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Senior Data Engineer

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Job DescriptionJob Description Job Title:

Senior/Lead Data Engineer Location:

Pittsburgh, PA/ Dallas, TX/ Cleveland,OH Client:

PNC Bank Job Description:

PNC Bank is seeking a highly skilled

Senior/Lead Data Engineer

to join its Data & Analytics team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in building and optimizing scalable data pipelines using Hadoop and PySpark, with a focus on enabling data-driven decision-making across the enterprise. This role requires hands-on technical leadership, deep knowledge of big data technologies, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams. Key Responsibilities: Design, build, and optimize

large-scale data pipelines

for structured and unstructured data.Develop and maintain

data ingestion, transformation, and integration workflows

using

PySpark, Hadoop (HDFS, Hive, HBase), and related ecosystem tools .Implement

best practices for data modeling, performance tuning, and pipeline optimization .Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable and scalable data solutions.Ensure data quality, security, and governance across data platforms.Provide

technical leadership and mentoring

to junior data engineers.Partner with cloud teams to integrate Hadoop/PySpark workloads with

cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) .Troubleshoot, monitor, and optimize ETL workflows for high availability and performance.Drive innovation by evaluating and recommending

emerging technologies

in the big data ecosystem. Required Skills & Qualifications:

10+ years

of experience in Data Engineering, with at least

5+ years in Hadoop & PySpark .Strong expertise in

Hadoop ecosystem

(HDFS, Hive, HBase, Oozie, Sqoop, Kafka, etc.).Proficiency in

PySpark, Python, and SQL

for data transformation and analytics.Hands-on experience with

ETL/ELT processes, data modeling, and performance tuning .Familiarity with

data governance, lineage, and security best practices .Experience integrating Hadoop with

cloud platforms (AWS EMR, Azure Databricks, GCP Dataproc, etc.) .Strong understanding of

distributed computing, parallel processing, and big data architecture .Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.

Qualifications: Experience in the

banking or financial services industry .Exposure to

streaming technologies

(Kafka, Spark Streaming, Flink).Familiarity with

DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) .Knowledge of

Snowflake or other modern data warehouses

is a plus.