✦ Luna Orbit — Data & Analytics

Distinguished Software Data Engineer

at Discover Financial Services

📍 3 Locations Unknown 💰 $269K – $307K USD / year Posted March 20, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $269K – $307K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 7+ years
Education Not specified
Category Data & Analytics

About this role

This role involves leading data engineering initiatives, designing data architectures, and implementing scalable data solutions in cloud environments to support analytics and AI projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build data pipelines
  • Lead data architecture design
  • Implement data governance
  • Mentor data teams
  • Drive AI and analytics projects

Technical Overview

Focus on data pipelines, data governance, and cloud-based data platforms using AWS and big data technologies, with leadership in data strategy.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior data engineer with 7+ years of experience, strong in data architecture and AWS cloud applications, with leadership skills to mentor teams and drive data strategy.

Must-Have Skills

7 years of data engineering experience3 years of data architecture experience2 years of AWS application development

Nice-to-Have Skills

Data ScienceAIMLBig DataData GovernanceAnalytics

Tools & Platforms

AWSAmazon Web Services

Required Skills

Data EngineeringData ArchitectureAWSCloudData GovernanceAnalyticsAIMachine LearningBig Data

Hard Skills

Data EngineeringData ArchitectureAWSCloudData GovernanceAnalyticsAIMachine LearningBig Data

Soft Skills

leadershipvisionary thinkingcollaborationmentoringcommunication

Industry & Role

Industry Finance/Banking
Job Function Leading data engineering and architecture in cloud environments
Role Subtype Data Engineer
Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Data Engineering, Data Architecture, AWS, Big Data, Analytics, AI, Machine Learning

Clearance & Visa

Clearance Required None
Visa Sponsorship No

Keywords for Your Resume

data engineerdata architectureAWSclouddata governanceanalyticsAImachine learningbig datadata solutionsdata sciencecloud architecturedata platformdata modelingdata pipelines

Deal Breakers

Less than 7 years of data engineering experience, No experience in data architecture, No AWS application experience

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