Full-Time

Associate Director

Data Engineer

Posted on 2/27/2026

S&P Global

S&P Global

10,001+ employees

Global financial data, analytics, ratings

Compensation Overview

$127k - $185k/yr

+ Annual Incentive Plan

Princeton, NJ, USA + 1 more

More locations: New York, NY, USA

In Person

Category
Data & Analytics (1)
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent work experience
  • 10+ years of IT experience in application support or development
  • Design & build ingestion pipelines using ETL/ELT and schema-on-read in data lake technologies
  • Experience in designing transactional systems, data warehouses, data lakes, and data integrations within a big data ecosystem, particularly leveraging cloud technologies
  • Provide technical expertise in the design and implementation of data ingestion pipelines with modern AWS cloud and other technologies such as S3, Hive, Databricks, Scala, Python, and large-scale data analytics tools
  • Strong experience in managing distributed data processing workloads, including configurations
  • Experience in working with multi-threaded, high-performance, low-latency messaging systems
  • Experience in AWS cloud-based technologies
  • Experience using system tools, source control systems, utilities, and third-party products
  • Excellent communication skills, with strong verbal and writing proficiencies
Responsibilities
  • Lead the design and implementation of distributed data processing workloads using Python, including data access from relational databases and cloud storage technologies
  • Ensure performance, security, and reliability; coordinate with application teams to define database design
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support data-driven initiatives
  • Mentor junior team members and promote best practices
  • Oversee maintenance and troubleshooting of distributed data processing systems
  • Drive innovation by evaluating and integrating new technologies
  • Produce system design documents and participate in technical walkthroughs
  • Perform application and system performance tuning and troubleshoot performance issues
  • Effectively interact with global customers, business users, and IT staff
Desired Qualifications
  • Proficiency in building data analytics solutions on AWS Cloud
  • Thorough understanding of replication strategies and implementation of high-availability protocols for 99.99% uptime
  • Experience with implementation of data governance and data lineage
  • Proficiency in implementing data models in SQL and NoSQL databases
  • Experience with financial applications such as Index/Benchmarks, Asset Management, Portfolio Investment modeling, or trading systems
  • Experience with microservice and serverless architecture implementation

S&P Global provides financial information and analytics to investors, corporations, and governments. Its offerings include credit ratings, market intelligence, and indices, delivered through subscription models, licensing, and transaction-based services. The company’s products combine ratings assessments, data-driven research, and benchmark indices to help clients assess risk, evaluate markets, and make informed decisions. Unlike firms that specialize in a single domain, S&P Global combines multiple core businesses—Ratings, Market Intelligence, Dow Jones Indices, and Platts—into an integrated platform that delivers comprehensive insights across credits, markets, energy, and ESG data. The company’s goal is to enable better decision-making, risk management, and growth for its clients while upholding corporate responsibility and sustainable practices.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1917

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q1 2026 revenue surged 10% to $4.171 billion on ratings and indices growth.
  • With Intelligence $1.8 billion acquisition bolsters markets data in October 2025.
  • Mobility spinoff mid-2026 refocuses on high-margin ratings and data moat.

What critics are saying

  • Mobility spinoff mid-2026 triggers investor sell-off and multiple contraction.
  • Bloomberg captures cement benchmark share with faster feeds in 3-6 months.
  • Iran conflict escalation slashes Energy revenue 20% beyond Q2 2026.

What makes S&P Global unique

  • S&P Global Ratings commands 25.4% US credit ratings market share.
  • HorizonsAgents AI suite benchmarks decarbonisation using proprietary Energy Horizons data.
  • 16 new Platts cement benchmarks enhance transparency amid EU carbon rules.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Professional Development Budget

401(k) Company Match

Family Planning Benefits

Employee Discounts

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-3%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-3%
PR Newswire
Mar 31st, 2026
S&P Global, Cambridge Associates and Mercer launch private markets datasets for credit and real assets

S&P Global has launched the S&P Global, Cambridge Associates, Mercer Private Markets Performance Analytics datasets, the first release from a collaboration announced in 2025. The datasets provide standardised data across thousands of funds in private credit and real assets, with private equity datasets following later in 2026. Powered by S&P Global's iLEVEL platform, the datasets use a proprietary taxonomy to standardise, aggregate and anonymise data, enabling investors to compare performance, manage risk and assess portfolio impacts. The service supports both limited partners and general partners in analysing performance and making allocation decisions. The datasets are now available globally, with use cases including portfolio monitoring, risk management and competitive insights. Future releases will include data feed APIs and integrated software solutions.

PR Newswire
Mar 31st, 2026
S&P Global names Firdaus Bhathena as chief technology and transformation officer

S&P Global has appointed Firdaus Bhathena as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Transformation Officer, effective 27 April 2026. Bhathena will lead a unified enterprise technology organisation to accelerate growth, AI capabilities and strategic transformation, reporting directly to President and CEO Martina Cheung. Bhathena joins from FIS Global, where he served as Global Chief Technology Officer, leading a team of over 24,000 colleagues responsible for technology infrastructure, software product development and data and AI innovation. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Enterprise Chief Digital Officer at CVS Health and co-founded several venture-backed startups, including WebLine Communications, which was acquired by Cisco Systems. The newly created role reflects S&P Global's strategy to enhance its AI capabilities and technology-driven transformation.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 29th, 2026
S&P Global shares drop 22% despite 54-year dividend streak and $14B revenue

S&P Global Inc. has declined roughly 22% over the past six months despite generating over $14 billion in annual revenue and maintaining a 54-year dividend increase streak. The decline reflects market concerns around AI disruption and uncertainty from its IHS Markit integration. The company operates across five segments—Market Intelligence, Ratings, Commodity Insights, Indices and Mobility—with largely recurring revenues. Its competitive advantage stems from network effects, regulatory entrenchment and proprietary data, including assets like CARFAX. The credit ratings division operates within an oligopoly alongside Moody's and Fitch. Analysts from Compounding Dividends highlight secular tailwinds from rising global debt and passive investing growth. Whilst risks include regulatory scrutiny, issuance volatility and AI disruption, the company's entrenched market position and data advantage present a compelling long-term investment case.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 24th, 2026
Micron Technology and S&P Global: Two growth stocks that could double your $2,000 investment

S&P Global, a finance-focused company with credit rating and market intelligence businesses, has averaged annual returns of 16.6% over the past decade. The company owns the S&P 500 index and operates the world's largest credit rating service. The stock has declined 18% recently following weaker-than-expected management projections. However, S&P Global is spinning off its Mobility segment, which includes CarFax, to generate funds for growth whilst focusing more on its core financial businesses. Micron Technology, a semiconductor company specialising in memory and storage chips, has averaged nearly 45% annual gains over the past decade and surged over 300% in the past year. Second-quarter revenue tripled year-over-year driven by strong AI-related demand. The stock trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 12.0, slightly above its five-year average of 11.4.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 19th, 2026
S&P 500 drops below 200-day average as oil surges to $112 amid Middle East escalation

The S&P 500 fell below its 200-day moving average for the first time since May 2023 as US stocks declined on Thursday amid surging oil prices and escalating Middle East conflict. The S&P 500 dropped 0.7%, whilst the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.8%. Brent crude rose 4% to $112 per barrel, and West Texas Intermediate climbed nearly 1% to $97 following attacks by Iran and Israel on energy facilities in Qatar and Iran. President Donald Trump threatened retaliatory strikes if further damage occurs. Micron Technology shares fell 4% despite beating analyst expectations with revenue of $23.86 billion and adjusted earnings of $12.20 per share. Analysts attributed the decline to profit-taking.

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