Senior Data Engineer

Overview:

Job Purpose

At Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), we engineer technology, exchanges and clearing houses that connect companies around the world to global capital and derivative markets. With a leading-edge approach to developing technology platforms, we have built market infrastructure in all major trading centers, offering customers the ability to manage risk and make informed decisions globally. By leveraging our core strengths in technology, we continue to identify new ways to serve our customers and transform global markets.

 

ICE Mortgage Technology is seeking a Senior Data Engineer who will be responsible for design and optimize SQL queries, develop stored procedures, and participate in the migration and modernization of legacy applications to support IMT (ICE Mortgage Technology) Products. The candidate should have a strong background in SQL and Scripting.

 

Responsibilities

• Provides Snowflake-based data warehouse design and development for projects involving new data integration, migration, and enhancement of existing pipelines.
• Designs and develops data transformation logic using SQL, Snowflake stored procedures, and Python-based scripts for ETL/ELT workloads.
• Builds and maintains robust data pipelines to support reporting, analytics, and application data needs.
• Creates and maintains Snowflake objects like tables, views, streams, tasks, file formats, and external stages.
• Participates in project meetings with data engineers, analysts, business users, and product owners to understand and implement technical requirements.
• Writes technical design documentation based on business requirements and data architecture principles.
• Develops and/or reviews unit testing protocols for SQL scripts, procedures, and data pipelines using automation frameworks.
• Completes documentation and procedures for pipeline deployment, operational handover, and monitoring.
• May mentor or guide junior developers and data engineers.
• Stays current with Snowflake features, best practices, and industry trends in cloud data platforms.
• Performs additional related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of professional experience in data engineering or database development.
• Strong Hands-on experience:
  • Writing complex SQL queries and stored procedures
  • Database stored procedures, functions, views, and schema design
  • Using Streams, Tasks, Time Travel, and Cloning
• Proficiency in database performance tuning and performance optimization — clustering, warehouse sizing, caching, etc.
• Experience configuring external stages to integrate with cloud storage (AWS S3, Azure Blob, etc.).
• Experience writing Python/Shell scripts for data processing (where needed).
• Knowledge on Snowflake and Tidal is an added advantage
• Proficiency in using Git and working within Agile/Scrum SDLC environments.
• Familiarity working in a Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) leveraging Agile principles.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment with a focus on timeliness, documentation, and communication with peers and business users.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to engage both technical and non-technical audiences at various organizational levels.

----------: Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.