Principal / Associate Director – Data Management Engineering

Overview

Principal / Associate Director role in the Data Management Engineering team at S&P Dow Jones Indices, supporting critical index data workflows and the implementation of NeoXam and broader Databricks adoption.

What you'll do

• Lead and support the implementation and onboarding of NeoXam for enterprise data management use cases.
• Design and develop scalable data ingestion, mastering, validation, transformation, and distribution solutions.
• Translate business and operational requirements into effective technical solutions in partnership with Business, Operations, QA, and Architecture.
• Support Databricks-based archival, transformation, and large-scale data processing initiatives.
• Improve data quality, performance, automation, CI/CD, environment management, and operational efficiency.
• Provide production support for critical financial data workflows and maintain clear technical and operational documentation.

What you'll need

• Strong SQL Server and T-SQL expertise, including data modeling, database performance optimization, and large-scale data processing.
• Python development experience for data processing and automation, with exposure to APIs, ETL/data pipelines, and Git/GitHub workflows.
• Experience with financial data mastering, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and enterprise data management platforms such as NeoXam, Markit EDM, or similar.
• Demonstrated ability to independently own medium-to-large data management initiatives and solve complex technical problems.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder-management skills across globally distributed teams.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with a disciplined approach to documentation and operational readiness.
• Interest in both data engineering and operational automation, with a focus on quality, scalability, and continuous improvement.

Nice to have

• Experience with Databricks or Lakehouse platforms.
• Exposure to Jenkins, AWS, scripting, workflow schedulers, and environment automation.

Details

• Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
• Operating environment is near 24x5, working with globally distributed teams.