Westfield Specialty Insurance · 1 month ago
Data Technology Lead
Westfield Center, OH, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expWestfield Specialty Insurance is seeking a Data Technology Lead to join their Data, Analytics and Reporting team. This role involves leading a team of data engineers and testers to deliver high-quality data solutions while collaborating with stakeholders and managing cloud-based platforms.
Insurance
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines and architectures for structured and unstructured data; optimize workflows across Azure Data Lake, Snowflake, and other environments; implement best practices for data modeling and transformation using dbt
Lead and mentor data engineers and testers; manage workload distribution; foster collaboration and innovation
Establish data testing frameworks; ensure data accuracy and reliability; integrate testing into broader QA processes
Partner with analytics, BI, and business teams to deliver data solutions; provide technical guidance
Evaluate and select tools and vendors; negotiate contracts and manage relationships
Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans for data systems
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 2 years in a data leadership role
Insurance industry experience required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and/or commensurate experience
Proficiency in SQL
Expertise in Snowflake, Azure Data Lake, dbt, and modern data platforms
Strong experience in data integration, data warehousing, and data lake architectures
Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Git for code management
Awareness of Generative AI (GenAI) capabilities to accelerate development and testing processes
Familiarity with data testing methodologies and tools
Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
Preferred
Master's degree in related field is preferred
Optional skills in Python and experience with modern data frameworks (e.g., Spark)
Company
Westfield Specialty Insurance
Westfield Specialty is a prominent specialty insurance carrier, leveraging the financial strength of Westfield, a leading U.S.-based property and casualty insurance company and the well-established Lloyd’s of London Syndicate 1200.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Brad Kass
Chief Operations Officer
Manoj Jain
Chief Information Officer
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