Staff Software Engineer - Data Architect

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines using AWS services, Airflow, dbt Cloud, and Snowflake
• Implement and govern Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers)
• Build robust data ingestion frameworks leveraging AWS services such as S3, Lambda, Glue, SNS/SQS, Kinesis, and Kafka
• Develop ELT pipelines using dbt Cloud for transformations, testing, documentation, and version control
• Orchestrate complex workflows and dependencies using Apache Airflow
• Partner with Product, Analytics, Risk, Compliance, and Business teams to deliver trusted data products
• Ensure data quality, lineage, and observability through rigorous testing, monitoring, and alerting
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for data workloads and enforce data governance, security, and compliance standards (PII, SOX, GDPR, PCI)

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Data Engineering
• Deep expertise in the banking or financial services domain (transactions, payments, risk, fraud, or regulatory reporting)
• Proficiency in Snowflake (data modeling, performance tuning, streams & tasks)
• Strong experience with dbt Cloud (models, tests, macros, and CI)
• Expertise in Apache Airflow (DAG design, scheduling, and error handling)
• Extensive experience with AWS Data Services (S3, Glue, Lambda, Kinesis, SQS/SNS, IAM)
• Advanced SQL and Python skills
• Hands-on experience with Medallion/Lakehouse Architecture
• Experience handling sensitive data (PII) and understanding data controls, auditability, and reconciliation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Kafka or MSK
• Exposure to semantic layers such as Tableau, Looker, or Power BI
• Knowledge of data governance tools like Collibra, Alation, Unity Catalog, or OpenMetadata
• Relevant Cloud certifications (AWS or Snowflake)

Benefits

• Competitive salary and opportunity to earn an annual bonus
• Great career growth and development opportunities within a global organization
• A flexible approach to work

About the Company

Convera is the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments company in the world. Formerly Western Union Business Solutions, we leverage decades of industry expertise and technology-led payment solutions to deliver smarter money movements to our customers. We serve more than 30,000 customers globally, ranging from small business owners to enterprise treasurers and financial institutions.