Prudential Financial
Director, Data Engineer - PGIM Technology (Hybrid - Newark, NJ)
Newark, NJ, USA · Director · Part-time
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$23,461 more — $193,461 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $193,461 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- This candidate will work to define and enforce standards while also overseeing end-to-end data engineering including sourcing, modeling, security, governance, and business intelligence functions.
- The candidate will play a key role to bridge solutions, communication, timelines, and challenges/solutions to project stakeholders for multiple, concurrent overlapping implementation initiatives.
- This role is based in our office in Newark, NJ.
Responsibilities
- Design and Implement Configurable Data Ingestion ETL framework including Data Quality, transformation and modelling. Implement Lakehouse solutions using Microsoft Fabric and paving the road to PGIM future state using Azure services and Fabric Infrastructure.
- Develop and deploy data integration solutions, including data ingestion, transformation, and delivery to consumers within Microsoft Fabric, while utilizing optimal storage formats and layers.
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across the data warehouse ecosystem by crafting robust solution designs.
- Design and Build AI solutions leveraging search, embeddings, retrieval, ranking and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
- Establish a workspace architecture strategy through design and implement of data warehouse and lakehouse solutions allowing data sharing between different teams avoiding duplication, yet adhering to security and governance rules.
- Lead a small team to design/build and monitor data and AI solutions.
- Serve as SME in the Fabric space to technology partners, provide hands on training to development teams, and mentor business areas to maximize Fabric AI Capabilities.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation (Playbooks) of solution architectures to internal and external stakeholders covering Data Fabric architecture, processes, and procedures.
- As the Director, Data Lead for the PGIM Product Technology, you will engage in requirements gathering, lead design, architect and partner with business owners, technology leads and engineering teams to support shift to Microsoft cloud platforms for data processing and management.
- You will design and lead engineers to implement solutions in accordance with industry best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering or related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in cloud computing with Microsoft Azure leading migrations, integrations, and deployments.
- 10+ years of experience as a Data Architect, with demonstrated expertise in designing, managing, and deploying client solutions.
- What you can expect:
Skills
- Classification:
- Technology - Engineering & Cloud
Compensation
- Note: Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations.
This listing is sourced directly from Prudential Financial's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.