Engineering and Quality Data Engineer
Job Summary
Fitch Group is currently seekingaEngineering & Quality DataEngineerbased out of ourMonterrey Mexico office.
As a leading global financial information services provider Fitch Group delivers vital credit and risk insights robust data and dynamic tools to champion more efficient transparent financial markets. Withover 100 years of experience andcolleaguesin over 30 countries Fitch Groups culture of credibility independence and transparency is embedded throughout its structure which includes Fitch Ratings one of the worlds top three credit ratings agencies and Fitch Solutions a leading provider of insights data and analytics. With dual headquarters in London and New York Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.
FitchsTechnology &DataTeamis adynamic department where innovation meets team includes the Chief Data Office Chief Software Office Chief TechnologyOffice Emerging Technology Shared Technology Services TechnologyRisk and the Executive Program Management Office (EPMO).Driven by our investment in cutting-edge technologies like AI and cloud solutions were home to a diverse range of roles and backgroundsunited by a shared passion for leveraging modern technology to drive projects that matter to our organization and are also proudto be recognized byBuiltInas aBest Place to Work in Technology3 yearsin a youre an experienced professional or just starting your career we offer an exciting and supportive environment where you can grow innovate and make a difference.
Want to learn more about a career in technology and data at Fitch
Visit: Youll Make an Impact:
Contribute as a member of a high-performing data engineering team by implementingmodern scalable data solutions aligned with business priorities.
Partner with the CDO team and data product leaders toimplement the vision for an AWS-based data platform that enablesenterprise-wide self-service unlocking data for AI analytics and innovation.
Implement architectural decisions and establish best practices for data ingestion transformation and distribution frameworks that accelerate time-to-insight for data producers and consumers.
Championadoption of emerging technologies such as Agentic AI and Generative AI integrating advanced capabilities into data workflows to enhance user experience and position the organization as AI-Ready.
Ensure operational excellence and reliability by proactively addressing complex data engineering challenges implementing robust quality controls and preventing production incidents.
You May be a Good Fit if:
3-5years experience hands-onas a member of ahighly technical data-centric software engineers preferably in financial services in support of Data Lake houses (e.g. AWS Databricks Snowflake) data virtualizations solutions (e.g. Starburst) modern data catalogs & data quality capabilities (e.g. Collibra) and Master Data Management (e.g. Informatica)
Proven AWS expertise(S3EKS Lambda GlueEMRRedshift S3 RDS/AuroraValkey/Redis Step Functions MSK/Kafka Event Bridge).
AWS Certification strongly preferred
Experience applying AI/ML to boost engineering productivity (e.g. GitHub Copilot Amazon Q).
Strong Python for data engineering (Pandas Spark/PySpark) and API Development (FastAPIor similar).
Design and build high-performanceREST/GraphQLAPIs with optimized query patterns pagination caching and schema design to ensure low-latency performant reads at scale.
BuildETL/ELT pipelinesforbatch and streaming; Kafka/MSK with schemas (Avro/JSON) and delivery semantics.
Optimize performance of object-based and relational datastores
Design applications with microservices and containerization mindset with decoupling architectural principles
Caching with Valkey/Redis: TTL strategies invalidation key design.
CI/CD andIaCwith GitHub Git/GitHub workflowsArgoCD.
Security and reliability: IAM KMS secrets VPC networking observability (OpenTelemetry) SLOs cost governance.
Ability to solve complex data-driven requirements and triage towards defects and production bugs
Technology solutions and tools including data governance and catalog solutions (e.g. Collibra Alation data platform and lake(house) (i.e. medallion architecture) and data mesh and virtualization tools (e.g. Starburst Denodo).
What Would Make You Stand Out:
Hands-on experience building AI agents (e.g. usingLangChainorLlamaIndex) implementing RAG over enterprise data and enforcing robust guardrails through rigorous testing and evaluation.
Applying AI/ML to boost engineering productivity (e.g. GitHub Copilot Amazon Q) and using agentic AI to automate workflows such as code reviews test generation data quality checks and runbook execution.
Experience working withAIconnection protocols (e.g. MCP A2A) that ensure secure interoperable observable and vendor-agnostic communication with authenticated auditable messaging and robust error handling
Caching with Valkey/Redis: TTL strategies invalidation key design.
Experience with forming strong partnerships with stakeholders and product teams
Great interpersonal and collaboration skills
Ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Why Choose Fitch:
Work-Life Balance First:40% in-office monthlystay connected while keeping flexibility.
A Culture of Learning & Mobility:Dedicated trainings leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
Investing in Your Future:Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
Promoting Health & Wellbeing:Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical mental financial social and occupational wellbeing
Supportive Parenting Policies:Family-friendly policies including a generous global parental leave plan designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplacewhere all voices are valued withEmployee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
Dedication to Giving Back:Paid volunteer days matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community
Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective timely independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitchs credibility and reputation our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts ofinterestor any appearance of a conflict of interest.Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you or your immediate family have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.
Fitch is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluatequalified applicants without regard to race color national origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity disability protected veteran status and other statuses protected by law.
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About Company
We have breadth and depth across our global team, allowing us to deliver value to our clients. We employ more than 5,000 people in 31 countries, including nearly 1,700 analysts.