Lead Data Engineer

<strong>AF Group (Lansing, Mich.) and its subsidiaries are a premier provider of innovative insurance solutions. Insurance policies may be issued by any of the following companies within AF Group: Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, Accident Fund National Insurance Company, Accident Fund General Insurance Company, United Wisconsin Insurance Company, Third Coast Insurance Company, or CompWest Insurance Company.</strong>

United States, USA

AF Group

<p class="p1"><strong>AF Group&rsquo;s focused and passionate team uses industry-leading best practices, analytics and resources to manage risk and minimize loss for our policyholders while strengthening businesses with our valued independent agent partners.</strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong>We strive to continuously increase the long-term value of our organization by outperforming our industry peers and fostering a culture of underwriting and claims excellence.</strong></p> https://www.afgroup.com/

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Non-Manager

Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package

Overview: Construct data pipelines and tools that provide trusted and easy access to make effective data driven decisions by the enterprise. Brings strong analytical skills and intellectual curiosity to understand business context, strategy and outcomes in engineering highly trusted data &amp; analytics solutions. Design, build and deploy data solutions that use data to support business intelligence, data intensive applications, AI and ML. Ensures execution excellence through providing technical / solution leadership, and developing and mentoring technical skills on the team.&nbsp;<br /><br /> <p><strong>WORKING CONDITIONS:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Work is performed in an office setting with no unusual hazards.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>PAY RANGE</strong></p> <p><em>Actual compensation decision relies on the consideration of internal equity, candidate&rsquo;s skills and professional experience, geographic location, market and other potential factors. It is not standard practice for an offer to be at or near the top of the range, and therefore a reasonable estimate for this role is between $92,200 and $154,500.</em></p>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Design Complex data solutions.</li> <li>Act as subject matter expert within functional area and educate consumers on data solutions.&nbsp;</li> <li>Build and operationalize Complex highly trusted and utilized data solutions.&nbsp;</li> <li>Develop for unit, functional, integrated and regression tests to ensure quality.</li> <li>Design and develop code, scripts and data pipelines that leverage structured and unstructured data integrated from multiple sources.&nbsp;</li> <li>Develop product deliverable documentation.</li> <li>Collaborate with agile team members to meet deadlines.&nbsp;</li> <li>Incorporate core architectural, data management, governance, security and quality practices and standards.&nbsp;</li> <li>Mentor, develop &amp; grow talent.&nbsp;</li> </ul>
Requirements: <p><strong>EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>Relevant combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of degree.</em></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related field; OR equivalent training with data technology, processes or solutions.</li> <li>4 years of data engineering or equivalent experience.&nbsp;</li> <li>Working with data in an insurance environment is preferred.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <br /> <p><strong>QUALIFICATIONS&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.<br /><br /><br /></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES</strong></p> <ul> <li>Intermediate communication.</li> <li>Intermediate relationship building.</li> <li>Intermediate problem-solving skills.</li> <li>Working knowledge of influence.</li> <li>Working knowledge of change management.</li> <li>Basic strategy development.</li> <li>Advanced Execution Excellence.&nbsp;</li> <li>Intermediate knowledge of SQL.&nbsp;</li> <li>Intermediate knowledge of relational database systems (Oracle or SQL) 2 Last Updated: 1/3/2024 10. Intermediate knowledge of ETL tools and processes.</li> <li>Basic familiarity with advanced statistical concepts.</li> <li>Strong working knowledge of DevOps fundamentals (build, release, test, monitor).</li> <li>Proficient knowledge of BI / Dashboards tools such as Power BI.</li> <li>Intermediate knowledge of R, Python and SSRS preferred.</li> <li>Intermediate knowledge of Big Data platforms such as Hadoop and DataBricks preferred.</li> <li>Familiarity or exposure to Java and .Net preferred.</li> <li>Intermediate knowledge of Cloud Data Platforms such as Snowflake preferred.</li> <li>Strong project management experience.</li> <li>Agile experience preferred.</li> </ul> <br /> <p><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. This job description does not constitute a contract for employment.</p>