Full Job Description
With Discover, you’ll have the chance to make a difference at one of the world’s leading digital banking and payments companies. From Day 1, you’ll do meaningful work you’re passionate about, with the support and resources you need for success. We value what makes each employee unique and provide a collaborative, team-based culture that gives everyone an opportunity to shine. Be the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future, while building the future you want, here at Discover.
Job Description
As an Engineer on our Finance Modernization team, you will provide technical (design & development) leadership in support of our migration from legacy technologies to cloud based solutions. You will be involved in the in development of ETL (Extract/Transform/Load) applications within an evolving AWS infrastructure and support the preparation and transmission of data between systems. This position requires excellent communication skills for understanding business vision and the ability to translate the vision into technical artifacts.
Responsibilities:
Designs and develops complex and critical data projects.
Creates and enhances data solutions that enable seamless integration and flow of data across the data ecosystem.
Designs and develops data ingestion frameworks, leveraging open-source tools and data-processing frameworks.
Identifies improvement opportunities and recommends possible technical solutions.
Provides subject matter expertise in the analysis, preparation of specifications and plans for the development of data processes.
Ensure proper data governance policies are followed by implementing or validating Data Lineage, Quality checks, classification, etc.
Utilize multiple development languages/tools such as Python, SPARK, Hive to build prototypes and evaluate results for effectiveness and feasibility.
Contribute to determining programming approach, tools, and techniques that best meet the business requirements.
Works with key stakeholders to design complex solutions and lead from inception to production
Creates and maintains devops processes, application infrastructure, and utilizes cloud services (including database systems and models)
Innovates on and advocates for best practices and improved team processes; mentors junior team members
Supports live systems to ensure business continuity
Minimum Qualifications
At a minimum, here’s what we need from you:
Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related field
6+ years of experience in computer science, information technology or related field
In lieu of degree, 8+ years of experience in computer science, information technology or related field
Preferred Qualifications:
Hands on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) based solutions such as RDS, Lambda, Snowflake and S3 or other cloud technologies
Experience in migrating ETL processes (not just data) from relational warehouse Databases to AWS based solutions
Experience with Spark and/or Python
Experienced in Agile methodologies.
Prior experience in Finance domain is a big plus.
What are you waiting for? Apply today!
The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). We thrive on diversity & inclusion. You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Discover.
Work Perks:
24-Hour Nurse Hotline & Telehealth Services
7 Paid Holidays
Adoption Assistance
Annual Flu Shots
Commuter Benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Work Environment
Group Auto, Home and Pet Insurance
Healthy Eating Program
Legal Assistance Plan
Mother’s Rooms
Onsite Emotional Health Counselors
Onsite Fitness Centers
Onsite Weight Watchers at Work
Paid Parental Leave
Professional and Leadership Development Programs
Recognition Program
Service Anniversary Awards
Tuition Reimbursement
Health:
Annual Health Evaluation and Health Coaching
Critical Illness Insurance
Health Savings Account, Health Reimbursement Account and Flexible Spending Accounts
Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
Life and Accident Insurance
Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance
Onsite Health Services Center with Nurse Practitioner
Financial Wellness:
401(k) Savings Plan with Fixed and Matching Contributions
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial Engines
“Financial Wellness for You” Learning Programs
