Data Engineer

What You Can Expect In This Role Sammons Financial Group is seeking a Data Engineer to design, develop, and implement scalable data and integration solutions that power Life analytics and operations. This role requires strong technical expertise in Snowflake (or similar EDW/Lakehouse platforms), SQL, Python, and cloud-based data platforms (Azure, AWS), with a focus on enabling high‑quality data flow, seamless integration, and modern data architecture. The ideal candidate will be both a hands‑on technologist and a strategic thinker who ensures solutions are performant, secure, and aligned with business objectives while supporting emerging analytics and AI use cases. What You'll Do In This Role Design, develop, and implement scalable data ingestion, integration, and processing pipelines across cloud platforms (Azure, Snowflake, and similar EDW/Lakehouse platforms, AWS). Develop and manage data orchestration workflows using tools such as Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Data Lake (ADLS), dbt, and comparable technologies. Ingest and process large volumes of structured, semi‑structured, and unstructured data, including compressed formats (e.g., .tar), and automate extraction, transformation, and loading processes. Design and implement modern data lakehouse architectures, including Iceberg (or similar table formats), to support scalable and high‑performance analytics. Develop and maintain data models that accurately represent complex relationships within life insurance and policy administration domains. Integrate enterprise data platforms with internal and external systems (e.g., APIs, Kafka, MuleSoft) to enable real‑time and batch data exchange. Collaborate with product owners, architects, analysts, and developers to translate business, functional, and non‑functional requirements into scalable technical solutions. Establish and enforce data engineering standards, best practices, and governance controls across ingestion, transformation, and storage layers. Implement data quality validation, reconciliation processes, and error handling to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data pipelines. Monitor pipeline performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency; recommend and implement improvements. Research and recommend emerging tools, patterns, and technologies to improve data ingestion, processing, integration, and enablement of AI‑driven use cases. Build and support backend data systems, APIs, distributed services, and orchestration layers for secure enterprise use. Support enterprise data integration capabilities across Azure, Snowflake, and similar platforms to unify, govern, and operationalize data for analytics and AI applications. Support code versioning, CI/CD pipelines, and controlled deployment of data engineering assets. Troubleshoot pipeline, data, and platform issues across development, testing, and production environments. Provide operational support, including on‑call or on‑demand support for critical data processes. Certifications in Snowflake. Experience with Python or Java for data processing and automation. Familiarity with emerging technologies supporting AI/ML and advanced analytics. Experience working in Agile delivery models and cross‑functional enterprise environments. What We're Looking For College Degree in computer science, information science, or management information systems (preferred). Minimum 8 years' IT development experience or equivalent (preferred). Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate with business partners and other IT staff. Problem‑solving skills sufficient to research and recommend a proposed solution to problems. Ability to work on multiple tasks and meet established deadlines. Ability to effectively direct and coordinate the work of other team members on a project without having HR management responsibility for them. Knowledge of computer programming languages as required for the system. Other Requirements Criminal background check required. Salary Range Information USD $82,654.00 – USD $172,197.00 per year. The range includes data points from multiple labor markets; the specific range is dependent on the labor market where the incumbent will be hired. Starting salary is dependent on candidate qualifications and experience. What you can expect when you join Sammons Financial Group • Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family, including Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA & FSA options, and term life insurance. • Competitive compensation with a performance‑based incentive program tied to clear goals and individual and/or company success. • 100% company‑funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and automatic enrollment in a 401(k). • Friday afternoons off year‑round, generous paid time off, and paid holidays. • Paid development time, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities across industry, individual, and leadership programs. • Volunteer time off and a company nonprofit matching gift program supporting the causes that matter most to you. • A connected, values‑driven workplace where employees take accountability, support one another, and are empowered to do their best work. Work Authorization/Sponsorship At this time, we are not considering candidates that require any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future, or those needing work authorization for this role. Additional Information Sammons Financial Group Is An Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. ADA Sammons Financial Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the application or hiring process, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io or call View phone number on click.appcast.io. 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