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Riverwoods, IL
Hybrid

Principal Big data solutions architect

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Discover. A brighter future.

With Discover, you’ll have the chance to make a difference at one of the world’s leading digital banking and payments companies. From Day 1, you’ll do meaningful work you’re passionate about, with the support and resources you need for success. We value what makes each employee unique and provide a collaborative, team-based culture that gives everyone an opportunity to shine. Be the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future, while building the future you want, here at Discover.

Job Description 

 

Designs and develops solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Performs systems management and integration functions.

 

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will be a lead contributing member to a team that works on an idea from conception to implementation with next generation technologies . This is a varied role that will require diving into all areas, so even if you don’t have the direct experience you should be comfortable with uncertainty and be excited to learn. A lot of what we build will be prototypes and proof-of-concepts for internal validation and learning. As such, we’d like you to be able to have some strong experience with a programming , distributed and cloud technologies.

 

Do you want to be on the forefront of the next BIG thing in advancing the analytic technology landscape? Are you driven by the thought of being involved at the ground level of an enterprise wide transformation? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast paced, collaborative environment?

 

Discover Financial Services is seeking a bright, driven, and talented individual to join a team of passionate and innovative technologists.

We’re looking for a well-rounded individual who’s not afraid to roll their sleeves up. We use some exciting tools and technologies – ideally you’ll know some, but we want you to be excited about what you’re doing.

 

How You’ll Do It

  • Communicates with staff or clients to understand specific system requirements.
  • Provides advice on project costs, design concepts, or design changes.
  • Documents design specifications, installation instructions, and other system-related information.
  • Verifies stability, inter-operability, portability, security, or scalability of system architecture.
  • Collaborates with engineers or software developers to select appropriate design solutions or ensure the compatibility of system components.
  • Coordinating lead of a high performing, agile team focused on next generation data & analytic technologies
  • Primarily you’ll leading  rapidly prototyping new products to test important customer features or demonstrate to key stakeholders. This will likely involve a lot of backend/front end work, but also a considerable amounts of data manipulation techniques – even some ML where it’s needed.
  • You will lead all aspects of the software development lifecycle which includes estimating technical design, implementation, documentation, testing, and deployment
  • Provide high level design and development plan of cloud-based solutions and is responsible for technical design and implementation of the architecture.
  • Provide definition of current state architecture blueprints.
  • Research new technologies and products for their applicability to business processes.
  • You need to make sure our apps are enterprise-ready, secure and compliant, but lightweight and fit-for-purpose and guide other team members if they need direction.
  • Compare various solutions and determine the one which best fits the need.
  • Deliver container-based solutions utilizing in our container platform as part of our cloud migration, app modernization and cloud-native development services on AWS

 

Qualifications You’ll Need

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in information technology and Statistics.
  • 4+ years of hands-on programming experience, architecting and modernizing to next generation data applications
  • In lieu of education, 6+ years hands-on programming experience, architecting next generation data applications

 

Preferred Qualifications

If we had our say, we’d also look for:

  • Experience with big data tools such as Spark, Python, MongoDB, NoSQL based decision systems.
  • Hands-on experience in Hadoop Ecosystem including Spark, Stream sets, Map-Reduce, Kafka as well as experience working with NoSQL Platforms.
  • 3+ years’ experience in building distributed solutions (Kafka)
  • 2+ years’ experience working with a relational database
  • 2+ years’ experience with Docker, deploying containers, automated build deployments using Jenkins or AWS Compute & Container Services
  • In-depth knowledge on AWS Storage & Database Services and AWS Machine learning services.
  • 2+ years’ experience with AWS services such as EC2, RDS, IAM, Lambda, SNS, SQS, and S3
  • Hands on expertise using JS frameworks
  • Experience with technical architecture including software and hardware sizing and capacity planning.
  • Experience with Data Science toolsets and technology
  • Must demonstrate advanced abilities to team and mentor and possess demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proven skills in high availability and scalability design, as well as performance monitoring #LI-BG1

 

 

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

 

The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Discover Financial Services is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). We thrive on diversity & inclusion. You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Discover.

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What are Discover Perks + Benefits

Discover Benefits Overview

Start enjoying great benefits Day 1 — We support you with the same dedication we bring to all of our customers. Our comprehensive benefits package features first-class insurance, financial planning support and excellent perks designed to help you reach your goals and live a rich, healthy life.

Check out more of our amazing employee benefits at mydiscoverbenefits.com

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Discover’s business is built on helping people, and we invest in the community (Blessing Backpacks, Boys & Girls Clubs, Big Brothers/Sisters) to demonstrate our commitment to a brighter future.
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
You can open a separate Health Care FSA (HCFSA) and contribute up to $2,650 tax-free from your paycheck to reimburse yourself for eligible out-of-pocket expenses.
Disability insurance
Employees receive Short-Term Disability Insurance at no cost.
Dental insurance
Discover offers two dental plan options — Standard and Premier — both are administered by MetLife.
Vision insurance
Discover offers two vision plan options — Standard and Premier through VSP.
Health insurance
Discover offers a variety of medical plans for you and eligible family members, so that you can choose the benefit plan that suits your needs.
Life insurance
As a Discover employee, you receive Basic Life Insurance of one times your HWEE (up to $500,000) at no cost to you.
Pet insurance
Purchase medical coverage at a discounted rate for your beloved family pet. The more pets you insure, the greater the discount.
Wellness programs
Help balance your work and personal life with a wide variety of free and discounted resource and referral services including family and relationship counseling and financial guidance.
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
You may elect to contribute 1% to 30% of your eligible base salary, commissions and bonus on a pre-tax basis, up to IRS limits every year.
401(K) matching
Discover matches up to 6% of the pre-tax contributions you make to the 401(k) Plan.
Employee stock purchase plan
The ESPP provides eligible employees with an opportunity to purchase shares of Discover common stock through payroll deductions at a 5% discount.
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Discover helps eligible employees and their families with the costs of adoption by reimbursing certain expenses.
Company sponsored family events
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Discover has a Paid Time Off of 4 to 5 Weeks of paid time per year.
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Discover provides 7 paid holidays.
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
When you enroll in the Commuter Benefits Program at WageWorks, you’ll save on taxes on mass-transit passes, parking and other eligible expenses.
Company-sponsored outings
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Onsite gym
Discover has fitness centers and Weight Watchers® programs at all five major locations.
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Discover provides tuition reimbursement and a full-ride bachelor's degree program for select online degree programs.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks

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