New York Life Insurance Company · 15 hours ago
Senior Associate - Data Architect
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$124K/yr - $177K/yr
5+ years expNew York Life Insurance Company is seeking a Data Architect with hands-on experience in modern data architecture, analytics engineering, and cloud-native data platforms. The role involves designing and implementing scalable data products and collaborating with various teams to support analytics and business initiatives across the enterprise.
FinanceProperty & Casualty InsuranceFinancial ServicesInsurance
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable analytics engineering pipelines using dbt Cloud, ensuring modularity, reusability, testing, and governance across data domains
Support the design and optimization of scalable, high-performance data workflows on Databricks using Delta Lake and Unity Catalog
Partner with Data Product and Value Stream teams to translate business needs into data models, semantic layers, and shared data assets
Implement data quality checks, CI/CD pipelines, and version control processes across analytics engineering initiatives
Participate in architecture and design reviews to ensure alignment with enterprise data standards and best practices
Document data lineage, metadata, and access patterns to promote discoverability, trust, and compliance
Collaborate with infrastructure and platform teams on AWS services, Databricks, and DevOps tooling to support scalable and automated processing
Promote a product-thinking mindset in the development and delivery of analytics-ready datasets
Identify opportunities to improve and modernize existing data architecture and infrastructure
Advocate for and promote best practices in data architecture, governance, and data management across the organization
Stay current on modern data stack tooling and contribute to evaluating and implementing platform improvements
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in data architecture, analytics engineering, or data engineering roles
Hands-on experience building transformation pipelines using dbt Cloud, including models, tests, documentation, and macros
Practical experience working with Databricks and AWS in production environments
Strong proficiency in SQL, with working knowledge of Python in data workflows
Solid understanding of data modeling principles, data quality practices, and pipeline orchestration
Experience with agile delivery practices and CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, dbt Cloud jobs, or Databricks repos
Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills
Ability to lead with empathy, embrace diverse perspectives, and foster a culture of openness and continuous learning
Preferred
Relevant certifications in dbt, Databricks, or AWS are a plus
Benefits
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Company
New York Life Insurance Company
For over 180 years, we’ve helped turn your biggest dreams into milestones that last a lifetime.
10001+ employees
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