Data Engineering Director - Hybrid

Great American Insurance Company
Richfield, MN, United States
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Big Data Data Architecture Information Engineering Data Governance Data Integration Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Warehousing Relational Databases Apache Hadoop PostgreSQL MySQL Oracle (Applications)
+8 more
Software Engineering SQL Databases Apache Spark Data Strategy Information Technology Data Analytics Data Management Data Pipelines

Job description

Experteer Overview As Data Engineering Director, you will lead the data engineering organization to enable data-driven decisions across underwriting, claims, operations, and customer experience. You will shape the data strategy, governance, and architecture to support scalable analytics and insights. You will partner with C-suite and business leaders to translate goals into data roadmaps and ensure regulatory compliance. This role offers strategic influence, enterprise transformation, and the opportunity to drive advanced analytics in a niche insurance domain. Compensation / Benefits * Provide strategic leadership for the Data Engineering team and improve workflow productivity * Align data initiatives with organizational goals and drive long-term innovation * Design, develop, and optimize data pipelines and architectures for data integration, storage, and retrieval * Oversee ETL/ELT implementations and ensure high data quality across systems * Facilitate collaboration between business analysts, project managers, and stakeholders to translate needs into technical requirements * Promote best practices and modern technologies to enhance performance, scalability, and resilience * Mentor team members and foster a culture of continuous improvement * Evaluate and adopt industry-leading practices to maintain competitive data capabilities * Perform other duties as assigned Tasks * Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field * minimum 18 years of experience in data engineering or related field * minimum 8 years of leadership experience * experience with data warehousing solutions and ETL processes * proficiency in SQL and RDBMS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) * knowledge of data modeling, data architecture, and data governance * familiarity with big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark) is a plus * ability to collaborate with management to set strategy and governance * experience engaging with cross-functional teams and stakeholders * strong communication and mentorship capabilities Key requirements * medical, dental, and vision coverage * 401(k) plan with company match * Paid Time Off * commuter benefits * tuition reimbursement * employee stock purchase plan

Requirements

analysts, project managers, and stakeholders to translate needs into technical requirements * Promote best practices and modern technologies to enhance performance, scalability, and resilience * Mentor team members and foster a culture of continuous improvement * Evaluate and adopt industry-leading practices to maintain competitive data capabilities * Perform other duties as assigned Tasks * Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field * minimum 18 years of experience in data engineering or related field * minimum 8 years of leadership experience * experience with data warehousing solutions and ETL processes * proficiency in SQL and RDBMS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) * knowledge of data modeling, data architecture, and data governance * familiarity with big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark) is a plus * ability to collaborate with management to set strategy and governance * experience engaging with cross-functional teams and aaa strategic * strong communication and mentorship capabilities Key requirements * medical, dental, and vision coverage * 401(k) plan with company match * Paid Time Off * commuter benefits * tuition reimbursement * employee stock purchase plan

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