Data Technology DMX SSA Data Engineer

We’re a global, cross-functional team of data engineers and Dev Ops engineers led by a hands-on team lead. We build and operate the data platform and services that power analytics and mission-critical business use cases. We value pragmatic architecture, reliable delivery, and frequent PoCs to validate ideas quickly, leveraging modern tools—including AI—to accelerate development and innovation.

We’re looking for a senior team member who can lead initiatives end-to-end—from clarifying requirements with stakeholders, to architecting solution components, implementing PoCs, and guiding production rollout. This role suits a broad generalist in the data domain with strong software engineering fundamentals and an architectural mindset.

• Build the future MSCI Analytics Data platform
• Collaborate with Product Management, Program Management and other internal stakeholders to convert business requirements into applications, tools, and deliver these as part of a product release roadmap.
• Collaborate with engineering teams across data and technology in implementing AI solutions and integrating services with MSCI’s data science products and platforms.
• Improve and create a modern and sophisticated platform using latest technologies and following industry best practices.
• Evaluate different Architectural & Design approaches, solutions, frameworks & technologies and recommend the most suitable one.
• Develop best practices for architecture, design, coding & automated test coverage.
• Architect, Design and develop secure, high performance, scalable and maintainable applications using appropriate architectural patterns.
• Ensure optimal availability, latency, scalability, and efficiency of real-time application development by advocating engineering reliability into the development life cycle with a focus on fault tolerant approaches. Our global operations team handles production support. This role is development-focused with no on-call responsibilities outside business hours.
• Contribute actively to the organization’s AI adoption by identifying use cases, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and leveraging AI-enabled tools to drive innovation, scalability, and competitive advantage.

• Broad data technology knowledge (breadth over depth):
  • Relational databases (e.g., Postgres/MySQL/SQL Server/Oracle) and No
    
    SQL (e.g., Mongo
    
    DB/Cassandra/Dynamo
    
    DB).
  • Data warehousing/lake patterns (e.g., Snowflake/Big Query/Redshift, cloud data lake/lakehouse).
  • Data formats & interchange (Parquet, JSON, Avro).
• 3+ years plus experience with one or more of the following languages:
  Python, Bash, Go (Go would be preferred)
• Dev Ops fluency: version control (Git), CI/CD, containers (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes or equivalent), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform).
• Highly organized and transparent: able to structure work clearly, maintain accurate documentation of designs, decisions, and processes, ensuring visibility for the team and stakeholders.
• Mentor and support junior colleagues: share your experience, provide guidance on best practices, and help grow the team’s technical capabilities.
• Knowledge of C++/Java/Scala is a plus.
• Working experience with automated scheduling such as Auto Sys or Control‑M is plus

• Salary range: $95,000 - $124,000 / year plus eligible for annual bonus
• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative work spaces.

• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.

• A global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.

• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey, followed by access to our Learning@MSCI platform, AI Learning Center, Linked In Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.

• Multi‑directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.

• We actively nurture an…