Senior Engineering Manager - Data

Are you ready to lead a highly motivated team working on key technology projects for a large organization? The Data Engineering division at GEICO is seeking a highly motivated engineering leader to join as a Senior Manager, Engineering to drive the technological strategy, architecture, technical direction, development and implementation of our modern data platforms, tooling, and services to make GEICO a data-driven technology company. You will be playing a critical role shaping the data landscape of GEICO. You will need to focus not only on functional requirements but also non-functional requirements to ensure high availability and performance of our production systems. You and your team also need to ensure observability and supportability as part of non-negotiable properties of any systems you build.

This exciting opportunity allows you to use cutting edge technology and to push the art of the possible. You will be an integral part of the design and implementation of GEICO’s next generation data ecosystem that fuels GEICO’s transformation into a data first company. All while driving the careers and growth of your associates!

Responsibilities:

• Work with Business, Product and Tech leaders to ensure strategic business and tech alignment, drive enterprise solution and application architecture patterns and practices, and build target state solutions
• Lead people, products, and process and be a thought leader to innovate how we transform into a data driven organization
• Demonstrate strategic thinking and strong planning skills to establish long term roadmap and milestones
• Able to work independently while functioning as part of a cohesive cross-functional management team
• Empower team by fostering a culture that allows critical thinking and open communication
• Work with stakeholders to establish and meet data quality requirements, SLAs and SLOs for data ingestion
• Possess effective decision-making skills demonstrated using sound judgement along with tactful communication
• Coach, develop, and manage associates and supervisors, including establishing goals and evaluating performance
• Be able to craft, communicate, and execute a vision and mission for a team

• Adheres to GEICO Code of Conduct, company policies, and operating principles

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience designing, building, optimizing and scaling data solutions using distributed computing
• 4+ years of leadership experience leading, coaching, and developing teams and associates in data engineering or similar role
• 4+ years of experience in Agile frameworks and methodologies
• 3+ years of experience in Data Engineering and modern warehousing technologies such as Snowflake
• Experience in Azure Ecosystem (Azure Data lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Bricks, Azure Storage, CosmosDB, ADO)
• Knowledge of Data Ingestion / streaming tooling such as Kafka, Spark or similar technologies
• Experience working with data engineering languages such as Python or Scala
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build/release practices
• Strong understanding of data Ingestion, data transformation, data management, data quality, and data lineage services and technologies
• Ability to prioritize and drive results based on business value to the organization
• Strong critical thinking, decision making, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate to both Senior Leadership, highly technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience developing and implementing associate development programs to address sustainable development of relevant technical knowledge

Benefits:

At GEICO, we make sure you have the support and resources to leverage and develop your skills, secure your financial future, and take care of your health and well-being. GEICO continually seeks to provide a workplace where everyone can be their authentic self. To help achieve this goal, we support associate-led Employee Resource Groups that foster a true sense of community. Through GEICO’s competitive benefits offerings and various training and development opportunities, we have you covered with our Total Rewards Program* that includes:

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Assistance including Direct Billing and Reimbursement payment plan options
• Paid Training, Licensures, and Certificates

*Benefits may be different by location.  Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

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