Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

VP, Data Engineer

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA · Vp · full-time

Sponsorship not specified$10k-$15kDetected 51 days ago
PythonGitSQLDatabricksAzureCI/CDGitHub ActionsDevOpsSparkData EngineeringData VisualizationAgentic AIAgileTest AutomationLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group.
  • The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries.
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan.

Responsibilities

  • Own the architecture, design, and implementation of end-to-end ETL/ELT workflows using Azure Data Factory (ADF) and Azure Databricks for regulatory and compliance-driven data ingestion and transformation.
  • Build secure, auditable, and high-performance data pipelines supporting large-scale, sensitive financial datasets.
  • Design and implement efficient storage formats, partitioning, and optimization strategies for fast data access and retrieval.
  • Drive the migration of legacy application logic into modern Azure Databricks, Data Lake, and SQL-based architectures.
  • Maintain comprehensive data lineage, metadata management, and audit trails using Azure Purview or equivalent frameworks.
  • Partner with data governance, risk, and compliance teams to define data standards, access controls, and security requirements.
  • Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and GitHub Actions, enabling automated testing, version control, and reliable deployments.
  • Review code, enforce engineering best practices, and support production deployments and operational stability.
  • Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, design reviews, and regulatory or audit engagements.

Requirements

  • This role requires deep technical expertise in Azure, Databricks, PySpark, Python, and SQL, supporting enterprise data pipelines for regulatory, compliance, and analytics workloads.
  • The ideal candidate will operate at both strategic and hands-on levels, delivering reliable, secure, and high-performance data solutions in a highly regulated investment banking environment.

Nice to have

  • Strong understanding of Delta Lake, medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold), and distributed data processing.
  • Familiarity with data governance, security, encryption, and RBAC in cloud-native environments.
  • Experience with CI/CD best practices and automated deployment pipelines.
  • Exposure to BI and visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
  • Familiarity with Anaplan or other enterprise planning platforms is a plus, particularly in supporting downstream financial analytics or planning use cases.
  • Exposure to or hands-on experience with AI agents, intelligent automation, or GenAI-enabled data workflows is a strong plus.
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.

Compensation

  • $10k-$15k

Company info

  • Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance.

Equal opportunity

  • If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at
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