Data Engineer II, Strategic Ingestion Product

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Technology

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$123,000.00 - $203,000.00

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Travelers Data Integration teams provide scalable platform for constructing self-serve data pipelines that contextualize and provide easy access to data by the entire enterprise. As a Data Engineer for our Strategic Ingestion Product (SIP), you will play a key role to ensure Travelers has the necessary data to grow and transform our analytic landscape. In addition to your strong analytical mind, you will bring your inquisitive attitude and ability to translate stories found in data by leveraging a variety of data programming techniques. You will leverage your ability to design, build and deploy data solutions that capture, ingest, explore, transform, and utilize data that support Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and business intelligence/insights.

What Will You Do?

• Build and operationalize complex data pipelines, correct problems, create self-serve platforms, and recommend newer features.
• Design complex and scalable solutions
• Incorporate core data engineering competencies including data ingestion, data security and data quality.
• Collaborate within and across teams to support delivery and educate end users on complex data products/engineering environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned for support & enhancements.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM related field or equivalent
• Eight years of related experience
• Experience with building robust data pipelines and working with large-scale datasets.
• Highly Proficient use of tools, techniques, and manipulation including Cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Databricks), Enterprise Data Integration Tools (e.g. Ab Initio, Glue, etc.), programming languages, and a full understanding of modern software engineering practices.
• Passion for continuous improvement, automation, optimization and delivering high-quality data solutions.
• The ability to deliver work at a steady, predictable pace to achieve commitments, deliver complete solutions but release them in small batches, and identify and negotiate important tradeoffs.
• Demonstrated track record of domain expertise including understanding technical concepts necessary and industry trends, and possess in-depth knowledge of immediate systems worked on and some knowledge of adjacent systems.
• Strong problem solver who ensures systems are built with longevity and creates innovate ways to resolve issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work collaborate well with team members and business partners.
• Ability to lead team members and help create a safe environment for others to learn and grow as engineers. and a proven track record of self-motivation in identifying opportunities and tracking team efforts.

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training with data tools, techniques, and manipulation.
• Four years of data engineering or equivalent experience.

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – 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. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
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