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Principal Data Engineer
full-timeDurham

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Location

Durham

Type

full-time

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Job Description:

Position Description:

Multiple Openings Available

Develops Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, including software configuration management, test automation, version control, and static code analysis. Programs using modern object-oriented programing languages -- Python and Spark. Works on Data Warehousing, Data mart concepts, and implementations in relational databases -- Oracle, SQL Server, Netezza, and Snowflake. Works with Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) technologies (Informatica). Works closely with the product owner, scrum master, architects, and other developers to design, build, test, and deliver software applications and features that impact the operational efficiency of compliance and risk groups.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Architects, crafts, and develops highly scalable distributed data processing systems.
  • Collaborates with business and technology groups on formal and informal presentations.
  • Designs batch and streaming programs and adheres to standards and best practices for these databases.
  • Researches, designs, and develops computer and network software or specialized utility programs.
  • Provides Analytics and Reports services to the organization.
  • Enables Business Intelligence capabilities and creates data driven business solutions.
  • Analyzes user needs and develops software solutions.
  • Updates software or enhances existing software capabilities.
  • Collaborates to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
  • Develops and oversees software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Data Engineer (or closely related occupation) performing data analysis, solution design, and development of data ingestion frameworks and pipelines in a financial services environment.

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Data Engineer (or closely related occupation) performing data analysis, solution design, and development of data ingestion frameworks and pipelines in a financial services environment.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

  • Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) designing and implementing highly scalable and high-performance data ingestion frameworks and pipelines to enable data integration, transformation, and analytics in a financial services domain, using Python, Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Lambda, EMR, S3, and EC2), Linux, and Shell scripting, Informatica, and Control-M.

  • DE performing data modeling and database design using Star, Snowflake, Data Vault techniques, and dimensional structures (types 1, 2, and 3) in a Data Warehouse environment with distributed frameworks (Snowflake and PySpark) and databases (Oracle and Snowflake).
  • DE translating business requirements into technical validations and examining data to determine accuracy and quality, using SQL/PLSQL; and automating the CI/CD for deployments using Stash, GitHub, Jenkins, and uDeploy.
  • DE designing and developing automation frameworks for ETL testing, Feed File to database comparison, and database to database comparison, using ICEDQ tool and Gherkin language; and testing Tableau dashboards using data permutation combinations.

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Category:

Information Technology

Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.

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Tech stack
Python,Spark,Data Warehousing,ETL,Informatica,AWS,Linux,Shell Scripting,SQL,Data Modeling,Database Design,CI/CD,Automation,Business Intelligence,Analytics,Reporting

About Fidelity Investments

Fidelity’s mission is to strengthen the financial well-being of our customers and deliver better outcomes for the clients and businesses we serve. Fidelity’s strength comes from the scale of our diversified, market-leading financial services businesses that serve individuals, families, employers, wealth management firms, and institutions. With assets under administration of $15.0 trillion, including discretionary assets of $5.9 trillion as of March 31, 2025, we focus on meeting the unique needs of a broad and growing customer base. Privately held for 78 years, Fidelity employs more than 77,000 associates across the United States, Ireland, and India.

For our Terms and Conditions, please visit http://go.fidelity.com/LIterms

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Financial Services
Founding Year: 1946

What you'll do

  • The Principal Data Engineer architects and develops highly scalable distributed data processing systems while collaborating with various teams to design, build, test, and deliver software applications. They also provide analytics and reporting services to enhance operational efficiency in compliance and risk groups.

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Why join Fidelity Investments as a Principal Data Engineer?

Fidelity Investments is a leading Financial Services company.

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