Kforce Inc ยท 5 hours ago
Data Engineering Tech Lead
New York, NY
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$60/hr - $80/hr
6+ years expKforce Inc is seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer/Technical Lead with expertise in the P&C insurance domain. This role involves leading data engineering initiatives, designing ETL/ELT pipelines, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure data quality and project success.
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Responsibilities
Serve as technical lead across multiple data engineering initiatives within the Group Enterprise Data organization
Design, architect, and build ETL/ELT pipelines from scratch using Snowflake, Talend, Python, SQL, and AWS technologies
Leverage deep P&C insurance knowledge (claims & policy lifecycle, specialty lines) to ensure data quality, reconciliation, and domain accuracy
Support and guide a large, distributed team with technical leadership and direction
Participate in cloud and data platform modernization projects
Ensure pipeline designs are scalable, reliable, and built for robust data validation and discrepancy detection
Provide CI/CD expertise, assisting in environment setup, best practices, and deployment workflows
Collaborate with BI, ABAP, engineering, QA, and product stakeholders to implement and produce data solutions
Work across a variety of projects, joining existing initiatives based on priority and timing
Qualification
Required
8+ years of P&C insurance experience, including strong understanding of claims, policies, underwriting data, exposures, accounting impacts, etc
6-10 years of experience as a Data Engineer or Data Warehouse Engineer
Strong expertise in Snowflake (primary data platform)
Strong expertise in Talend (ETL/ELT development)
Strong expertise in AWS Cloud (EC2, S3, Lambda, Glue, IAM preferred)
Strong expertise in Python for transformation/orchestration
Strong expertise in advanced SQL across cloud and warehouse environments
Strong expertise in data warehousing and modern data lake concepts
Strong expertise in data pipelines/orchestration tools (Airflow, Talend, Step Functions, etc.)
Experience designing pipelines from scratch and enhancing existing processes
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to connect the dots across domain and technical environments
Comfortable operating as a techno-functional hybrid; Not a pure developer, not a pure analyst
Highly collaborative, with the ability to integrate quickly into an established, high-performing team
Ability to lead by influence rather than authority
Preferred
Specialty lines experience strongly preferred
Exposure to cloud migration projects preferred (Azure, Snowflake is a plus)
Experience with data quality frameworks, reconciliation patterns, and automated validation
Experience contributing to CI/CD implementation (GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, CodePipeline, etc.)
Ability to work independently in a consulting-style role with minimal direction
Strong communication skills with ability to explain complex concepts to technical & non-technical stakeholders
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision insurance
HSA
FSA
401(k)
Life, disability & ADD insurance
Company
Kforce Inc
Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology, finance and accounting, and professional staffing services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2024-05-20IPO
2014-06-08Acquired
Leadership Team
Aaron Travis
Digital Experience Delivery Director | Kforce Consulting Solutions
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