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Senior Data Engineer (Bank Tech)

at Discover Financial Services

📍 McLean, VA Unknown 💰 $161K – $184K USD / year Posted March 14, 2026
Salary $161K – $184K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 1+ years
Education Bachelor's in a related field
Category Data & Analytics

This role involves designing, developing, and supporting data solutions in a fast-paced environment, leveraging big data technologies and cloud platforms to enable data-driven decision making.

  • Designing data pipelines
  • Developing data models
  • Supporting cloud data warehouses
  • Implementing streaming data solutions
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams

The technical scope includes working with programming languages like Python, Scala, Java, and tools such as Redshift, Snowflake, Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, and NoSQL databases, within an agile, cloud-based environment.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level data engineer with experience in big data technologies, cloud data warehousing, and programming languages like Python, Scala, and Java. They should be proficient in distributed systems and agile practices, with a passion for learning emerging technologies.

Bachelor's Degreeapplication developmentbig data technologies
PythonSQLScalaJavaAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudHadoopKafkaSparkNoSQL (MongoCassandra)RedshiftSnowflakeUNIX/LinuxShell scriptingAgile engineering
RedshiftSnowflakeHadoopKafkaSparkMongoDBCassandraLinuxShell scripting
PythonSQLScalaJavaRedshiftSnowflakeHadoopKafkaSparkNoSQLMongoDBCassandraAWSAzureGoogle Cloudapplication developmentdistributed microservicesfull stack developmentAgile
JavaScalaPythonOpen Source RDBMSNoSQL databasesRedshiftSnowflakeMachine LearningDistributed MicroservicesFull Stack DevelopmentCloud Data WarehousingAgile practices
collaborativeproblem-solvingmentoringcommunicationteamworklearning new technologies
Industry Banking
Job Function Developing and maintaining big data solutions for enterprise data needs
Role Subtype Data Engineer
Tech Domains Python, Java, Scala, Redshift, Snowflake, Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, NoSQL databases, Linux
Clearance Required None
Visa Sponsorship No
Data Engineerbig dataPythonSQLScalaJavaRedshiftSnowflakeHadoopKafkaSparkNoSQLMongoDBCassandraAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloudapplication developmentdistributed microservicesfull stack developmentAgile

Lack of experience in big data technologies, No bachelor's degree, No experience with cloud data warehousing

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