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Raymond James Financial, Inc. Lead Data Engineer - Cloud Services in Saint Petersburg, Florida

Job Description

Job Description

This position will follow our hybrid work model, we expect the selected candidate to be in office 3 days a week at one of the following office locations: St. Petersburg, FL; Denver, CO

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IAC) for Cloud Services and Confluent Kafka

  • Responsible for writing code that conforms to standards and best practices and is highly efficient.

  • Responsible for building, maintaining and contributing to shared frameworks, modules and patterns

  • Work with Data Engineers, Architecture, Infrastructure, Networking, CloudOPS and DevOPS teams

Skills and Ability:

  • Expert level experience in Terraform

  • Expert level experience with AWS Cloud Services is preferred, knowledge of other Cloud Providers is a plus

  • Experience and understanding of AWS Cloud Services components like Redshift, S3, Kafka, Glue, AirFlow, SageMaker, EMR, Athena, Lake Formation, DynamoDB, Aurora, VPC, IAM and many other Cloud Service modules.

  • Experience with Kafka is a huge plus

  • Strong experience in scripting, ansible, linux and automation concepts

  • Working experience in Python is preferred , Java and other languages are a plus

  • Knowledge and experience with Analytics, Data Warehouse and Big Data concepts across both batch and streaming patterns

  • Solid understanding of networking, infrastructure, cost management, SRE concepts

  • Creating patterns for adoption from scratch and being able to document and articulate coding and architecture standards for others to follow.

  • Performance tuning and optimization of code and infrastructure

  • Creating a culture of continuous improvement, performs code reviews and makes recommendations for improvement or streamlining patterns

  • Relevant experience in various database platforms, ETL solutions/products, Infrastructure, ETL architecture and On-Prem or Cloud Services.

  • Financial Services Industry knowledge is a plus.

Ability to:

  • Identify and understand issues, problems and opportunities for automation.

  • Good communication and organization skills that clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

  • Use effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; recommend or take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences.

  • Demonstrate a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; remains current with developments and trends in areas of expertise.

  • Develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.

  • Make internal and external clients and their needs a primary focus of actions; develop and sustain productive client relationships.

Education

Bachelor’s: Business Administration, Bachelor’s: Computer and Information Science (Required), Master's: Computer Systems Analysis

Work Experience

General Experience - 6 to 10 years

Certifications

Salary Range

$100,000.00-$165000.00

Travel

Less than 25%

Workstyle

Hybrid

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.

We expect our associates at all levels to:

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same

• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes

• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind

• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter

• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

At Raymond James – as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.

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