DWS - Engineering Lead - Data Infrastructure

DWS's data infrastructure team provides the secure, scalable and trustworthy foundation for storing, processing and distributing critical enterprise data. As Engineering Lead for data infrastructure, you drive the design, built, and continuous improvement of our cloud-based and on-prem data platforms and the pipes between them. You'll align closely with the CTO Data and lead a high-impact squad, setting technical direction, mentoring team members and contributing directly to architecture and code.

Role Details

As an Engineering Lead - Data Infrastructure (m/f/d), you will (be):

• Lead, grow, and mentor a high impact data platform engineering team
• Hands-on contribution into software development efforts
• Own end-to-end architecture and design of a variety of data platform components - all the way from data ingestion to distribution
• Model, test, collaborate (to understand requirements, create stories, and design solutions), implement and help test requirements
• Contribute to the development of testing and quality control processes and policies for the organization
• Collaborate with architects, security engineers, control functions, the Chief Data Office and other stakeholder to improve compliance, security posture and reliability
• Work with product owners to translate product vision and demand into platform capabilities

• Extensive experience in platform engineering or an adjacent field, preferably with strong focus on enterprise data platforms. Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field is a plus

• Very strong expertise in the modern data stack, including cloud-based data platforms such as GCP BigQuery, Snowflake, and the ecosystem around them

• Experience in growing and leading highly performing engineering teams

• Extensive experience in operating production cloud infrastructure, preferably Google Cloud, in complex enterprise environments

• Proficiency with IaC (e.g. Terraform), automation tooling, orchestration tooling (e.g. dbt, Airflow)

• Good understanding of data governance, security, and IT compliance in highly regulated environments

• Very good programming skills in Python and/or Java

• Experience with development utilizing software development life cycle (SDLC) tools including Git, JIRA, Artifactory, Jenkins/TeamCity, OpenShift

• Strong problem-solving skills, strategic thinking and attention to detail

• Proficiency in English required

For over 150 years we have been there for our clients every step of the way. Our purpose: ‘Dedicated to our clients’ lasting success and financial security at home and abroad’ guides our vision and strategy, and is brought to life by our culture. With a global presence in about 60 countries, and a diverse workforce of more than 90,000 people, we know that each individual’s daily actions shape our culture. 

Deutsche Bank Technology in Berlin

DB Technology is a global team of tech specialists, spread across multiple trading hubs and tech centres. We have a strong focus on promoting technical excellence – our engineers work at the forefront of financial services innovation using cutting-edge technologies.

Our Berlin location is our most recent addition to our global network of tech centres and growing strongly. We are committed to building a diverse workforce and to creating excellent opportunities for talented engineers and technologists. Our tech teams and business units use agile ways of working to create #GlobalHausbank solutions from our home market.