Sr. Data Engineer

NAIC; Kansas City (MO); Remote; USD 107,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

NAIC is actively seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize enterprise data solutions within the Enterprise Data Platform. You will collaborate with data architects, stewards, and business partners to translate requirements into scalable data tools and pipelines.

Candidates should have deep SQL, data modeling, and cloud experience, plus mentoring skills and a solid Agile/SAFe background. This is a remote, full‑time role with residency within 100 miles of Kansas City, MO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data analytics, data science, mathematics, statistics, information systems, or a related field with 5+ years of data engineering experience.
• Experience with SQL, relational databases, ETL/ELT, data modeling, and cloud-based data technologies.
• Experience leading complex technical efforts, mentoring team members, and contributing to SDLC.
• Familiarity with Agile and SAFe values and methods.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise data solutions within the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP).
• Analyze complex data sources and business requirements with stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable data solutions.
• Develop, optimize, and support data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, integration, and delivery of trusted data.
• Implement data governance, quality, and operational processes to ensure data assets are accurate, secure, and well‑managed.
• Provide technical guidance and escalation support for teams using data within the EDP, and mentor teammates.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

ETL/ELT

Python

AWS

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Tools

Terraform

Git

Snowflake

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Airflow

Job description

Job Description:

The Information Technology Group of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Data Engineer. This position provides senior-level technical expertise across data architecture, data modeling, pipeline development, data integration, data quality, and platform optimization. Partners closely with data architects, data engineers, data stewards, business owners, project managers, and other stakeholders across the Enterprise Data Team, Information Technology Group (ITG), and business units to translate complex business and technical requirements into effective data solutions. The Senior Data Engineer is expected to lead complex data engineering efforts, establish and promote engineering standards, mentor other team members, and contribute to continuous improvement across the EDP. Through strong technical judgment and cross-functional collaboration, this role helps ensure enterprise data is accessible, trusted, secure, performant, and effectively leveraged to support NAIC’s strategic objectives. This is a full-time remote position, in a positive and flexible environment. Residency within 100 miles of the Kansas City, Missouri office is required.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise data solutions, including data architecture, models, pipelines, structures, and supporting processes within the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP). Analyze complex data sources and business requirements in partnership with stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable, and efficient data solutions. Develop, optimize, and support data pipelines that ingest, transform, integrate, and deliver trusted data aligned with business needs. Implement data quality, governance, and operational processes to ensure enterprise data assets are accurate, consistent, secure, and well-managed. Provide technical guidance, troubleshooting, and escalation support for teams using or impacting data within the EDP, including root cause analysis and sustainable issue resolution. Review and modernize data models, pipelines, and legacy processes to improve scalability, reliability, automation, maintainability, and alignment with enterprise architecture standards. Contribute to continuous improvement and platform strategy by evaluating emerging technologies, enhancing engineering practices, and identifying opportunities to expand enterprise data capabilities.

Minimum Education and/or Experience Required

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data analytics, data science, mathematics, statistics, information Systems, or another related analytical or technical field and 5 or more years of related data engineering experience; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Experience

Experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise data platforms, including data ingestion, transformation, modeling, integration, quality, and operational support. Advanced experience with SQL, relational databases, ETL/ELT development, data modeling, and cloud-based data technologies. Experience leading complex technical efforts, making data architecture or design recommendations, and mentoring other technical team members. Experience with the software development life cycle, Agile delivery practices, and SAFe values and methods.

Preferred Experience

Experience with financial, insurance, regulatory, or market data.

Systems & Technology Requirements

Microsoft Office Suite/365 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data pipeline orchestration and automation Extract, Transform and Load (ETL/ELT) CI/CD and DevOps practices Git or source control platforms Infrastructure as Code concepts, such as Terraform RDBMS (Oracle, PostgreSQL) NoSQL (MongoDB / DynamoDB) Snowflake Python Structured Query Language (SQL) MacOS Data File Formats (JSON, Parquet, XML (likely XBRL in near future)) Data modeling and dimensional modeling Data warehouse and data Lakehouse concepts Secrets management concepts, such as Vault or similar tools Cloud security and IAM concepts Data governance, lineage, metadata, and cataloging concepts Performance tuning and query optimization Data quality testing and data observability

Travel

Travel This position does not require overnight business travel. Employees are responsible for their personal transportation to/from the home and office, including events, meetings, and training required by the NAIC.

Compensation

Compensation $107,000 - $123,000, commensurate with education and experience.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

The NAIC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Applicants for all positions are considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, military or veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NAIC

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Company Overview

Company Overview The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is a member-focused, non-profit Association supporting state insurance commissioners, and their departments, to effectively regulate the insurance industry and protect consumers. Headquartered in Kansas City, New York, and Washington DC, our 150-year-old Association offers the coordination of expertise in policy and regulation among state departments, data and technology, financial regulatory support, training and education, and resources for ongoing collaboration among the states and jurisdictions.

Diversity Statement

Diversity Statement Our member-driven Association supports the dynamic and diverse needs of state regulatory agencies and the consumers of insurance products and services. Through our ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, we believe our employees provide a wide range of experience and expertise to generate better ideas and solve complex problems consumers and our members face as insurance products and regulations evolve over time.

Guiding Principles

• We put customers first
• We are committed to continuous improvement
• We succeed by working together
• We do what it takes to get the job done
• We communicate often
• We treat colleagues with respect and honesty