Sr Data Engineer (Pricing AWS Python)

$138,100 - $227,800/Yr

Travelers - Hartford, CT

Full-time - Mid Level

Hartford, CT

10,001+ employees

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

As a Senior Data Engineer at Travelers Insurance, you will play a pivotal role in the Data Engineering team, which is responsible for constructing data pipelines that provide easy access to data across the enterprise. This position is crucial for accelerating the growth and transformation of our analytics landscape. You will be expected to guide team members' growth and develop data solutions that translate complex data into user-friendly terminology. Your primary responsibilities will include leading and partnering with various teams, including Actuarial Product, Architecture, and data leadership, to prioritize, scope, and implement data solutions for key initiatives such as pricing and data modernization efforts. In this role, you will identify opportunities to consolidate and implement common data pipelines for Business Insurance Analytics and Research (BIAA) processes. You will also be responsible for identifying strategic data sources for use cases, performing data analysis to develop specifications, and collaborating with various stakeholders to drive consensus on the design and delivery of data solutions. Your expertise will be essential in building and operationalizing complex data solutions, correcting problems, applying transformations, and recommending data cleansing and quality solutions. Additionally, you will design complex data solutions that incorporate new data sources while ensuring consistency across projects and alignment with data strategies. You will perform analysis of complex data sources to determine their value and recommend data to include in analytical processes. As a subject matter expert, you will support delivery and educate end users on data products and the analytic environment. Your role will also involve performing data and system analysis, assessing and resolving defects and incidents of high complexity, and collaborating across teams to support delivery and educate end users on complex data products. Overall, this position requires a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to lead and mentor junior data engineers in implementing effective data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to consolidate and implement common data pipelines for BIAA processes.
• Identify strategic data sources for use cases and perform data analysis to develop data specs.
• Partner with BI Data Product, Architecture, and other stakeholder teams in driving consensus on design and delivery of data solutions.
• Build and operationalize complex data solutions, correct problems, apply transformations, and recommend data cleansing/quality solutions.
• Design complex data solutions, including incorporating new data sources and ensuring designs are consistent across projects and aligned to data strategies.
• Perform analysis of complex sources to determine value and use and recommend data to include in analytical processes.
• Incorporate core data management competencies including data governance, data security and data quality.
• Act as a data and technology subject matter expert within lines of business to support delivery and educate end users on data products/analytic environment.
• Perform data and system analysis, assessment and resolution for defects and incidents of high complexity and correct as appropriate.
• Collaborate across team to support delivery and educate end users on complex data products/analytic environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM related field or equivalent.
• Ten years of related experience.
• Advanced knowledge of tools, techniques, and manipulation including cloud platforms, programming languages, and modern software engineering practices.
• Strong delivery skills including the ability to determine the software design strategy and methodology to be used for efforts, use automated tests, analysis, and informed feedback loops to ensure the quality and production readiness of work before release, monitor the health of work efforts and that of adjacent systems.
• Demonstrated track record of domain expertise including the ability to develop business partnerships and influence priorities by identifying solutions that are aligned with current business objective and closely follow industry trends relevant to domain, understanding how to apply them, and sharing knowledge with coworkers.
• Strong problem solver who utilizes data and proofs of concepts to find creative solutions to difficult problems involving a significant number of factors with broad implications, reflects on solutions, measures impact, and uses that information to ideate and optimize.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to develop business partnerships, describe technology concepts in ways the business can understand, document initiatives in a concise and clear manner, and empathetically and attentively listen to others thoughts and ideas.
• Ability to lead and take action even when there is no clear owner, inspire and motivate others, and be effective at influencing team members.
• Mentor other junior data engineers in implementing data solutions.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with AWS services and Python programming.
• Familiarity with data governance frameworks and best practices.
• Knowledge of actuarial science and insurance industry standards.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program provides tools, discounts, and resources to achieve wellness goals and caregiving needs, including access to free professional counseling services.
• Volunteer Encouragement: Travelers encourages employees to get involved in their communities with a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program.