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Data Development Lead

Scotiabank

Scotiabank

Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia
Posted on Sep 4, 2025

ID de la solicitud: 233835

Gracias por tu interés en ScotiaTech, el nuevo e innovador centro tecnológico de Scotiabank en Bogotá.

Únete a un equipo ganador que promueve la creatividad y la innovación en un entorno cambiante, donde siempre estamos comprometidos con el logro de resultados, en una cultura inclusiva, diversa y de alto desempeño.

Purpose

Leads and oversees the Development and Operation of critical data assets/data models serving International Banking Analytics, ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

Accountabilities

  • Leads and drives a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.

  • Functions as senior member of an agile team and helps drive consistent development practices, tools usage, common components, and patterns.

  • Guides data development teams through coaching sessions or mentorship to secure full understanding of Operational model and development practices.

  • Follows product leader and product owner direction to ensure requirements are met and delivered accurately and in a timely manner.

  • Manage developers’ team to maintain a high quality for data pipelines and data models via the establishment of good habits and practices.

  • Observe standardized development practices across the entire data cycle, stablishing collaboration with data producers and data consumers. Closing resource and dedication gaps when required.

  • Support the creation and review of processes and technical artifacts supporting the creation of pipeline documentation (code location, purpose, ownership, processing logic, etc.)

  • Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

  • Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.

  • Builds a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviours; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and, managing succession and development planning for the team.

Requirements:

  • Required to be proficient in English

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or related field or relevant experience

  • Industry experience as a project leader/manager

  • 5+ years experience working as a Data Engineer and/or architect.

  • Strong proficiency in SQL , Spark and Google Cloud

  • Data modelling and warehousing experience would be a plus

  • Proficiency with relational databases (Oracle, DB2, MYSQL, Redshift, etc.)

Assets

  • Proficient in a variety of languages including Python, Scala, Javascript

  • API development experience

  • Experience working with PowerBI

  • Experience in microservices architectures would be a plus

  • Experience working with distributed computing technologies (Spark , Kafka , Hive , Trino)

  • Experience working in an Agile team environment.

  • Industry experience with big data technology.

  • Experience working in Retail/Risk Banking Domain is an asset

​ Ubicación(s): Colombia : Bogota : Bogota ScotiaTech es una unidad de negocio de ScotiaGBS, un grupo de empresas de Scotiabank, ubicado en Bogotá, Colombia. ScotiaTech fue creado para apoyar diversos sistemas y procesos tecnológicos del Banco. Ofrecemos un entorno de trabajo inclusivo y positivo, además de ventajas competitivas. En ScotiaTech, valoramos las habilidades y experiencias únicas que cada persona aporta y nos hemos comprometido a crear y mantener un entorno inclusivo y accesible para todos. Los candidatos deben postularse directamente en línea si desean ser tomados en cuenta para este puesto. Agradecemos a todos los candidatos por su interés en esta oportunidad profesional en ScotiaTech; sin embargo, solo contactaremos a quienes hayan sido seleccionados para una entrevista. ​