Compunnel
Data Engineer / Data Modeler Payments Subsystem
Compunnel, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer / Data Modeler to join our banking technology team, with a focus on the payments subsystem.
This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and models to support real-time and batch payment processing, settlement, reconciliation, and regulatory reporting.
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in data modeling, ETL development, cloud data platforms, and modern data engineering practices.
Key Responsibilities Design and implement logical and physical data models for the payments domain, including merchant onboarding, transactions, clearing, settlement, funding, fraud/risk, and reporting. Develop ETL/ELT pipelines to integrate data from core banking systems, payment gateways, and external partners into enterprise data stores. Ensure data quality, lineage, and governance across payment processing flows. Build and optimize data warehouses and lakes on cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure. Collaborate with architects, developers, and business analysts to map payment business processes into data models and schemas. Implement real-time and batch data integration for use cases such as fraud detection, reconciliations, settlement reporting, and regulatory compliance. Monitor and tune pipelines for scalability, performance, and cost efficiency. Partner with security and compliance teams to enforce data privacy and regulatory requirements (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOX, AML/KYC). Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Minimum 7 years of experience in data engineering and data modeling within financial services or banking. Strong knowledge of payments domain concepts including authorization, clearing, settlement, reconciliation, chargebacks, and fraud. Hands-on experience with data modeling techniques such as 3NF, star/snowflake schemas, and dimensional modeling. Proficiency in SQL and experience with ETL/ELT tools such as DataStage, Informatica, Talend, or dbt. Strong experience with cloud data platforms including AWS Redshift, Azure Synapse, Snowflake, or Databricks. Proficiency in Python for data processing and automation. Experience with real-time streaming technologies such as Kafka, Kinesis, or EventHub. Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines. Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements in payments and banking. Understanding of API-based integration for payment systems. Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes for deploying data services.
Education:
Bachelors Degree
We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer / Data Modeler to join our banking technology team, with a focus on the payments subsystem.
This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and models to support real-time and batch payment processing, settlement, reconciliation, and regulatory reporting.
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in data modeling, ETL development, cloud data platforms, and modern data engineering practices.
Key Responsibilities Design and implement logical and physical data models for the payments domain, including merchant onboarding, transactions, clearing, settlement, funding, fraud/risk, and reporting. Develop ETL/ELT pipelines to integrate data from core banking systems, payment gateways, and external partners into enterprise data stores. Ensure data quality, lineage, and governance across payment processing flows. Build and optimize data warehouses and lakes on cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure. Collaborate with architects, developers, and business analysts to map payment business processes into data models and schemas. Implement real-time and batch data integration for use cases such as fraud detection, reconciliations, settlement reporting, and regulatory compliance. Monitor and tune pipelines for scalability, performance, and cost efficiency. Partner with security and compliance teams to enforce data privacy and regulatory requirements (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOX, AML/KYC). Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Minimum 7 years of experience in data engineering and data modeling within financial services or banking. Strong knowledge of payments domain concepts including authorization, clearing, settlement, reconciliation, chargebacks, and fraud. Hands-on experience with data modeling techniques such as 3NF, star/snowflake schemas, and dimensional modeling. Proficiency in SQL and experience with ETL/ELT tools such as DataStage, Informatica, Talend, or dbt. Strong experience with cloud data platforms including AWS Redshift, Azure Synapse, Snowflake, or Databricks. Proficiency in Python for data processing and automation. Experience with real-time streaming technologies such as Kafka, Kinesis, or EventHub. Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines. Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements in payments and banking. Understanding of API-based integration for payment systems. Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes for deploying data services.
Education:
Bachelors Degree