Senior Data Engineer, Risk Technology

The Role

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Data Engineer to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in data engineering technologies, experience with market and credit counter party risk platforms
, and a solid understanding of the financial services sector. If you thrive in a collaborative, agile environment and excel at building scalable, high-performance data platforms, we’d love to hear from you.

• Analyze, design, code, test, configure, and modify software for the functional delivery of platforms and solutions using programming languages and development methodologies.
• Design, develop, test, debug, and implement platforms, solutions, software tools, and utilities to ensure acceptable performance and service levels.
• Build and manage automated delivery pipelines for platforms and solutions using source control, infrastructure as code, and continuous integration practices.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, logging, and tracing to ensure the durability, availability, and performance of platforms and solutions.
• Collaborate with the Data Warehouse Architect to ensure successful platform strategies.
• Design and optimize scalable data pipelines using technologies like Airflow, Snowflake, and AWS cloud services.
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure platforms meet both business and technical requirements.
• Produce technical documentation, including testing, training, and delivery artifacts.

• 8+ years of experience delivering data-centric platforms with large datasets, fast SLAs, and high data quality standards.
• Proven experience with market and credit counter party risk platforms (mandatory).
• Advanced proficiency in Python.
• Strong experience with AWS, Airflow, and Snowflake.
• Comfortable working in an agile delivery environment.
• Self-sufficient in a CI/CD environment, with hands‑on experience automating deployments.
• Proven ability to contribute as an individual, including reviewing pull requests and ensuring quality code.
• Experience troubleshooting and debugging simple to complex issues.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to work collaboratively.

We are hiring across multiple levels for this job.

The base salary range across different levels are:

• Mid to Senior level – $140,000 - $210,000

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role and level. We are hiring across multiple levels for this job.

Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

Salary range disclosure as required by S9427A when hiring in New York.

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49/ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.

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49/ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.