Lead Data Engineer

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include
1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors,
2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and
3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.
* Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math, engineering, or relevant technical field
* Five years of collective experience in the application of data engineering, data analytics, data warehousing, business intelligence, database administration and data integration concepts and methodologies
* Four years of experience architecting, building, and administering big data and real-time streaming analytics architectures in on-premises and cloud environments
* Three years of experience architecting, building and administering large-scale distributed applications
* Three years of experience with Linux operations and development, including basic commands and shell scripting
* Three years of experience executing Dev Ops methodologies and continuous integration/continuous delivery
* Demonstrated skills in delivery of high-quality technical project solutions
* Expertise in SQL for data profiling, analysis, and extraction
* Familiarity with data science techniques and frameworks
* Creative thinker with strong analytical skills
* Results oriented with a strong customer focus
* Ability to work in a team environment
* Strong technical communication skills
* Ability to prioritize work to meet tight deadlines
* Ability to learn and keep pace with the latest technology advances and quickly grasp new technologies to support the environment and contribute to project deliverables
* Master’s degree in a technical field (e.g. computer science, math, engineering)
* Understanding of big data and real time streaming analytics processing architecture and ecosystems
* Experience with data warehousing architecture and implementation, including hands on experience with source to target mappings and developing ETL code
* Experience with advanced analytics and machine learning concepts and technology implementations
* Experience with data analysis and using data visualization tools to describe data
* Relevant technology or platform certification (AWS, Microsoft, etc.)
* Software development experience in relevant programming languages (e.g. Java, Python, Scala, Node.js)
* Experience with Snowflake The Salary for this position generally ranges between $107,000- $135,000 annually.
* Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including
* qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.
* Pension Plan
* 401k Match
* Employee Stock Purchase Plan
* Tuition Reimbursement
* Disability Insurance
* Medical Insurance
* Dental Insurance
* Vision Insurance
* Employee Discounts
* Career Training & Development Opportunities
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