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Principal Data Engineer

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship
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at Fidelity Investments

Asset Management

Posted 2 days ago

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**Principal Data Engineer** develops data pipelines for next-gen anti-money laundering (AML) surveillance, focusing on money movement, trading, and cryptocurrency. Collaborates cross-functionally to understand regulatory risks, build features, and optimize machine learning models. Leads team, explores new technologies, and orchestrates adoption. Key responsibilities include mentoring, solution development, project planning, and risk assessment. Requires bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field with 5 to 8 years' experience in data engineering using DBT, Snowflake, and Python. Demonstrated expertise in ETL/ELT, data processing, and financial crime typologies.

Compensation
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City
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Country
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Full Job Description

Job Description:

Position Description:

Develops data pipelines that support next generation surveillance solutions on a wide range of anti-money laundering (AML) typologies, primarily supporting the teams work in the money movement, trading, and cryptocurrency space. Collaborates across teams to understand the various regulatory (FINRA, OCC, and FinCEN) red flags and risks, and acquires data, performs data analysis, and builds new features to improve detection. Works with machine learning (ML) models, rewrites legacy models, and supports the data preparation for reporting efforts. Simplifies infrastructure and production support complexity. Develops model performance metrics and makes model adjustments accordingly to ensure models are performing optimally. Develops features using various technologies -- Data Build Tool (DBT), Snowflake, SQLMesh, and Python. Assists in the architectural design and implementation of the transaction monitoring platform that enables and scales the newest business initiatives, including digital assets and other emerging technologies. Creates robust testing scenarios, including unit testing, regression testing, and model performance.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Provides technical leadership, mentoring, and training to other team members through code reviews, collaboration, and educational presentations.
  • Explores new technologies and emerging trends and determines their applicability to use cases and orchestrates the adoption of technologies and trends.
  • Develops complex or multiple data engineering solutions and conducts studies of alternatives to translate divisional initiatives into business solutions.
  • Analyzes and recommends changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management.
  • Participates in architecture design teams.
  • Defines and implements application-level architecture.
  • Develops applications, components, and subsystems to support division-wide complex projects.
  • Recommends development testing tools and methodologies.
  • Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.
  • Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
  • Plans and coordinates project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.
  • Provides technology solutions to daily issues and estimates technical evaluation requirements for technology initiatives.
  • Mentors junior team members.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Data Engineer (or closely related occupation) developing data pipelines using Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and deploying code and services to cloud-based data platforms -- DbT and Snowflake.

Or, alternatively, Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) year of experience as a Principal Data Engineer (or closely related occupation) developing data pipelines using Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and deploying code and services to cloud-based data platforms -- DbT and Snowflake.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

  • Demonstrated Expertise (DE) developing high quality data solutions in a multi-developer Agile environment according to design and coding best practices; and developing Extract, Load, Transform (ELT) and Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) pipelines to migrate data to and from Snowflake data store, using DbT, Python, and SQLMesh.
  • DE assembling large, complex data sets that meet functional and non-functional business requirements; designing and implementing internal process improvements -- automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, and re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, using Jira, Confluence, Tableau, and Actimize.
  • DE designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, using tools (DbT and Snowflake); automating deployments and testing workflows, using Jenkins and GitHub; contributing to codebases using Git, conducting code reviews, and collaborating, using GitHub; writing unit and integration tests for data pipelines, using PyTest and DbT frameworks; and creating and maintaining technical documentation, runbooks, and onboarding guides.
  • DE manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large, disparate datasets, using Alteryx, Snowflake, DbT, SQLMesh, and Python; working in financial crime typologies, AML/BSA regulations, or fraud detection methodologies.

#PE1M2

#LI-DNI

Certifications:

Category:

Information Technology

Please be advised that Fidelitys 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.

Apply

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Benefits that balance life and work

From our fully paid parent leave to our on-site health and wellness centers, our benefits support the belief that more balance you have, the better you can achieve your goals.

Benefits

Company overview

Company overview 

At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experience. 

Reasonable accommodations

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.

