Solution Analyst | Kuala Lumpur, MY

Prudential plc; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial services sector is seeking a Solution Analyst to enhance actuarial functions within their technology ecosystem. The role involves managing cloud environments, optimizing data workflows, and ensuring seamless integration of actuarial tools. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with Azure, GCP, and data engineering, along with strong communication skills to bridge actuarial and IT teams.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years experience in actuarial workloads.
• Strong expertise in Azure and GCP.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks for data processing.

Responsibilities

• Manage technology ecosystem supporting actuarial processes.
• Develop and optimize data pipelines and workflow automation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design efficient technical solutions.

Skills

Data engineering

Workflow automation

Cloud-native application development

Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science

Data Science

Actuarial Science

Tools

Databricks

Collibra

Unify

Pathwise

Prophet

Job description

Prudential's purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people's career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

We are looking for a Solution Analyst to be responsible for the tooling and processes that support actuarial functions within our technology ecosystem. This role requires expertise in Azure and GCP environments , as well as expertise in data engineering and data-related tools such as Databricks and Collibra.

The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between actuarial teams and technology, ensuring seamless integration, automation, and optimization of actuarial workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and manage the technology ecosystem supporting actuarial processes, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
• Work closely with Actuarial, Data, and IT teams to design, implement, and maintain actuarial tooling and workflows.
• Develop and optimize data pipelines and workflow automation using tools such as Databricks, Unify, and Collibra.
• Ensure seamless integration of actuarial modeling software (Pathwise, Prophet) within cloud environments (Azure, GCP).
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into scalable and efficient technical solutions.
• Monitor and maintain cloud infrastructure, ensuring security, compliance, and performance best practices.
• Drive process improvements by leveraging cloud-native solutions and best practices in data engineering and workflow automation.
• Provide technical guidance and support to actuarial teams on tool usage, troubleshooting, and enhancements.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and best practices in actuarial tech, cloud computing, and data management.

Requirements:

• Ideally 7 to 10 years experience
• Strong expertise in Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for managing actuarial workloads.
• Knowledge of data engineering, workflow automation, and cloud-native application development.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks for data processing and analytics.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, or other scripting languages for automation and integration.
• Experience in managing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and cloud security best practices.

Good to have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Actuarial Science, or a related field.
• Experience in the insurance or financial services industry with exposure to actuarial processes.
• Familiarity with Collibra (Data Governance) and Unify (Workflow Automation).
• Experience with actuarial modeling tools such as Pathwise, Prophet, or similar.
• Cloud certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Architect, or Databricks Certified Data Engineer).

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.

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