Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Data Governance and Catalog (CDGC, CDQ, CDI, EDC, Axon) at Prudential Ins Co of America in Newark, New Jersey

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Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

Your Team & Role

As a Senior Software Engineer on/in Data Management & Governance Platform you will partner with product owners, tech leads, designers, engineers and delivery professionals to improve Platform and Innovation services.  You will code, test and debug new and existing applications as you implement capabilities to solve sophisticated business problems, deploy innovative products, services and experiences to delight our customers! In addition to applied experience, you will bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork skills, along with agile ways of working, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership attitude and a continuous learning focus to all that you do.

Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day

• Work closely with Platform architects, in actively contributing to platform architecture and infrastructure scaling discussions, solutions design, evaluating new features and capabilities in the IDMC product roadmap.


• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot CDGC tool issues, timely escalate and work closely with Informatica support, Admin & Infrastructure teams in resolving the issues.


• Manage and track issues and establish a transparent communication and clarity with all stakeholders and platform users on the progress and the status on the open issues.


• Work closely with platform users, data stewards and governance teams in identifying any key bottleneck or scope of improvements and recommend/implement solutions.


• Closely follow up on IDMC Platform roadmap, understanding release scope, analyzing new features and fixes introduced in each release.


• Perform quick PoC/Demo to evaluate fitment of any new tool capabilities in meeting governance and platform needs.


• Work on complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors


• Use programming languages (preferably Python) and approved AWS toolsets to implement solutions and automations.


• Collaborate with product owners in understanding needs and defining feature stories, tech leads in defining technical design and other team members to understand the system end-to-end and deliver robust solutions that bring about business impact. 

The Skills & Expertise You Bring

• Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields


• Good knowledge on Data Governance process and Data lifecycle management adoption


• Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges.


• Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills


• Experience on working with Cloud Data Governance Catalog (CDGC), Cloud Data Integration (CDI) and Cloud Data Quality (CDQ) or experience in legacy Informatica tools such as Axon, EDC and IDQ tools

Applied experience with several of the following:

• Proficiency in using Informatica Data Management Cloud (IDMC) Platform tools.


• Insight into IDMC Architecture and infrastructure, including Runtime environment setup and EKS clusters.


• Experience in carrying out IDMC Administration and configuration, which includes setting up org/sub-org, securing agents, defining roles and privileges, access management, and troubleshooting through access and analysis of logs.


• Experienced in setting up and scanning metadata and perform cataloging, data classification, and curation process.


• Should have experience on working with Cloud Data Governance Catalog (CDGC), Cloud Data Integration (CDI) and Cloud Data Quality (CDQ) or experience in legacy Informatica tools such as Axon, EDC and IDQ tools


• Should have experience in building solutions using Informatica APIs and building integrated workflows to automate the data governance process.


• Working knowledge in implementing data lineage, DQ frameworks, metadata management and governance process automation is a plus


• Required to have working knowledge of Python and associated libraries.


• Knowledge on AWS environments and working on AWS services like lambda, Glue, Athena and Redshift.


• Proficiency in querying, analyzing, and filtering advanced cloud data files like Parquet, Avro, Json hierarchical files.

You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can

Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use, we’ll help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. You’ll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you. 

What we offer you:

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level


• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave


• Retirement plans:


• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%)


• Company-funded pension plan


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  Wellness Programs to help you achieve your wellbeing goals, including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs


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  Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.


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  Tuition Assistance to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree, many accredited certificate programs, and industry designations.


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  Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.

To find out more about our Total Reward package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.

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Note: Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $105,100.00 to $156,500.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Roles may also be eligible for additional compensation and/or benefits. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. In addition, employees are eligible for standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement.

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.

We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status , medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates.

Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential.

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