Senior Data Operations Engineer

Posted:
9/26/2024, 10:17:18 AM

Location(s):
West Virginia, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Data & Analytics

Workplace Type:
Remote

Group 1001 is a consumer-centric, technology-driven family of insurance companies on a mission to deliver outstanding value and operational performance by combining financial strength and stability with deep insurance expertise and a can-do culture. Group1001’s culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, communication, core business focus, risk management, and striving for outcomes. This goal extends to how we hire and onboard our most valuable assets – our employees.

Group 1001, and its affiliated companies, is strongly committed to providing a supportive work environment where employee differences are valued. Diversity is an essential ingredient in making Group 1001 a welcoming place to work and is fundamental in building a high-performance team. Diversity embodies all the differences that make us unique individuals.  All employees share the responsibility for maintaining a workplace culture of dignity, respect, understanding and appreciation of individual and group differences.

Senior Data Operations Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement data quality and observability solutions across a multi-cloud, heterogeneous database environment.
  • Build robust data integration processes from various sources, ensuring consistency and reliability for all data consumers.
  • Drive platform maturity by reducing technical debt and ensuring compliance with platform and security guidelines.
  • Collaborate with the Data Governance team to establish a Data Catalog, Data Dictionary, and an inventory of key data assets.
  • Enforce authorization, entitlement, and access control policies on critical data assets.
  • Build data monitoring and data lineage across our key data assets to ensure visibility and reliability.
  • Help design and implement a Database CI/CD pipeline, supporting application onboarding and streamlining operations.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • A bachelor’s degree in information management, Computer Science, or a related technical field. Equivalent work experience is also valued.
  • 8+ years of experience leading data products in large, complex ecosystems.
  • Experience migrating legacy systems to modern cloud infrastructures like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Proven success working in multi-tenant systems with cross-organizational data interfaces.
  • Expertise in transforming large legacy codebases and driving platform transformation.
  • Hands-on experience with relational databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server) and modern cloud-native data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks).
  • Experience with data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Dagster) and data transformation tools (e.g., SSIS, dbt).
  • Experience working in a Database CI/CD environment, streamlining deployments and data workflows.
  • Familiarity with data catalog tools (e.g., Alation, Atlan, Collibra) and an understanding of data governance best practices.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical information clearly.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across departments to align with strategic goals.
  • Working knowledge of modern development methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban.
  • A strong sense of ownership in developing enterprise solutions from start to finish.

Compensation:  

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $175,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $200,000/year in our highest geographic market.  Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits Highlights:  

Employees who meet benefit eligibility guidelines and work 30 hours or more weekly, have the ability to enroll in Group 1001’s benefits package. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the Company’s comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plan options.  Employees are also eligible for Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, and to enroll in the Company’s Employee Assistance Program and other wellness initiatives.  Employees may also participate in the Company’s 401K plan, with matching contributions by the Company. 

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