Senior Data Engineer - Payments & Banking (Onsite Hybrid)

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We are currently seeking a Senior Data Engineer - Payments & Banking (Onsite Hybrid) to join our team in Atlanta, Georgia (US-GA), United States (US).

Senior Data Engineer – Payments & Banking

Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid – 3 days/week mandatory in office)

Job Responsibilities Include:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable batch and real-time data pipelines supporting payment processing, card transactions, billing, and banking systems
• Build and automate ETL/ELT workflows for ingestion, transformation, aggregation, and loading of high-volume financial data
• Develop and support Kafka integrations, including topics, producers, consumers, and streaming applications for near real-time transaction processing
• Develop and optimize cloud-native data solutions in Azure, leveraging services such as Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Synapse, Azure Data Lake, and Event Hubs
• Build and manage enterprise data platforms using Snowflake, including data modeling, performance tuning, clustering, and secure data sharing
• Develop ETL/ELT workflows using Python and SQL for ingestion, transformation, validation, and aggregation of high-volume financial data
• Translate payment and banking data requirements into functional specifications, mapping documents, and technical designs
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, security, and compliance (including PCI-DSS and financial regulatory requirements)
• Optimize SQL queries and tune RDBMS performance for high-throughput transactional environments
• Design and maintain enterprise microservices (security, logging, APIs) using Java/Spring Boot where applicable
• Monitor data pipeline performance and implement optimization and corrective actions
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, QA, and compliance teams in an Agile environment
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues across data platforms and transaction systems
• Work on-site 3 days per week to support collaboration, architecture discussions, and agile ceremonies
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Data Engineering or Data Warehouse environments
• Minimum 5 years of strong experience designing, building, and maintaining batch and real-time data pipelines
• 5 years of proven experience in the payments, banking, or financial services industry, supporting transaction-based systems
• 5 years of strong expertise in SQL, PL/SQL, and query optimization
• Minimum 5 years of experience working with relational databases such as Oracle, DB2, Teradata, SQL Server
• 5 years of experience with Kafka or streaming platforms
• Minimum 5 years of strong programming skills in Java and/or Python
• Minimum 5 years of experience developing API integrations with cloud or enterprise systems
• Minimum 5 years of experience with Unix Shell scripting
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in Agile environments
  
  

Preferred Skills;

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
• Hands-on experience with any ETL/ELT tool
• Understanding of data modeling concepts and ETL frameworks
• Experience supporting PCI-DSS compliant environments
• Experience handling large structured and unstructured datasets
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Prior experience working on high-volume payment gateways or banking transaction platforms
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• A strong Data Engineer who understands transactional data systems and financial data flows
• Someone comfortable working in regulated, security-sensitive banking environments
• A problem solver who can optimize high-volume systems and ensure data integrity
• A collaborative team player who can clearly communicate complex technical concepts
  
  

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