Equal opportunity employer

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop, and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Applicant screening

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

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Principal Data Engineer

Compensation

Not specified

City: Not specified

Country: Not specified

Fidelity Investments logo
Asset Management

2 days ago

No clicks

at Fidelity Investments

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship

**Principal Data Engineer** develops data pipelines for next-gen anti-money laundering (AML) surveillance, focusing on money movement, trading, and cryptocurrency. Collaborates cross-functionally to understand regulatory risks, build features, and optimize machine learning models. Leads team, explores new technologies, and orchestrates adoption. Key responsibilities include mentoring, solution development, project planning, and risk assessment. Requires bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field with 5 to 8 years' experience in data engineering using DBT, Snowflake, and Python. Demonstrated expertise in ETL/ELT, data processing, and financial crime typologies.

Full Job Description

Job Description:

Position Description:

Develops data pipelines that support next generation surveillance solutions on a wide range of anti-money laundering (AML) typologies, primarily supporting the teams work in the money movement, trading, and cryptocurrency space. Collaborates across teams to understand the various regulatory (FINRA, OCC, and FinCEN) red flags and risks, and acquires data, performs data analysis, and builds new features to improve detection. Works with machine learning (ML) models, rewrites legacy models, and supports the data preparation for reporting efforts. Simplifies infrastructure and production support complexity. Develops model performance metrics and makes model adjustments accordingly to ensure models are performing optimally. Develops features using various technologies -- Data Build Tool (DBT), Snowflake, SQLMesh, and Python. Assists in the architectural design and implementation of the transaction monitoring platform that enables and scales the newest business initiatives, including digital assets and other emerging technologies. Creates robust testing scenarios, including unit testing, regression testing, and model performance.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Provides technical leadership, mentoring, and training to other team members through code reviews, collaboration, and educational presentations.
  • Explores new technologies and emerging trends and determines their applicability to use cases and orchestrates the adoption of technologies and trends.
  • Develops complex or multiple data engineering solutions and conducts studies of alternatives to translate divisional initiatives into business solutions.
  • Analyzes and recommends changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management.
  • Participates in architecture design teams.
  • Defines and implements application-level architecture.
  • Develops applications, components, and subsystems to support division-wide complex projects.
  • Recommends development testing tools and methodologies.
  • Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.
  • Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
  • Plans and coordinates project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.
  • Provides technology solutions to daily issues and estimates technical evaluation requirements for technology initiatives.
  • Mentors junior team members.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Data Engineer (or closely related occupation) developing data pipelines using Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and deploying code and services to cloud-based data platforms -- DbT and Snowflake.

Or, alternatively, Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) year of experience as a Principal Data Engineer (or closely related occupation) developing data pipelines using Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and deploying code and services to cloud-based data platforms -- DbT and Snowflake.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

  • Demonstrated Expertise (DE) developing high quality data solutions in a multi-developer Agile environment according to design and coding best practices; and developing Extract, Load, Transform (ELT) and Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) pipelines to migrate data to and from Snowflake data store, using DbT, Python, and SQLMesh.
  • DE assembling large, complex data sets that meet functional and non-functional business requirements; designing and implementing internal process improvements -- automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, and re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, using Jira, Confluence, Tableau, and Actimize.
  • DE designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, using tools (DbT and Snowflake); automating deployments and testing workflows, using Jenkins and GitHub; contributing to codebases using Git, conducting code reviews, and collaborating, using GitHub; writing unit and integration tests for data pipelines, using PyTest and DbT frameworks; and creating and maintaining technical documentation, runbooks, and onboarding guides.
  • DE manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large, disparate datasets, using Alteryx, Snowflake, DbT, SQLMesh, and Python; working in financial crime typologies, AML/BSA regulations, or fraud detection methodologies.

#PE1M2

#LI-DNI

Certifications:

Category:

Information Technology

Please be advised that Fidelitys 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.

Apply

All fields are required.

Benefits that balance life and work

From our fully paid parent leave to our on-site health and wellness centers, our benefits support the belief that more balance you have, the better you can achieve your goals.

Benefits

Company overview

Company overview 

At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experience. 

Reasonable accommodations

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.

Equal opportunity employer

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop, and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Applicant screening

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

AI Guidelines

Learn about our guidelines for use of AI when applying for a Fidelity job

Return to job search