Senior Data Engineer

3 months ago


Houston, United States ManhattanLife Insurance & Annuity Company Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Who We Are:

ManhattanLife Insurance and Annuity Company was founded in 1850, the Company’s longevity makes it one of the oldest and most reliable health and life insurance companies in the country. Operating successfully for 174 years is a testimony to ManhattanLife’s enduring history, and an indicator of the reliability of our future. ManhattanLife’s headquarters are in Houston, TX and the company is continually growing with multiple office locations nation-wide. ManhattanLife offers attractive employee benefits starting day one, including immediate coverage under our health, dental and vision plans. We offer flexible schedules, including shortened hours on Fridays, free parking, company-wide events, professional development (LOMA testing) and a company-wide wellness program.

Scope and Purpose:

The Senior Data Engineer will be responsible for defining and driving the data engineering strategy and working closely with senior leadership to align data initiatives with business goals. This will be a hybrid position based at our corporate Houston office.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for defining and driving the data engineering strategy, working closely with senior leadership to align data initiatives with business goals.
  • Data Integration and ETL.
  • Azure Service Implementation: Implement and configure Azure services such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, Azure SQL Database, and Azure Cosmos DB to build and manage data pipelines and data processing workflows.
  • Data Modeling and Optimization: Create best practices for data modeling and indexing to ensure optimal performance and scalability.
  • Data Security and Compliance: Oversee the implementation of data security measures and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and industry standards. This includes implementing encryption, access controls, and monitoring mechanisms to protect sensitive data.
  • Performance Tuning and Monitoring: Monitor and optimize the performance of data solutions by identifying and addressing bottlenecks, fine-tuning queries, and ensuring efficient resource utilization.
  • Provide architectural and design direction.
  • Responsible for high level and detailed technical design and explores solution alternatives in collaboration with technical standards defined by architecture group.
  • Translate business requirements to design specifications.
  • Ensure quality integration between various systems.
  • Design and implements standards, best practices, and accountable for technical delivery of data solutions.
  • Own the technical design and have domain decision rights in alignment with Enterprise Architecture.
  • Act as technical escalations point of contact in respective Delivery Team for technical coordination across Operations, Infrastructure, and integrations teams.
  • Complete special projects and tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or MIS; and/or 7+ years of equivalent experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • At least 5+ years of relevant experience in data modeling, data integration, or data management.
  • At least 5-7 years of experience with SQL and JavaScript.
  • Strong experience with ETL / SSIS.
  • Experience in dimensional and relational modeling
  • Experience on Git, Azure DevOps.
  • Experience with data streaming and message bus technologies (Kafka, Azure Message Bus)
  • Experience with Data Modeling Tools – ER/Studio or ERWIN
  • Strong experience in MongoDB / Document Stores
  • Strong programming skills in .NET / C#.
  • Azure DP-203 Data Engineering certification is a plus.
  • Proven ability to build data pipelines and framework for a scalable solution to support the dynamic cloud environment.
  • Ability to write complex queries and stored procedures.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to identify, research, and resolve technical problems.
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Travel Requirements:

This position may require light travel within a ten-mile radius from one office location to another as needed.

Professional Development:
  • Establish annual objectives for professional growth.
  • Keep pace with developments in the discipline.
  • Learn and apply technologies that support professional and personal growth.
  • Participate in the evaluation process.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, type, and use mouse; reach with hands and arms and talk and/or hear. The employee is required to sit for extended periods of time. The position may require lifting, pulling or moving items weighing upwards of 10 pounds as it relates to office or desk supplies.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones via WebEx, physical phone while in office, and photocopiers when necessary.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to the job at any time without notice.

AAP/EEO Statement:

ManhattanLife prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. EOE Employer/Vet/Disabled. ManhattanLife values differences. We are committed to fostering an environment that attracts and retains a diverse workforce. With individuals from a variety of backgrounds, ManhattanLife will be better equipped to service our customers, increase innovation, and reduce risks. We encourage the unique perspectives of individuals and are dedicated to creating a respectful and inclusive work environment.


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