented data engineering and development teams to create cutting-edge data solutions that address complex business challenges and deliver trusted, high-quality data to our clients. Your role will involve strategic planning, data product ownership, and ensuring the successful delivery of scalable, reliable data products.
What you'll do:- Define and execute the strategy and roadmap for data products built on large-scale datasets to support Fiserv's business goals.
- Lead and manage teams of data engineers and developers, providing direction and guidance to ensure successful delivery of data products.
- Oversee the design, development, and implementation of scalable data pipelines, data platforms, and data products that align with Fiserv's strategic goals.
- Lead the delivery of AI-ready data products and platform capabilities that support machine learning and generative AI use cases, including feature engineering, vector search, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.
- Partner with product, business, and cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into data product specifications and technical solutions.
- Ensure data quality, reliability, security, and governance across data products, including meeting SLAs for client data deliveries.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure timely and on-budget delivery.
- Drive performance, scalability, and cost optimization of large-scale data processing, along with engineering best practices, automation (including AI-assisted development), and release quality controls.
Experience you'll need to have:- 10+ years of experience in data engineering, big data, or software development, including building data products on large-scale datasets.
- 4+ years of experience leading data engineering or data product teams.
- 4+ years of experience in Python, Java, or similar programming languages.
- 4+ years of hands-on experience with Apache Spark for large-scale distributed data processing.
- 4+ years of experience with SQL and data modeling for large, complex datasets; cloud data platforms and services on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- 4+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps/DataOps practices and Agile methodologies.
- Bachelor's degree in data science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or an equivalent combination of education, work, and/or military experience.
Experience that would be great to have:- Experience defining and managing data products as part of a product management or data mesh approach.
- Experience in the financial services industry.
- Experience with Databricks, including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Lakehouse architecture.
- Experience enabling AI/ML and generative AI solutions on Databricks or similar platforms, such as feature stores, vector databases, or RAG pipelines
How you'll work:- This role is on-site Monday through Friday. Fiserv considers in-person collaboration to be an essential part of this role as in-person office experiences help you with your overall onboarding experience and leads to stronger productivity.
Travel:- Approximately 10% travel off-site or to other office locations is expected.
Sponsorship:• You must currently possess valid and unrestricted U.S. work authorization to be considered for this role. Individuals with temporary visas including, but not limited to, F-1 (OPT, CPT, STEM), H-1B, H-2, or TN, or any candidate requiring sponsorship, now or in the future, will not be considered.
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Salary Range$145,000.00 - $240,000.00
These pay ranges apply to employees in New Jersey and New York. Pay ranges for employees in other states may differ.
It is unlawful to discriminate against a prospective employee due to the individual's status as a veteran.
For incentive eligible associates, the successful candidate is eligible for an annual incentive opportunity which may be delivered as a mix of cash bonus and equity awards in the Company's sole discretion.
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