Lead, Data Engineer - PGIM Private Capital (Hybrid - Newark, NJ)

About the role

At PGIM Private Capital (PPC), we are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to join our team. This role is part of the PPC Information Technology & Services team, supporting PGIM Private Capital with both vendor and internally designed applications, processes, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize data pipelines, architectures, and data sets.
• Collaborate with business partners to gather requirements and provide data-driven insights and solutions.
• Implement and maintain data engineering best practices for stability and scalability.
• Design, implement, and optimize highly scalable data ingestion and processing pipelines with Azure Data Factory, Dataflow Gen2, and other services in Fabric.
• Architect and maintain data models and lakehouses using Data Vault 2.0 and Medallion architectures.
• Develop semantic models and reports using Power BI.
• Act as responsible data stewards to ensure data integrity, compliance, and trust.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Previous experience leading data engineers.
• Strong proficiency with Azure cloud services such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL Database, and Azure Databricks.
• Experience with SQL and common data science toolkits.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or Scala.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a dynamic and agile environment.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Knowledge of development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.) is a plus.

What Will Set You Apart

• Fabric knowledge and exposure.
• Apache Spark.
• Data Lakehouse.
• Investment Management Industry or Fintech experience.

What You Will Do: PGIM DC Solutions

PGIM DC Solutions is a new business within PGIM focused on elevating the brand and product capabilities with Defined Contribution clients. We are looking for top-flight, innovative technologists to work in a start-up environment to code and deploy the financial models and systems that underlie this new business line.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science/Engineering, Finance or Mathematics/Statistics required.
• Minimum 7 years of experience full stack development in financial services.
• Strong programming skills in Python or C++ and some PostgreSQL.
• Solid numerical programming abilities.
• Experience with git source control systems.
• Experience working within an agile development framework, including creating/reviewing stories, sprints, product grooming, etc.
• Curious, excited to learn, experiment and innovate.

What Will Set You Apart

• Knowledge of financial planning and software.
• Experience with a variety of asset classes, including equity, bonds, and annuities.
• Defined Contribution / Retirement industry knowledge and experience.
• Experience building and orchestrating containers and microservices, preferably on AWS.

Pay

$150,000 to $190,000 annually.

Schedule

Full-time position.