Partner closely with the CDO team to deliver a modern, scalable solution of managing and delivering master and reference data, to consumers - unlocking Fitch’s data for innovation, AI and smarter decision-making.
As lead of MDM integrations, build hands-on designs & deliver solutions ensuring well-coordinated technical delivery aligned to product-defined priorities and business outcomes
Integrate agentic and generative AI into Master Data Management to enhance data stewardship, automate matching and enrichment, enable conversational data discovery and issue resolution, and boost user adoption - advancing Fitch’s AI-ready MDM capabilities.
Optimize MDM integrations performance and high-throughput data access by leveraging appropriate data management methodologies.
Drive complex data transformations and proactively triage issues to eliminate defects and prevent production incidents.
Mentor and motivate the squad members to grow their career and assist in technical hiring

Requirements

5-7+ years leading data engineering teams, preferably in financial services and cloud experience (AWS, Azure) and leveraging Agile methodologies, including hands-on expertise with:
Deep AWS expertise (EKS, Lambda, Glue, Redshift, S3, RDS/Aurora, Valkey/Reddis, Step Functions, MSK/Kafka, Event Bridge)
Ability to provide technical guidance and leadership to the team
Applying AI/ML to boost engineering productivity (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Amazon Q)
Strong Python for data engineering (Pandas, Spark/PySpark) and API Development (FastAPI or similar)
Design and build high-performance REST/GraphQL APIs with optimized query patterns, pagination, caching, and schema design to ensure low-latency, performant reads at scale
Build ETL/ELT pipelines for batch and streaming; Kafka/MSK with schemas (Avro/JSON) and delivery semantics
Open table formats (Iceberg or Delta Lake), partitioning, compaction, ACID, schema evolution
Database expertise with Postgres for schema design and performance tuning; Redshift optimization (sort/dist keys, WLM)
Caching with Valkey/Redis: TTL strategies, invalidation, key design
CI/CD and IaC with GitHub, Git/GitHub workflows, ArgoCD
Security and reliability: IAM, KMS, secrets, VPC networking, observability (OpenTelemetry), SLOs, cost governance
Strong system design, testing culture (unit/integration/contract), documentation, threat modeling
Product-led delivery; ability to translate technical concepts to business outcomes; excellent communication
Technology solutions and tools including data governance and catalog solutions (e.g. Collibra, Alation, data platform and lake(house) (i.e. ‘medallion’ architecture), and data mesh and virtualization tools (e.g. Starburst, Denodo)
Experience operating in a product-led environment, where technical solutions are delivered in partnership with product managers, and success is measured by business impact
Strong track record of evaluating and implementing new technologies and methodologies to enhance efficiency

Benefits

Work-life Balance First: 40% in-office monthly to stay connected while keeping flexibility.
A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

data engineeringAWSPythonETLAPI Developmentdatabase optimizationAI/MLsystem designCI/CDdata governance

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationmentoringproblem-solvingcollaborationtechnical guidancedocumentationtesting cultureproduct-led deliveryevaluating new technologies