Data Engineer

Overview

The Hartford is seeking a Data Engineer within the Actuarial Strategic Modeling (ASM) team to design, develop, and implement modern and sustainable data assets to fuel machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions across a wide range of strategic initiatives.

As a Data Engineer, you will participate in the entire software development lifecycle process to support continuous data delivery while growing your knowledge of emerging technologies. The team uses current data technologies, software engineering practices, MLOps, Agile delivery frameworks, and focuses on building well-architected, innovative solutions that drive business value.

Responsibilities

• Participate in developing high quality, scalable software modules for next generation analytics solution suite
• Engage with cross-functional IT unit stakeholders (e.g., database, operations, technical support, etc.)
• Formulates logical statements of business problems and devises, tests, and implements efficient, cost-effective application program solutions
• Identify and validate internal and external data sources for availability and quality. Work with SMEs to describe and understand data lineage and suitability for a use case
• Create data assets and build data pipelines that align to modern software development principles for analytical consumption. Perform data analysis to ensure quality of data assets
• Perform preliminary exploratory analysis to evaluate nulls, duplicates and other data quality issues
• Assist in developing code that enables real-time modeling solutions to be ingested into front-end systems
• Produce code artifacts and documentation using GitHub for reproducible results and hand-off to other data science teams

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline
• Experience in R (preferred), Python, and SQL
• Experience in ingesting data from a variety of structures including relational databases, Hadoop/Spark, cloud data sources, XML, JSON
• Experience in ETL concerning metadata management and data validation
• Experience in Linux and Git
• Experience in automation tools (Autosys, Cron, Airflow, etc.)
• Exposure to AWS services (e.g., S3, EMR) a plus
• Able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical teams
• Able to translate complex technical topics into business solutions and strategies

Details

This role will have a hybrid work schedule, with an expectation of working in an office (Columbus, OH; Chicago, IL; Hartford, CT; or Charlotte, NC) 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday). Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. The company will not sponsor the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position.

Compensation and Benefits

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency, and demonstrated competencies required for the role. The base pay is one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package, which may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

$100,960 - $151,440

Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age

About The Hartford

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