Data Automation Engineer
Deutsche Bank
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Job Description
Position Overview
As a Data Automation Engineer at Deutsche Bank, you will play an integral part in the firm’s first line of defense against financial crime within KYC Operations. This role focuses on reducing risk, ensuring efficient client onboarding, and maintaining relationships. You will contribute to the global KYC Transformation group, partnering with stakeholders to continuously improve processes and add quantifiable value.
You will build fast, robust, and stable solutions using technologies like Python, VBA, MS Power platforms (Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI), SQL, and SharePoint. Your work will involve removing repetitive tasks, building strategic data pipelines, and ensuring automation aligns with technology design process standards. This role is ideal for an enthusiastic, motivated individual with excellent communication skills, a curious mind, and the ability to translate organizational complexity into effective solutions. It offers a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable experience within a prestigious global financial organization.
What We’ll Offer You
Deutsche Bank offers a flexible benefits scheme, including:
- Best in class leave policy.
- Gender neutral parental leaves.
- 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral).
- Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education.
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members.
- Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents.
- Accident and Term life Insurance.
- Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Work with stakeholders to identify opportunities for business solutions and improvements.
- Automate manual efforts by providing tactical solutions to enhance speed and value.
- Deliver proof-of-concept and fast solutions in an agile manner, utilizing appropriate technologies.
- Enhance personal and team networks to foster cooperation and efficiency, including sharing and enhancing solutions for wider business impact.
Your Skills And Experience
- Analyze, design, develop, test, deploy, and support Digital services software solutions.
- Exposure to ETL technologies and methods.
- Expertise in Python, VBA, and SQL for efficient data extraction.
- Experience developing business solutions using MS Power Apps, MS Power Automate, or RPA.
- Excellent spatial reasoning for process and data visualization (2D/3D).
- Proficiency in Process Mapping, Process Re-engineering, and data-oriented enterprise process modeling.
- Ability to generate innovative ideas and deliver effectively, escalating blockers when necessary.
- Desirable exposure to workflow solutions such as Alteryx, Pentaho, Celonis, Linux, and database tuning.
- Document solutions, including creation and upkeep of artifacts (Requirement Docs, SDDs, Test Scripts, JIRA, KSD).
- Provide L1 support for existing RPA solutions, resolving issues with minimal TAT.
Competencies & Behavioral Skills
- Collaborate with Solutions Architects, Business Analysts, and BOT controlling on solution designs.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proven ability to operate in fast-paced environments.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a global, virtual team, demonstrating an enterprising spirit.
- Passion for learning and applying new technologies.
- Excellent communication skills for clear interaction with diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to multi-task and work under pressure in a challenging environment.
- Self-motivated, independently thinking, and dynamic with exposure to internal and external stakeholders.
How We’ll Support You
- Training and development to help you excel in your career.
- Coaching and support from experienced team experts.
- A culture of continuous learning to aid career progression.
- A range of flexible benefits tailored to your needs.
About Us And Our Teams
Please visit Deutsche Bank's company website for further information: www.db.com/company/company.htm. We foster a culture of empowerment, responsibility, commercial thinking, initiative, and collaboration, celebrating shared successes and promoting a positive, fair, and inclusive work environment.
Key skills/competency
- Data Automation
- Python
- VBA
- SQL
- MS Power Platform
- RPA
- ETL
- Process Re-engineering
- Solution Design
- Stakeholder Management
How to Get Hired at Deutsche Bank
- Research Deutsche Bank's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor. Understand their commitment to innovation in finance.
- Tailor your resume for automation: Highlight specific experience with Python, VBA, SQL, and MS Power Platform. Emphasize achievements in process automation and data pipeline development.
- Showcase project examples: Be prepared to discuss past automation projects, detailing your role, challenges, solutions, and quantifiable impact. Focus on financial services relevance.
- Prepare for technical assessments: Expect coding challenges in Python/VBA, SQL queries, and questions on ETL concepts and RPA tools relevant to data automation engineering.
- Demonstrate problem-solving and communication: Practice articulating complex technical solutions clearly. Show your ability to identify business opportunities and collaborate with diverse stakeholders effectively.
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