Senior Data Engineer – Remote/Hybrid Pipelines

USAA Life Insurance Company; United States; Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) and pension

Life insurance

Parental benefits

Adoption assistance

Paid time off with holidays and 16-vol

Wellness programs

Job summary

USAA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to own the full data lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and support. You will design, implement, and optimize data pipelines and analytics systems across cloud environments, collaborating with cross-functional partners to deliver scalable data solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership in design reviews, mentoring teammates, and ensuring data quality and compliance as part of a comprehensive data program at USAA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant education/experience.
• 6 years of data engineering, data analysis or software development experience.
• End-to-end data solutions across cloud environments with data marts/lakes.
• Strong SQL and relational database knowledge; Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead full cycle of data solutions from analysis to production support.
• Design and implement complex data engineering and analytic systems.
• Build and optimize data pipelines and data models.
• Lead design reviews and mentor team members.
• Break down business features into technical stories for leadership.
• Create proofs of concept and prototypes for leadership review.

Skills

Data engineering

Data analysis

Software development

SQL

Agile practices

Cloud technologies

Python

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Kafka

APIs

Python

Fivetran

Git

Job description

USAA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to own the full data lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and support. You will design, implement, and optimize data pipelines and analytics systems across cloud environments, collaborating with cross-functional partners to deliver scalable data solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership in design reviews, mentoring teammates, and ensuring data quality and compliance as part of a comprehensive data program at USAA.