Overview

Position Type : Full time

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and data pipelines using Java as the primary backend programming language.
• Ingest, process, and integrate reference data from vendors, APIs, and internal platforms.
• Normalize identifiers and attributes across multiple sources to create trusted, canonical datasets.
• Implement automated data quality controls, validation frameworks, and reconciliation processes.
• Monitor pipeline performance, troubleshoot incidents, and drive root-cause resolution to improve reliability.
• Design and optimize relational database schemas, data models, and query performance.
• Build observable systems with robust logging, alerting, monitoring, and operational support capabilities.
• Manage end-to-end data lifecycle processes, including lineage, governance, auditing, and version control.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to define and implement scalable data interfaces and schema evolution strategies.
• Drive automation initiatives that improve data freshness, reduce manual intervention, and support operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Reference Data Engineer
• We are FIS. Our technology powers the world’s economy and our teams bring innovation to life. We champion diversity to deliver the best products and solutions for our colleagues, clients and communities. If you’re ready to start learning, growing and making an impact with a career in fintech, we’d like to know: Are you FIS?
• About the Role
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 to 11 years of software engineering experience, with strong expertise in Java backend development.
• Proven experience building and supporting enterprise-scale data processing systems and pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of structured and semi-structured data formats, including JSON, XML, and CSV.
• Hands-on experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including schema design, data modeling, and performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including testing, code quality, CI/CD, and operational ownership.
• Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills with a focus on delivering reliable production systems.
• Familiarity with financial reference data domains, including instrument identifiers, market codes, legal entities, and counterparty data.
• Knowledge of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and data integration patterns.
• Understanding of regulatory, risk, or capital markets data workflows.

Benefits

• At FIS, you can grow your career as far as you want to take it. Here’s what else we offer:
• Opportunities to make an impact in fintech
• Personal and professional learning
• Inclusive, diverse work environment
• Resources to give back to your community
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Privacy Statement
• FIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice.
• Sourcing Model
• Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.