Our client is a leading international law firm that provides legal solutions to many of the world's top financial institutions and Fortune Global 500 companies. With a strong presence throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., they have the global reach and extensive capabilities to provide personalized service wherever clients' need may be.
They are hiring a Data Engineer Lead for their NYC office. This role is responsible for expanding and optimizing data and data pipeline architecture, as well as optimizing data flow and collection. You are an experienced data pipeline builder who enjoys optimizing data systems and building them from the ground up. This individual will support software developers, architects, and data owners across various data initiatives and ensure an optimal and consistent data delivery architecture.
What you get to DO
- Define and create data architectures which support the requirements of the business;
- Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets;
- Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques Discover opportunities for data acquisition;
- Develop data set processes for data modeling, mining, and production;
- Oversee the data team and in collaboration with IT leadership provide day to day guidance and direction to achieve organizational goals in the timelines set;
- Employ a variety of languages and tools to marry systems together;
- Recommend ways to improve data reliability, efficiency and quality;
- Leverage large volumes of data from internal and external sources to answer business demands;
- Introduce automation through effective metadata management and using innovative and modern tools and techniques. Partially or completely automate the most; common and repeatable data preparation and integration tasks.
- Propose appropriate data ingestion, preparation, integration and operationalization techniques in addressing data requirements;
- Lead the development of data governance policies and best practices for consumers and users of data we provision;
- Coordinate with different functional teams to implement models and monitor outcomes;
- Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy.
What YOU need to do the JOB
- Someone with law firm experience in this role is highly preferred
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, data management, information systems, information science, or a related; quantitative field or equivalent work experience
- 8+ years of experience in data management disciplines including data integration, modeling, optimization and data quality, and/or other areas directly relevant; to data engineering responsibilities and tasks
- 5+ years of experience working in cross-functional teams and collaborating with business stakeholders in support of a departmental and/or multi-departmental; data management and analytics initiative
- Experienced in designing, building, and managing data pipelines for data structures
- Expertise in advanced analytics tools for object-oriented/object-function scripting. Includes languages such as C#, Python, and others
- Expert in SQL, PL/SQL, SSIS and SSAS
- Knowledge and/or certifications on upcoming NoSQL/Hadoop-oriented databases like MongoDB, Cassandra, and others for non-relational databases
- Strong experience in working with large, heterogeneous data sets in building and optimizing data pipelines, pipeline architectures, and integrated datasets using; traditional data integration technologies
- Experienced working with popular data discovery, analytics, and BI software tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and others for semantic-layer-based data discovery
- Experienced working with data governance/data quality and data security teams
- Experienced employing Microsoft MDM (Master Data Management) and MDS
- Ability to troubleshoot complicated issues across multiple systems and driving solutions
- Effectively convey technical concepts to non-technical individuals
- Demonstrate a high level of Data Security Awareness
- Experienced performing ETL using Alteryx/Intapp Integrate/Boomi is a plus
What's in it for YOU
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Long Term Care, and Short and Long Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Concierge and Advocacy
- Voluntary 401k Plan and Profit Sharing
- 10 Paid Holidays per year and a generous PTO program
- Family Support including Pediatric Mental Health and Parental Support, Paid Parental Leave, Fertility Benefits, and Breast Milk Shipping
- Back-up Child Care, Elder Care, and Tutoring
- Wellness Programs (Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health, and Well-Being Events)
- Retirement Plan Consulting
- Anniversary Bonus Program
- Transportation Allowance and Commuter Benefits
- International Travel/Auto/Home/Legal/Pet Insurance
- Hybrid work model, 3 days in office.
