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We provide reusable data pipeline tooling for the enterprise and manage the entire BigQuery and analytics ecosystem. We focus on data accessibility, semantic connectivity, and automation to improve how data is discovered, processed, and utilized across the company.\nThe Role\nYou will build AI data agents that interact with our enterprise knowledge catalog, knowledge graph, and extensive analytics infrastructure. This role is responsible for automating complex data workflows, contributing to intelligent data pipeline tooling, and building scalable integrations that bridge our AI capabilities with our core data platforms.\nPrincipal Accountabilities\nAgent Development: Design, build, and deploy AI data agents to query and navigate the enterprise knowledge graph, data catalogs, and analytics systems.\nSkill Creation: Develop modular Agent Skills to execute data retrieval, transformation, and analytical tasks.\nAgent Evaluation: Design and implement Agent Evals to test the reliability, accuracy, and factual consistency of agent outputs.\nData Pipeline & Analytics Integration: Build intelligent integrations and reusable tooling that interface with our unified data pipelines and BigQuery ecosystems.\nKnowledge Integration: Collaborate with data engineers to ingest, curate, and expand the enterprise knowledge catalog and knowledge graph.\n Tool Utilization: Leverage Coding Agent tools (Claude, Anti Gravity, and GitHub Copilot) to accelerate technical delivery and code generation.\nRequired Skills & Qualifications\n Academic Foundation: Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline) accompanied by 1+ years of relevant hands-on engineering experience.\nProgramming Languages: Proficiency in Python and Java.\nAgent Tooling: Experience developing Agent Skills and building Agent Evals.\n AI Assistants: Experience utilizing Coding Agent tools (Claude, Anti Gravity, GitHub Copilot) in the software development lifecycle.\nExecution: Ability to work proactively in a team environment and meet delivery timelines. \nPreferred Qualifications (A Plus)\nData Systems: Experience working with knowledge graphs, enterprise data catalogs, semantic data models, and data pipelines.\nAI Frameworks: Hands-on experience building AI agents using Google ADK and LangChain.\nPrimary Cloud & Analytics: Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and deep knowledge of BigQuery.\nGitOps & Orchestration: Experience with GitOps practices and deploying applications to Kubernetes.\nFoundational Models: Experience working with Gemini models, Anthropic models, or GPT models.\n Multi-Cloud: Experience with other major cloud providers (AWS or Azure).\n Company Benefits:\nBonus Programme\nEquity Programme\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)\nPrivate Medical and Dental coverage\nMental Health Benefit Programme\nGroup Pension Plan\nIncome Protection\nLife Assurance\nCycle To Work\nEV Car Benefit Scheme\nGym Membership\nFamily Leave\nEducation Assistance - MBA/Advanced Degree/Bachelor Degree\nOngoing Employee Development Training/Certification\nHybrid Working\n#nijobs.com\nCME Group: Where Futures are Made\nCME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it - all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.\nAt CME Group, we embrace our employees' unique experiences and skills to ensure that everyone’s perspectives are acknowledged and valued. As an equal-opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.\nImportant Notice: Recruitment fraud is on the rise, with scammers using misleading promises of job offers and interviews to solicit money and personal information from job seekers. CME Group adheres to established procedures designed to maintain trust, confidence and security throughout our recruitment process. 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