Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $1.1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Blackstone Technology & Innovations: Blackstone Technology & Innovations (BXTI) is the technology team at the core of each of Blackstone's businesses and new growth initiatives. Serving both internal and external clients, we work to build the next generation of systems that manage risk, create efficiency, and improve transparency within the firm and across our broad community of investors and portfolio companies. BXTI is nimble and entrepreneurial - our open, iterative design processes and rapid pace of development mean that everyone on the team has the opportunity to make an impact from day one. We are problem solvers who can take projects from idea to implementation. We believe in active mentoring and developing excellence. We collaborate to find the best answers for our customers and for Blackstone. We are critical to the firm maintaining its competitive edge. Lead Data Engineer: We are seeking individuals with a deep understanding of data onboarding and quality best practices, as well as a strong commitment to fostering team growth, optimizing operations, implementing effective tools and driving automation. This position primarily involves hands-on development and delivery, stakeholder management, data process and architecture design, and coaching and knowledge sharing. Job Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with business stakeholders and technology teams to facilitate data consumption and automation
- Orchestrate, monitor and optimize ETL processes
- Proactively enhance data infrastructure and processes with best practices and latest technologies
- Define standard procedures and requirements for data warehousing at Blackstone
- Lead and mentor data engineers
Requirements: - 10+ years of data engineering experience utilizing modern SDLC processes to deliver quality technological solutions in a transparent, reliable way
- Experience in building and designing solutions for data warehouses
- A proven track record of working with complex data environments and associated technology and analytics infrastructure needed to support these environments
- Expert knowledge in Snowflake
- Strong Python skills
- Effective capabilities with git
- Ability to establish / mature Data Engineering 'best practices'
- Highly effective technical communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong problem-solving skills, fast learner
Experience in the following would be an advantage:
- Vector Stores such as Pinecone
- DevOps/CI/CD tooling (Gitlab, Jenkins, Artifactory, Terraform)
- AWS Services
- Traditional database platforms such as SQL Server and MySQL
- Financial data, such as market data and trade/positions data
The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.
Expected annual base salary range: $200,000 - $275,000 Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US, please disregard the posted salary bands as these roles will follow a separate compensation process based on local market comparables. Additional compensation: Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered in connection with the advertised role. Blackstone is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other class or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. All Blackstone employees, including but not limited to recruiting personnel and hiring managers, are required to abide by this policy. If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please email Human Resources at ...@Blackstone.com. Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and/or if you are engaged in the following:
- Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and/or and client questions;
- Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;
- Supervising or training securities licensed employees;
- Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and
- Advising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.
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