Senior Data Engineer — Hybrid & Lakehouse Expert

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies; Plano (AL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Competitive pay

Medical, dental & vision from day one

401(k), tuition reimbursement & longev

Job summary

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies is hiring a hands-on Senior Data Engineer to build governed data products and deliver actionable insights that support underwriting, claims, product, and operations.

You will work with business leaders to translate questions into curated datasets and BI models, using Power BI, Fabric, and other cloud tools. This role emphasizes collaboration, governance, and scalable data pipelines in a hybrid, office-and-remote setting.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical), data engineering, analytics engineering, SQL, and Python.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 5+ years of data engineering experience, preferably in P&C insurance.
• Experience with Data Mesh (domain ownership and decentralized data products).
• Strong experience with modern lakehouse platforms (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS).
• Experience building data solutions in cloud environments (Azure preferred; AWS a plus).
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps (ADO) and CI/CD practices.
• Experience with data transformation, semantic modeling, and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with product‑based delivery.
• Experience delivering end‑to‑end data, analytics, or AI solutions with business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams; including Underwriting, Product, Claims, Finance, and Distribution/Operations to translate questions into data solutions.
• Model and publish curated, analysis-ready datasets and semantic models in Power BI or analytics delivery.
• Continuously learn and expand business knowledge to proactively produce automated analytic solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ELT/ETL pipelines and lakehouse structures in Microsoft Fabric; optimize performance, reliability, and cost.
• Follow data governance and quality controls across datasets and document architecture and workflows.
• Use Azure DevOps (ADO) for CI/CD and version control to harden delivery and improve repeatability.
• Document technical architecture to support onboarding and risk reduction.
• Apply best practices in data modeling and engineering to create reusable data products.
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment and contribute to sprint planning and demos.
• Support development and scaling of data products, BI solutions, and AI-driven use cases.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data modeling

Data engineering

Analytics engineering

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Power BI

Tableau

Data Mesh

Lakehouse

Microsoft Fabric

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure

Power BI

Tableau

Azure DevOps

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies is hiring a hands-on Senior Data Engineer to build governed data products and deliver actionable insights that support underwriting, claims, product, and operations.

You will work with business leaders to translate questions into curated datasets and BI models, using Power BI, Fabric, and other cloud tools. This role emphasizes collaboration, governance, and scalable data pipelines in a hybrid, office-and-remote setting.