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What We'll Bring:
This role is for a Tech Lead to lead a team in building global platforms that are hosted across multiple countries in both public and private cloud private cloud environments. We value people who are passionate around solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. You'll work in a collaborative environment that encourages diversity of thought and creative solutions that are in the best interests of our customers globally.What You'll Bring:
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead with Full Stack Data Engineering skill set to join our data engineering team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in building scalable data pipelines, working with big data technologies, and deploying solutions on cloud platforms like GCP and AWS. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust data infrastructure and applications that support business intelligence, analytics, and machine learning initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead team to enhance and develop the platform with Java/Spring Boot tech stack
- Design and implement scalable and efficient data pipelines using Apache Spark, Scala, and Kafka.
- Develop and optimize complex SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL).
- Integrate data from various sources using tools like Sqoop, APIs, and streaming platforms.
- Build and maintain data lake and data warehouse solutions on GCP and AWS.
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and software engineers to deliver end-to-end data solutions.
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance across all data pipelines.
- Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows and performance issues.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes for data applications.
Required Skills:
- Strong programming skills in Java and Spring Boot
- Hands-on experience with Scala and SQL, Apache Spark (batch and streaming).
- Proficiency in Kafka for real-time data streaming.
- Experience with Sqoop for data ingestion from RDBMS to Hadoop.
- Solid understanding of cloud platforms – especially Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Familiarity with data modeling, data warehousing, and data lake architectures.
- Experience with CI/CD tools, version control (e.g., Git), and agile methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Knowledge of containerization tools like Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
- Exposure to machine learning pipelines and data science workflows is a plus.
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Impact You'll Make:
At TransUnion, we are dedicated to finding ways information can be used to help people make better and smarter decisions. As a trusted provider of global information solutions, our mission is to help people around the world access the opportunities that lead to a higher quality of life, by helping organizations optimize their risk-based decisions and enabling consumers to understand and manage their personal information. Because when people have access to more complete and multidimensional information, they can make more informed decisions and achieve great things.
Every day TransUnion offers our employees the tools and resources they need to find ways information can be used in diverse ways. Whether it is helping businesses better manage risk, providing better insights so a consumer can qualify for his first mortgage or working with law enforcement to make neighborhoods safer, we are improving the quality of life for individuals, families, communities and local economies around the world.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law
This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.TransUnion Job Title
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TransUnion Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — 12 weeks of paid, gender‑neutral parental leave with a gradual return, plus adoption and caregiver assistance, dependent‑care FSA, and Care@Work access indicate robust family support. Recognition for inclusive family benefits further underscores strength in this area.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible time off alongside paid holidays, global wellness days, and paid volunteer time provides broad time‑away options.
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Healthcare Strength — Day‑one medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA/FSA options, fitness discounts, and global mental‑health support via Spring Health suggest comprehensive healthcare depth.
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What We Do
TransUnion is a global information and insights company that makes trust possible by ensuring that each consumer is reliably and safely represented in the marketplace. We do this by having an accurate and comprehensive picture of each person. This picture is grounded in our legacy as a credit reporting agency which enables us to tap into both credit and public record data; our data fusion methodology that helps us link, match and tap into the awesome combined power of that data; and our knowledgeable and passionate team, who stewards the information with expertise, and in accordance with local legislation around the world. Because of our work, organizations can better understand consumers in order to make more informed decisions, and earn their trust through great, personalized experiences, and the proactive extension of the right opportunities, tools and offers. In turn, consumers can be confident that their data identities will result in the opportunities they deserve. We make trust possible, so businesses and consumers can transact with confidence and achieve great things. We call this Information for Good®—it’s our purpose, and what drives us every day.
Why Work With Us
Our culture is welcoming, energetic and innovative. There’s an overall synergy that flows throughout TransUnion, creating a sense of unity in knowing that we’re all working to achieve the same overall goal. We’re dedicated to providing opportunities for our people to get involved and stay connected with their colleagues across the globe.
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