Director, Data and Analytics (Financial Services)

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise and guidance on the selection, and hands-on implementation, and optimization of big data platforms, tools, and technologies across multiple cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, etc.)
• Architect and build scalable and secure data pipelines, data lakes, and data warehouses to support the storage, processing, and analysis of large volumes of structured and unstructured data.
• Lead and mentor a team of technical professionals in the design, development, and implementation of big data solutions and data analytics projects within the financial services domain.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and industry developments in big data, cloud computing, and financial services, and assess their potential impact on the organization.
• Develop and maintain best practices, standards, and guidelines for data management, data governance, and data security in alignment with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Collaborate with the sales and business development teams to identify customer needs, develop solution proposals, and present technical demonstrations and presentations to prospective clients.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data scientists, engineers, business analysts, and stakeholders to define project requirements, objectives, and timelines.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of fifteen years of overall technical experience in solution architecture, design, hands-on development with a focus on big data technologies, multi-cloud platforms, and with at-least ten years of experience specifically in financial services.
• Strong understanding of the financial services industry capital markets, retail and business banking, asset management, insurance, etc.
• In-depth knowledge of big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, etc.
• Experience with SQL, Python, Pyspark or other programming languages used for data transformation, analysis, and automation.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Hands-on experience extracting (ETL using CDC, Transaction Logs, Incremental) and processing large data sets for Streaming and Batch data loads.
• Ability to work from our Hyderabad, India office at least twice a week

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional certifications in cloud computing (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Data Engineer, SnowPro Core) and/or big data technologies.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau or other Reporting and Data Visualization tools
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in MIS, CS, Engineering or equivalent field.
• Master's degree is CS or MBA is preferred.
• Advanced Data and Cloud Certifications are a plus.