Senior Analyst, Data Integration & Workflows at S&P Global

Technical Leadership & Solution Delivery

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Lead complex data integration initiatives from design through production deployment, ensuring solutions are scalable, observable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

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Design and implement production-grade data pipelines (batch and streaming) that transform raw inputs into trusted curated outputs, incorporating robust error handling, validation, and reconciliation controls.

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Establish and evangelize engineering best practices for ETL/ELT patterns, workflow orchestration, data quality controls, and operational observability across the team and value streams.

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Drive technical decision-making for pipeline architecture, technology selection, and design patterns, balancing business requirements with technical feasibility and long-term maintainability.

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Partner with PPD on technical planning and feasibility, providing realistic estimates, identifying technical dependencies, and shaping scope to ensure achievable delivery commitments.

Enablement & Co-Development

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Lead hands-on enablement with value stream SMEs through pair programming, structured guidance, and co-development sessions—adapting approach based on SME technical capability.

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Assess SME technical readiness and recommend appropriate engagement models (SME-led with review, co-development, or led build with validation).

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Build reusable automation components and templates (frameworks for ingestion, validation, transformation, publishing, backfills) that accelerate consistent delivery across domains.

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Develop SME technical capabilities through targeted coaching, code reviews, and knowledge transfer, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and continuous learning.

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Create and maintain technical documentation, including reference architectures, design patterns, coding standards, and implementation guides.

Quality Assurance & Production Readiness

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Conduct comprehensive code reviews for SME-built and team-developed pipelines, ensuring adherence to standards for maintainability, testing, logging, data validation, and documentation.

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Implement data reliability controls including validation rules, reconciliation checks, anomaly detection, and completeness/timeliness monitoring that protect downstream index processes.

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Engineer observability and monitoring solutions by implementing logging standards, metrics, alerts, and runbooks that enable effective production support.

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Prepare IT-ready handover artifacts including technical documentation, test evidence, operational procedures, and clear support boundaries.

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Partner with IT during QA and deployment, resolving issues quickly and ensuring solutions meet enterprise standards for security, supportability, and operational excellence.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

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Provide L3 support for production business-logic issues, collaborating with value stream SMEs to drive root-cause analysis and implement permanent fixes for recurring failures.

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Optimize pipeline performance and cost through appropriate partitioning strategies, caching, incremental processing patterns, and compute resource tuning.

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Implement workflow orchestration patterns (scheduling, dependency management, retries, idempotency, parameterization) ensuring pipelines are resilient to upstream variability.

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Capture and share lessons learned, updating engineering playbooks, patterns, and standards based on production outcomes and emerging best practices.

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Monitor operational metrics related to pipeline reliability, data quality, performance, and cost efficiency; drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

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Collaborate with Data Integration Lead to shape team strategy, prioritize initiatives, and align technical approaches with organizational goals.

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Partner effectively with AI Solutions and Data Governance teams on cross-cutting concerns including data quality standards, AI pipeline requirements, and compliance.

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Engage with Data Value Streams to understand business requirements, validate technical solutions, and ensure alignment with domain expertise.

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Work with Data Services & Strategy teams (Vendor Governance, Catalog) to establish scalable integration patterns and ensure proper metadata and lineage tracking.

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Build strong relationships with IT and PPD teams to ensure infrastructure readiness, smooth deployments, and operational excellence.

Shared Accountabilities

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With Data Integration Lead: Execute on team strategy; provide technical leadership on complex initiatives; mentor junior team members; contribute to standards and capability development.

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With PPD: Collaborate on technical feasibility assessments and planning; provide realistic estimates; align integration efforts with platform capabilities and roadmap.

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With IT: Ensure infrastructure readiness; coordinate handover processes; support production gateway requirements; partner on operational excellence.

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With Data Value Streams: Co-develop solutions with SMEs; validate business logic alignment; assess and develop SME technical capabilities.

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With Data Services & Strategy: Establish scalable integration patterns; ensure proper metadata and lineage tracking; align with vendor governance requirements.

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With AI Solutions & Data Governance: Coordinate on data quality standards, AI data pipeline requirements, and governance compliance.

Ownership

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Complex Technical Initiatives: Own the end-to-end delivery of high-complexity data integration and workflow automation projects.

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Engineering Standards Implementation: Responsible for implementing and enforcing technical standards, patterns, and best practices within assigned domain or value streams.

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SME Technical Development: Own the hands-on enablement and capability development of assigned value stream SMEs in data engineering practices.

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Production Solution Quality: Accountable for ensuring all solutions meet production readiness criteria before IT handover.

Parameters for Success

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Deliver Production-Ready Solutions: Consistently deliver high-quality, production-ready data pipelines that meet business requirements and enterprise standards.

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Build SME Capability: Demonstrably improve technical capabilities of value stream SMEs through effective enablement and mentorship.

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Drive Reusability: Create and promote adoption of reusable components and standardized patterns that accelerate delivery.

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Ensure Operational Excellence: Implement robust observability, monitoring, and support frameworks that minimize production incidents and enable rapid issue resolution.

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Foster Technical Excellence: Contribute to a culture of craftsmanship, continuous improvement, and engineering best practices.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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Solution Delivery Quality: Percentage of delivered pipelines that pass IT QA on first submission; production incident rate for delivered solutions.

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SME Capability Development: Measurable improvement in technical skills of mentored SMEs through assessments, code review quality progression, and feedback.

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Operational Reliability: Pipeline uptime and reliability metrics; mean time to resolution for production issues; data quality incident rates.

Experience

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8+ years of experience in data engineering, data integration, or related technical roles with progressive responsibility.

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3+ years of experience in technical leadership roles, including mentoring engineers and leading complex technical initiatives.

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Proven track record of designing and implementing production data pipelines in complex enterprise environments.

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Experience in financial services, index management, or similar data-intensive industries preferred.

Technical Expertise

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Proficiency in ETL/ELT design patterns, data pipeline architecture, and workflow orchestration frameworks.

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Advanced programming skills in languages commonly used in data engineering (Python, SQL, Scala, or similar).

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Solid understanding of data quality frameworks, data validation techniques, reconciliation patterns, and anomaly detection.

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Experience implementing observability, monitoring, and alerting systems for production data pipelines.

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Familiarity with data governance principles, metadata management, and compliance frameworks.

Leadership & Soft Skills

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Strong technical leadership with demonstrated ability to lead complex initiatives and influence technical direction.

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Excellent mentorship and coaching abilities, with track record of developing technical talent and improving team capabilities.

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Outstanding collaboration skills with ability to partner effectively across technical and business teams in a matrixed organization.

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Clear communication abilities, able to articulate complex technical concepts to varied audiences and translate business requirements into technical solutions.

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Problem-solving mindset with focus on root-cause analysis, sustainable solutions, and continuous improvement.

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Adaptability and pragmatism in selecting appropriate engagement models based on SME capability and project requirements.

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Strong stakeholder management skills with ability to manage expectations and deliver on commitments.

Preferred Qualifications:

We require all external candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in-person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer.

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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; Master's degree preferred.

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Experience with index calculation processes, financial data workflows, or SPDJI products and methodologies.

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Certification in Python or SQL Development (e.g., Python Institute, Microsoft SQL certifications).

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Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and product-oriented delivery models.

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Knowledge of data lineage, metadata management, and data cataloging tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, DataHub).

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Experience with AI/ML data pipeline requirements and integration patterns.

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Job ID: 328065 Posted On: 2026-07-24 Location: Virtual, Netherlands