Lead Data Engineer (Hybrid)

Selective Insurance; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 119,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care plans

Retirement savings plan with company match

Tuition assistance and reimbursement

Job summary

A mid-sized property and casualty insurance company is seeking a Data Engineer Team Lead in Charlotte, North Carolina. This role involves leading a high-performing team to manage data and analytics projects. Candidates should have over 7 years of data engineering experience and strong leadership skills. Excellent communication, proficiency in tools like Databricks, and knowledge in data architecture are essential. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, ensuring a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience leading and/or hands-on development of Data Warehouse/DataLakes.
• Proven history of owning and taking accountability for leading others.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high performing team in the delivery of key components and business deliverables.
• Collaborate with business and IT organizations to develop business requirements.
• Drive process improvements to enhance team efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Data Engineering

ETL/ELT tools

Data modeling

PySpark

SQL

Data architecture

DataOps

PowerBI

AzureML

Education

College degree in Computer Science or Management Information Systems

Tools

Databricks

Azure ecosystem

Job description

About Us

At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness. Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2025 and certification as a Great Place to Work in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year. Employees are empowered and encouraged to Be Uniquely You by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high‑performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs.

Overview

"Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Selective will not sponsor or assume the sponsorship of an employment visa at this time".

Selective Insurance is seeking an energetic and collaborative Data Engineer Team lead to work on data and analytics projects supporting the Claims team within the Information Management group. This group is responsible for technology support of all Data Engineering, Analytics and Reporting for specific business areas. This includes Data Engineering services, Enterprise reporting support and ML Ops Engineering operations for these groups. An ideal candidate will leverage their technical proficiency and leadership competencies to drive the delivery of key objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high performing team in the delivery of key components and business deliverables.
• Ensure both on-time successful delivery, and the technical and architectural quality of the solutions.
• Collaborate with individuals from all areas of the business and IT organizations to develop accurate business requirements and design architectural solutions.
• Resolve and escalat e technical and project delivery issues as needed.
• Drive process improvements within the team and across the department to improve efficiency and quality.
• Work directly with the architecture group to coordinate new design patterns and technology.
• Assist in prioritizing new development projects, enhancement projects for existing systems, and system maintenance requests.
• Act as a key contributor in planning and estimation of projects.
• Support development of talent within the organization through coaching and mentoring of team members.
• Ensure design, code, and test plan reviews are conducted as appropriate.

Qualifications

Required

• Proven history of owning and taking accountability for leading others to complete complex deliverables.
• Excellent communication skills.
• 7+ years of experience leading and/or hands‑on development of Data Warehouse/DataLakes, Data integration or Data Engineering projects.
• Experience in ETL and ELT tools (Databricks preferred).
• Proficient in Data modeling, PySpark and SQL.
• Proficient in modern data architecture.
• Experienced in any of these analytical platforms - PowerBI, AzureML.
• Experience with DataOps or other automation frameworks.

Preferred

• SAFe agile work experience or similar agile process.
• College degree in Computer Science or Management Information Systems.
• Property Casualty Insurance experience.
• Experience working within Azure ecosystem.

Total Rewards

Selective Insurance offers a total rewards package that includes a competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, achieve your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. These benefits include comprehensive health care plans, retirement savings plan with company match, discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition assistance and reimbursement programs, and 20 days of paid time off. Additional details about our total rewards package can be found by visiting our benefits page.

The actual base salary is based on geographic location, and the range is representative of salaries for this role throughout Selective's footprint. Additional considerations include relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business needs.

Pay Range

USD $119,000.00 - USD $163,000.00 /Yr.

Additional Information

Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. That means we respect and value every individual's unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view and experiences - and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success. Building a highly engaged team is one of our core strategic imperatives, which we believe is enhanced by diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect and encourage all employees and all of our business partners to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance; address biases; and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions.

For Massachusetts Applicants

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.