Senior Data Engineer (Databricks, Snowflake, ETL)

Travelers Canada; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 139,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Pension Plan

Wellness Program

Mental health program

Job summary

Travelers seeks a Senior Data Engineer in Hartford to accelerate analytics transformation. You will design, build, and operate data solutions enabling AI, ML, and BI initiatives across the enterprise. Lead design decisions, mentor teammates, and ensure scalable data delivery aligned with governance and quality standards.

The role emphasizes collaboration, cloud proficiency (AWS/Azure), and delivering production-ready data products while guiding end users in a complex analytics environment.

Qualifications

• Data Pipeline & Processing: Experience with data pipelining, data processing, and data warehousing.
• Modern Data Platform Expertise: Hands-on experience with Databricks, Snowflake, and DBT.
• ETL & Integration Tools: Proficiency with ETL tools such as AbInitio or Informatica, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Technical Leadership: Demonstrated technical leadership in a large enterprise.
• AI & Workflow Innovation: Experience leveraging AI tools to drive workflow efficiency.
• Technical Expertise & Delivery: Knowledge of cloud platforms, programming languages, and modern software practices.
• Problem Solving & Domain Knowledge: Strong problem solver with domain expertise and initiative.
• Communication & Leadership: Ability to translate concepts and lead teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and operationalize complex data solutions, correct problems, apply transformations, and data quality solutions.
• Design complex data solutions, incorporating new data sources and ensuring consistency across projects.
• Perform analysis of complex sources to determine value and usage for analytics.
• Incorporate data governance, data security and data quality.
• Act as a data and technology subject matter expert to support delivery and educate end users.
• Perform data and system analysis, assessment and resolution for defects and incidents.
• Collaborate across teams to support delivery and educate end users on data products.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data pipelines

Data processing

Data warehousing

Data governance

Data quality

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM field

10 years data engineering experience

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

DBT

AWS

Azure

Ab Initio / Informatica

Job description

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category Technology Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range $139,400.00 - $230,000.00

Target Openings 1

What Is the Opportunity?

Travelers Data Engineering team constructs pipelines that contextualize and provide easy access to data by the entire enterprise. As a Senior Data Engineer you will accelerate growth and transformation of our analytics landscape. You will bring a strong desire to guide team members' growth and develop data solutions that translate complex data into user-friendly terminology. You will leverage your ability to design, build and deploy data solutions that capture, explore, transform, and utilize data to support Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and business intelligence/insights.

What Will You Do?

• Build and operationalize complex data solutions, correct problems, apply transformations, and recommending data cleansing/quality solutions.
• Design complex data solutions, including incorporating new data sources and ensuring designs are consistent across projects and aligned to data strategies.
• Perform analysis of complex sources to determine value and use and recommend data to include in analytical processes.
• Incorporate core data management competencies including data governance, data security and data quality.
• Act as a data and technology subject matter expert within lines of business to support delivery and educate end users on data products/analytic environment.
• Perform data and system analysis, assessment and resolution for defects and incidents of high complexity and correct as appropriate.
• Collaborate across team to support delivery and educate end users on complex data products/analytic environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM related field or equivalent.
• Ten years of related experience.
• Data Pipeline & Processing: Experience with data pipelining, data processing, and data warehousing, with a strong foundation in data engineering principles and practices.
• Modern Data Platform Expertise: Hands-on experience with modern data platforms and transformation tools such as Databricks, Snowflake, and DBT.
• ETL & Integration Tools: Proficiency with ETL tools such as AbInitio or Informatica, and experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Technical Leadership: Demonstrated technical leadership and/or supervisory experience, ideally gained within a large enterprise or corporate environment.
• AI & Workflow Innovation: Experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to drive workflow efficiency and optimize engineering processes.
• Technical Expertise & Delivery: Advanced knowledge of cloud platforms, programming languages, and modern software engineering practices, with strong delivery skills including design strategy, automated testing, quality assurance, and system health monitoring to ensure production readiness.
• Problem Solving & Domain Knowledge: Strong problem solver who leverages data and proofs of concept to find creative solutions, measures impact, and optimizes outcomes, backed by a demonstrated track record of domain expertise, staying current with industry trends, and sharing knowledge with coworkers.
• Communication & Leadership: Excellent communicator who can translate complex technology concepts for business audiences, document initiatives clearly, and build strong business partnerships, while also demonstrating the ability to lead and inspire others, influence priorities and drive action even in ambiguous situations.

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in education and/or work experience.
• 6 additional years of data engineering experience.

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners, and children - are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum.
• If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account.
• You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs.
• In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.

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