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Data Engineering Lead - Hybrid (Open)Transamerica • Cedar Rapids, IA, US
Data Engineering Lead - Hybrid (Open)

Data Engineering Lead - Hybrid (Open)

Transamerica • Cedar Rapids, IA, US
4 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Family : IT Operations

About Us

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Who We Are

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.

Today, we're part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what's important to them.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities.

Job Description Summary

The Data Engineering Technical Delivery Lead role needs a combination of technical hands-on skills and oversight experience to be able to influence the outcome of the strategic suppliers (vendors) responsible for delivery of various projects. The role is focused on the design and development of modern architectures to enable data-driven digital business across the enterprise.

Job Description

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Responsibilities :

  • Work collaboratively with other engineers, data scientists, analytics teams, scrum masters and business product owners in an agile environment.
  • Architect, build and support the operation of Cloud and On-Premises enterprise data infrastructure and tools.
  • Design robust, reusable and scalable data driven solutions and data pipeline frameworks to automate the ingestion, processing and delivery of both structured and unstructured batch and real-time streaming data.
  • Lead the development of data APIs and data delivery services to support critical operational processes, analytical models and machine learning applications.
  • Lead the selection and integration of data related tools, frameworks and applications required to expand our platform capabilities.
  • Understand and implement best practices in management of enterprise data, including master data, reference data, metadata, data quality and lineage.
  • Participate in an Agile implementation and maintenance of source control and release procedures.
  • Be an effective communicator while interacting with technical and non-technical audiences
  • Communicate with business stakeholders to understand goals and translate them to technical solution architecture and requirements
  • Have an iterative, collaborative and transparent approach to building technical solutions and data products
  • Lead and mentor other data engineers to follow best engineering practices
  • Produce technical solutions that satisfy business requirements with a focus on scalability, stability, efficiency, maintainability and extensibility

Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, engineering, or relevant technical field
  • Six years of collective experience in the application of data engineering, data modeling, data analytics, data warehousing, business intelligence, database administration and data integration concepts and methodologies
  • Five years of experience architecting, building, and administering big data and real-time streaming analytics architectures in on premises and cloud environments
  • Four years of experience architecting, building, and administering large-scale distributed applications frameworks
  • Three years of experience with Linux operations and development, including basic commands and shell scripting
  • Three years of experience executing DevOps , DevSecOps methodologies and continuous integration / continuous delivery
  • Strong understanding of ETL concepts and REST-oriented APIs for creating and managing data integration jobs.
  • Experience with AWS services like Lambda, EC2, EMR, EKS, Redshift, Glue, S3, IAM, RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB etc.
  • Knowledge of cloud networking, security, storage, and compute services
  • Infrastructure provisioning experience using Cloud Formation, Terraform etc.
  • Data Modeling experience in NoSQL databases like Dynamo DB, Cassandra
  • Demonstrated skills in detailed-oriented delivery management
  • Expertise in SQL for data profiling, analysis, and extraction
  • Familiarity with data science techniques and frameworks
  • Results oriented and with a strong customer focus
  • Creative thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to prioritize work to meet tight deadlines
  • Ability to learn and keep pace with the latest technology advances and quickly grasp new technologies to support the environment and contribute to project deliverables
  • Working Conditions :

  • Hybrid office environment : 3 days in the office per week with core offices in Cedar Rapids, Denver, Philadelphia
  • Moderate travel (under 10% expected)
  • Compensation :

    The Salary for this position generally ranges between $130,000 - $160,000 annually.

  • Competitive Pay
  • Bonus for Eligible Employees
  • Pension Plan
  • 401k Match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Disability Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Employee Discounts
  • Career Training & Development Opportunities
  • Inclusion & Diversity

    We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals.

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    Transamerica is an equal employment opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.

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