Key Responsibilities
1. Data Engineering & Architecture
- Design, build, and optimize end-to-end data pipelines (batch & streaming) across Enterprise Data Lake, DWH, and analytics platforms.
- Implement efficient ETL/ELT processes using tools such as Spark, Python, SQL, Kafka, NiFi, or Airflow.
- Work with both structured and semi/unstructured data and ensure high performance, scalability, and data quality.
- Lead root-cause analysis and optimize data pipeline performance across systems (Hive, Impala, Iceberg, Oracle & Postgres).
2. Mentoring & Team Leadership
- Provide guided mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers—pair programming, code reviews, and hands-on coaching.
- Train the team on best engineering practices, including coding standards, documentation, version control, testing, and pipeline monitoring.
- Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions (SQL tuning, data modeling, Spark optimization, Git, CI/CD, coding patterns, etc.).
- Guide juniors in problem-solving, prioritization, and understanding enterprise data concepts.
- Act as a technical escalation point for complex pipeline issues.
- Help team members create learning roadmaps and support their growth in modern data engineering.
3. Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
- Work closely with business teams, data analysts, data scientists, and platform teams.
- Translate business requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
- Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 5–8+ years of hands-on experience in Data Engineering.
- Strong expertise in:
- Python, SQL, Spark, PySpark
- ETL/ELT tools (NiFi,Airflow)
- Streaming technologies (Kafka, Spark Streaming)
- Hadoop ecosystem (Hive, Impala, Iceberg preferred)
- RDBMS & Data Warehouse
- Solid understanding of:
- Data modeling (3NF, Star Schema, Lakehouse layers)
- Data governance, quality frameworks, lineage tools
- DevOps & CI/CD (Git, Jenkins, Docker)
- Experience with performance tuning (Spark jobs, SQL queries, ETL flows).
Soft Skills
- Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration abilities.
- Passionate about mentoring and developing others.
- Able to simplify complex technical concepts for junior team members.
- Proactive, independent, and solution-oriented mindset.
Top Skills
What We Do
We are a multinational regional financial services provider that is committed to deliver complete solutions to our clients through differentiated segment offerings and an ecosystem that supports simple, fast and seamless customer experience, underpinned by cohesive and inspired workforce and relationship built with stakeholders
Headquartered and listed in Malaysia, RHB Banking Group is the longest established local bank, formed though the mergers of several banks, the oldest of which was founded in 1913. RHB Banking Group and its subsidiaries provide a full range of services ranging from retail banking, business banking, corporate and investment banking, Islamic banking, transaction banking to treasury, insurance, asset management, private equity and stockbroking services.
TOGETHER WE PROGRESS
Our strong heritage is the foundation of our commitment to continue serving the community. For over a 100 years, we have been helping people and businesses grow and succeed, and will continue to do so.
Our experience gives us an in-depth understanding of the needs of our customers and partners, inspiring us to constantly innovate and improve to serve them better. With their unending support, we have established ourselves with a strong footprint throughout Malaysia and we are now present in 9 other countries across the ASEAN region.
We hope our legacy and pursuit for excellence continues as we tirelessly cultivate and nurture the next generation through our actions and words, preparing a brighter future ahead.
We thank those who believe in us and welcome everyone to join us on our exciting journey of progress. The time has come for us to move forward in unison, to realise our greater potential together. Our new brand promise "Together We Progress” honours our past, celebrates the present and welcomes the future.
We invite you to join us as we work towards a better and brighter future for all.
