Data Engineer

Vice President, Data Engineering

Dallas, TX | $230K-$300K total compensation (includes bonus)

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity to shape enterprise-wide data platforms within a globally scaled, highly regulated environment. You will play a central role in standardising financial and risk data across divisions, combining hands-on engineering with strategic leadership in a true player-coach capacity.

The Company

Globally recognised financial services organisation operating at significant scale across investment banking, asset management and trading. Their centralised engineering function supports critical areas including finance, risk and compliance. The business is investing heavily in data platform convergence, governance and regulatory readiness, with a clear mandate to standardise and unify data across the organisation. This creates a unique opportunity to influence transformation at scale.

The Role

You will lead the design and delivery of modern data engineering platforms that enable consistent, governed financial data across multiple business units. Your responsibilities will include:

* Leading architecture and development of scalable data pipelines and platforms
* Driving data standardisation across finance, risk and treasury functions
* Improving data lineage, governance and regulatory reporting alignment
* Acting as a hands-on technical lead, including code reviews and system design
* Supporting the adoption of cloud-based data platforms using AWS and distributed processing tools

Your Skills & Experience

* Strong commercial experience in data engineering and backend systems
* Expertise in distributed data processing using Spark or similar technologies
* Experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS and tools such as Databricks or Glue
* Proven capability in designing data models for financial or regulatory systems
* Strong system design and architecture skills
* Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams in complex environments
* Background in financial services or another highly regulated domain

What They Offer

* Competitive VP-level package with total compensation typically between $275K and $300K
* Bonus and equity as part of a comprehensive rewards structure
* Opportunity to lead large-scale data transformation across critical financial systems
* Clear progression within a global engineering organisation
* Exposure to senior stakeholders and high-impact regulatory initiatives