What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Data Engineer position at Gen Re Corporation?
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General Re Corporation, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is a holding company for global reinsurance and related operations,with more than 2,000 employees worldwide. Its direct reinsurance companies conduct business as Gen Re.
Gen Re delivers reinsurance solutions to the Life/Health and Property/Casualty insurance industries. Represented in all major reinsurance markets through a network of 38 offices, supported by over 2,000 employees worldwide, we have earned superior financial strength ratings from each of the major rating agencies.
Gen Re currently offers an
excellent opportunity for a Senior Data Engineer to an appropriately qualified
individual within the Global IT Services. This role may be performed remotely
within the United States.
Role Description
The Senior Data Engineer / Python Programmer is a member of
the Enterprise Data and AI Services (EDAS) team within Global IT Services.
In this capacity, the candidate will work with a team of empathetic,
autonomy-supported, well-connected, competent, and passionate data analysts, data engineers, data architects, and data
scientists (i.e., a data team) responsible for empowering the organization with
modern data and AI tools, technologies, and workflows.
The ideal candidate will be highly empathetic, collaborative, organized,
analytical, and be expected to partner effectively with other business and
service units.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with a small Agile DevOps development team
- Contribute to the development of data lake ETL \ ELT solutions using Python and Azure Cloud (PaaS) Services
- Contribute to the technical refinement of user stories
- Contribute to the data modeling, code development, and documentation
- Support the CICD code management, automated integration testing, and release processes
- Support the documentation and handover of development to the production support teams
As a foundational member of this team there will be many opportunities for a self-starting individual to develop their technical skills and grow their role.
Role Qualifications and Experience
- Previous experience (5 years) working as a Python developer
- Experience working with data, ideally in a data engineering context
- Experience working with Azure cloud services
- A technical or computer science degree and/or relevant work experience
- Ability to collaborate within an Agile development team
- Ability to deliver quality code to agreed timelines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail and structure
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate to those with less technical backgrounds to ensure clear and effective communication
- Experience in working with third-party service delivery partners a plus
Salary Range
106,000.00 - 178,000.00 USDThe annual base salary range posted represents a broad range of salaries around the U.S. and is subject to many factors including but not limited to credentials, education, experience, geographic location, job responsibilities, performance, skills and/or training.
Our Address
General Reinsurance Corporation
120 Long Ridge Road
Stamford, CT 06902 (US)
At General Re Corporation, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. It is the General Re Corporation continuing policy to afford equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including childbirth or related medical conditions), religion, national origin or ancestry, age, past or present disability, marital status, liability for service in the armed forces, veterans’ status, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Gen Re provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
