Data Engineer

 

Location
New York , United States

 

Your job

We’re adding to our diverse team of experts and are looking to hire those who are committed to building a culture that enables the creation of innovative solutions for our business units and clients.

The Company
As a member of Munich Re's US operations, we offer the financial strength and stability that comes with being part of the world's preeminent insurance and reinsurance brand. Our risk experts work together to assemble the right mix of products and services to help our clients stay competitive – from traditional reinsurance coverages, to niche and specialty reinsurance and insurance products.

The Opportunity
Future focused and always one step ahead
This is the rare opportunity to join an extraordinary team of people on an exceptional mission. You will become a member of the Munich Engine team, a successful innovation initiative of Munich Re which got spun-out into a business unit and which is building the next generation digital underwriting engine.
The team you join has a start-up entrepreneurial culture but operates within a large, high profile global company - the world’s leading reinsurance company.

Key Responsibilities of this position include:

• Build and Maintain Munich Engine’s Data/ML Platform
• Build and maintain robust scalable data processing pipelines in Microsoft Azure
• Optimize data ingestion process for better reliability and throughput
• Design and develop data models for analytics
• Work with various complex data sources at various levels of granularity and deliver high-quality data
• Drive data architecture design decisions considering future growth
• Work closely with actuaries and data scientists to understand their objectives and translate to ensure architectural fit
• Own features from design through delivery with ongoing support
• Communicating effectively across diverse disciplines(with Product Management, Data Science, Actuarial, etc) to collect requirements.
• Experience providing clear data engineering technical leadership, mentoring, and best practices for data management and quality within and across teams.
• Develop expert knowledge of data and analytics infrastructure within Munich Re
• Implement processes and technology to monitor and improve data quality

At Munich Re US, we see Diversity and Inclusion as a solution to the challenges and opportunities all around us. Our goal is to foster an inclusive culture and build a workforce that reflects the customers we serve and the communities in which we live and work. We strive to provide a workplace where all of our colleagues feel respected, valued and empowered to achieve their very best every day. We recruit and develop talent with a focus on providing our customers the most innovative products and services.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Your profile

Successful candidates should possess the following skills/capabilities:

• Bachelor's degree (MS preferred) in Computer Science, Statistics, Math or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years of experience with data modeling, data processing, and data analytics as data engineer
• 5+ years of hands-on Python and SQL experience required
• Experience in P&C insurance industry (preferred experience working with insurance homeowner data)
• Expert Data Model skills on designing and building models for semi-structured, relational, graph data
• Expert SQL skills including T-SQL, Hive, Spark SQL, etc
• Expert Knowledge in database technologies such as Postgres, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, Azure CosmosDB
• Experience in data pipeline development using Azure Data Factory, T-SQL, PySpark, Airflow, etc.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI
• 3+ yeas of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience highly preferred
• Drive and dedication, as well as creativity and hands-on attitude
• Curiosity in searching for new solutions outside of traditional approaches
• Demonstrated ability to experiment with and learn new technologies
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skill

At Munich Re US, we see Diversity and Inclusion as a solution to the challenges and opportunities all around us. Our goal is to foster an inclusive culture and build a workforce that reflects the customers we serve and the communities in which we live and work. We strive to provide a workplace where all of our colleagues feel respected, valued and empowered to achieve their very best every day. We recruit and develop talent with a focus on providing our customers the most innovative products and services.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About us

Munich Re America Services, Inc. is a services provider to affiliated group companies primarily related to general services, procurement and IT services.