Data Engineer
- Job Reference:
- 2025-3770
- Location:
- Pune
- Category:
- Technology
- Solution:
- Sustainable Investing
Our team is responsible for building and maintaining the Fund ESG Ratings platform, a business-critical component that powers MSCI’s ESG offerings at the fund level. We manage the end-to-end lifecycle of fund-level ESG data—from ingestion, transformation, and scoring, to final delivery to internal consumers and external clients.
Key responsibilities of the team include:
Designing scalable data pipelines using Databricks, PySpark, and BigQuery.
Supporting regulatory-compliant ESG scoring and reporting logic.
Partnering with ESG Research and Index teams to translate methodology changes into platform features.
Ensuring data quality, platform stability, and SLA adherence.
Driving automation and modernization across the ESG data ecosystem.
Develop and maintain distributed data pipelines for ESG and fund-related datasets using PySpark and Databricks.
Perform complex SQL-based transformations in BigQuery and manage data models that support scoring, audit, and delivery.
Analyze ESG scoring results and troubleshoot data discrepancies or platform issues.
Collaborate with stakeholders from Research, Product, and Engineering to deliver enhancements aligned with evolving ESG methodologies.
Lead the incident triage, root cause analysis, and issue resolution for data and platform anomalies.
Document workflows, scoring logic, and data flows for internal transparency and audit-readiness.
Contribute to team-wide initiatives for automation, quality monitoring, and platform scalability.
Advanced proficiency in Databricks and PySpark for large-scale data processing.
Strong command over SQL, with experience in BigQuery or equivalent distributed databases.
Comfort working with structured and semi-structured datasets (JSON, Parquet, etc.).
Hands-on experience in designing, deploying, and maintaining data pipelines in cloud-native environments.
Strong data analysis skills to investigate anomalies, validate scoring logic, and derive insights from ESG fund data.
Exposure to ESG concepts or financial products like mutual funds, ETFs, and indices (preferred but not mandatory).
Ability to translate business rules into technical logic and validation mechanisms.
Problem-solving mindset with strong debugging and root cause analysis skills.
Excellent communication and documentation abilities to work across global, cross-functional teams.
Self-driven, proactive attitude with ownership of critical workflows and timelines.
What we offer you
At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our purpose – to power better investment decisions. You’ll be part of an industry-leading network of creative, curious, and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself, set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself, our clients, and our industry.
MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.
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MSCI is committed to providing a competitive benefit package to you and, where applicable, your family.
National Pension System (NPS)
Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF)
Healthcare benefits, including:
Daycare benefit (creche)
Pregnancy care program
Maternity kit
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Our Pune office is in one of the most vibrant business districts of the city, close to many restaurants, cafes and the Seasons and Amanora Malls. We occupy the 8th floor of the building, with an amazing view from the top, and as an MSCI Center of Excellence, we host Engineering teams for many of our solutions. You’ll find you have everything you need here, from wellness rooms and a mother’s room to a well-stocked cafeteria and ample parking. Learn more about our offices in India.
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