[Hiring] Senior Data Engineer @Crum & Forster

Role Description

ITFS requires a senior-level Application Developer to assist on a variety of efforts related to those applications supported by ITFS as well as the interfaces into and out of them. The workload for this position will likely be coordinated by a team lead, though the individual will be administratively reporting to management at some level.

• Learn our applications to the level required for providing proper support and maintenance
• Receive business requirements and ensure proper understanding for appropriate coding
• Actively participate in appropriate Scrum, Kanban, or stand-up meetings
• Understand development standards and utilize them when planning/executing the coding tasks
• Provide appropriate input for solid project planning and the setting of target dates
• Manage time and workload properly to ensure meeting of deadlines
• Ensure review of design and code with team members prior to code promotion
• Work with technical architect to ensure documentation is created/updated as appropriate for assigned task(s)
• Ensure high levels of communication and transparency, demonstrating traceability and best practice
• Ensure close collaboration with the lead and Assistance Vice President of IT Financial Systems knowing what to communicate and when to escalate
• Work with experts to monitor performance of our production environment, and implement any necessary changes to improve it, including small fixes, and large architectural changes
• Assist in effectively managing all non-production environments
• Assist in ensuring our controls are adhered to (e.g. change controls)
• Continue to expand technical skill set, both in terms of ITFS needs and new technologies, utilizing both internal and external training tools
• There may be a small amount of travel, on an as needed basis, to NJ

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 2-6+ years of experience working as a Data Developer or Engineer
• Experience with SQL Server and related tools (SQL queries, SSIS, SSRS)
• Experience with source version control and related tools (Stash, GIT, Bitbucket, etc.)
• A basic foundation in data (e.g. integrity, governance, architecture, extraction, manipulation, storage, mining)
• Experience with job schedulers (SQL Server agent, Autosys, etc.)
• Familiarity with DevOps concepts, CI/CD, and related tools
• Ability to convert business requirements into technical specifications
• Understanding of financial concepts (accounts payable, general ledger, etc.)
• An understanding of basic SDLC and project management principles
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools
• Experience with additional coding languages and tools (C#, VB, .NET, UIPath, Python, XML, JSON, Azure Technologies) is preferred but not required
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to build and maintain solid working relationships
• Ability to be pro-active and self-directed with solid time management
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills – MUST be a team player
• Ability to collaborate with team members to ensure solutions are appropriate and fit for purpose
• Ability to work across teams (internal to ITFS, external IT teams, business units within Finance, cyber, audit, etc.)
• Ability to analyze system functionality and data flow to troubleshoot production issues
• Ability to research and analyze business/system/process issues for improvement potential
• Ability to handle constantly changing priorities
• Excited by new technologies, and a love of learning. Evidence of being self-motivated and driven
• An enthusiastic/positive/collaborative/helping/sharing/team focused attitude
• Desire to work on challenging problems with smart and collaborative people
• An understanding of working with vendor-based applications and APIs
• Be an advocate for best practice, success, and excellence
• Believe and adhere to the principles of traceability and best practice in an agile manner
• Ensure internal controls are adhered to and that evidence of adherence is available
• Understand concepts of performance monitoring, tuning, and improvement
• Ability to assess and prioritize feature requests based on both effort and value
• Ability to develop and execute unit testing based on tickets and acceptance criteria

Requirements

• Knowledge of the insurance industry (desired, but not required)
• Experience with data warehouses and/or data marts (desired, but not required)
• Experience in additional DBMSs (Oracle, Snowflake, SYBASE, MongoDB, NOSQL, etc.) (desired, but not required)
• Experience in, or understanding of, additional BI tools (SSAS, Tableau, PowerBI, OneStream, Crystal Reports, Business Objects) (desired, but not required)
• Experience in, or understanding of, additional ETL tools (Informatica) (desired, but not required)
• Knowledge of Agile principles and Scrum and/or Kanban (desired, but not required)
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence (desired, but not required)
• Experience working across multiple time zones (desired, but not required)
• Experience working with employees and contractors (desired, but not required)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Generous 401K employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent benefits that go beyond health, dental & vision, focused on your whole family’s wellness
• Support for career development, including tuition reimbursement, industry-related certifications, and professional training
• A dynamic, ambitious, fun and exciting work environment
• Encouragement of social and community responsibility, matching donation program, volunteer opportunities, and an employee-driven corporate giving program