Application Engineer

  • Discover Financial Services
  • Riverwoods, IL
  • time-alarm-solid 03-01-2024

Job Description

Discover Financial Services is seeking an Application Engineer to design, develop, test, and maintain complex data solutions for Finance Corporate Services. The ideal candidate will play a key role in mentoring peers, demonstrating leadership, and contributing to technical thought leadership in the team. The Application Engineer will address high-impact technology and business priorities, coach and mentor the team, and proactively identify and mitigate issues across multiple domains.

Responsibilities

  • Develop solutions for critical business needs.
  • Competent in programming, security, automation, testing, and emerging technologies.
  • Demonstrate strategic leadership integrated with the Discover ecosystem.
  • Coach, mentor, and build collaborative relationships within and outside the team.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • 3+ years of experience in Information Technology or Software Engineering.
  • Internal applicants need a technical proficiency rating of competent.

Preferred Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience with Agile software development and management tools.
  • Expertise in ETL data integration, relational databases, cloud technologies, and data warehouse architecture.
  • Experience in AbInitio, SQL, Unix Scripting, and AWS services like Snowflake and S3.
  • External applicants must pass a technical interview.

Application Deadline

The application window is expected to close on Mar-05-2024. Apply now!

Compensation

Base pay ranges from $86,500.00 to $146,100.00 with additional incentives based on factors like experience, education, and location.

Benefits

  • Paid parental leave.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and other health-related benefits.
  • Education assistance and recognition programs.