Systems Integration Senior Specialist

Title: Systems Integration Senior Specialist

Location Address: Atlanta GA (Hybrid)

Type: Contract

Description:

Day to Day Job Duties: (What this person will do on a daily/weekly basis)

• Design develop and maintain scalable batch and real-time data pipelines supporting payment processing card transactions billing and banking systems
• Build and automate ETL/ELT workflows for ingestion transformation aggregation and loading of high-volume financial data
• Develop and support Kafka integrations including topics producers consumers and streaming applications for near real-time transaction processing
• Develop and optimize cloud-native data solutions in Azure leveraging services such as Azure Data Factory (ADF) Azure Synapse Azure Data Lake and Event Hubs
• Build and manage enterprise data platforms using Snowflake including data modeling performance tuning clustering and secure data sharing
• Develop ETL/ELT workflows using Python and SQL for ingestion transformation validation and aggregation of high-volume financial data
• Translate payment and banking data requirements into functional specifications mapping documents and technical designs
• Ensure data accuracy integrity security and compliance (including PCI-DSS and financial regulatory requirements)
• Optimize SQL queries and tune RDBMS performance for high-throughput transactional environments
• Design and maintain enterprise microservices (security logging APIs) using Java/Spring Boot where applicable
• Monitor data pipeline performance and implement optimization and corrective actions
• Collaborate with product owners architects QA and compliance teams in an Agile environment
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues across data platforms and transaction systems
• Work on-site 3 days per week to support collaboration architecture discussions and agile ceremonies

Basic Qualifications: (Required skills and minimum experience)

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related technical field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Data Engineering or Data Warehouse environments
• Minimum 5 years of Strong experience designing building and maintaining batch and real-time data pipelines
• 5 years of Proven experience in the payments banking or financial services industry supporting transaction-based systems
• 5 years of Strong expertise in SQL PL/SQL and query optimization
• Hands-on experience with any ETL/ELT tool
• Minimum 5 years of Experience working with relational databases such as Oracle DB2 Teradata SQL Server
• 5 years of Experience with Kafka or streaming platforms
• Minimum 5 years of Strong programming skills in Java and/or Python
• Minimum 5 years of Experience developing API integrations with cloud or enterprise systems
• Minimum 5 years of Experience with Unix Shell scripting
• Understanding of data modeling concepts and ETL frameworks
• Minimum 5 years of Experience working in Agile environments

Travel

• Minimal travel expected

Nice to Have (But Not a Must)

• Experience supporting PCI-DSS compliant environments
• Experience handling large structured and unstructured datasets
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Prior experience working on high-volume payment gateways or banking transaction platforms

What Were Looking For:

• A strong Data Engineer who understands transactional data systems and financial data flows
• Someone comfortable working in regulated security-sensitive banking environments
• A problem solver who can optimize high-volume systems and ensure data integrity
• A collaborative team player who can clearly communicate complex technical concepts.