Sr Data Engineer

Primerica; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) Plan with employer match

Vacation and holidays

Life and disability insurance

Professional development

Job summary

Primerica is seeking a Senior Data Engineer in Washington, DC to design, develop, and maintain scalable data solutions for enterprise analytics and BI initiatives. You will build ETL pipelines, data marts, and lakehouse architectures within Databricks and AWS, collaborating with business and technical stakeholders.

The role requires strong Python, SQL, cloud data platform experience, and data modeling skills. The position offers a salary range of $130k–$135k and is not eligible for sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 5 years of IT experience with data engineering focus.
• Hands-on Databricks experience, ideally in AWS.
• Strong SQL and Python programming.
• Experience with data modeling and data governance basics.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement ETL processes and data architecture to support analytics and reporting.
• Own end-to-end data marts for BI needs and dashboards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on lakehouse architectures and data products.
• Maintain data pipeline code in a version control system and ensure data quality.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in Scrum ceremonies.

Skills

Databricks

Python

SQL

AWS

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Amazon S3

GitHub Copilot

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Join Our Team

In 2025, USA Today recognized Primerica as a Top Workplace USA for the fifth year in a row, and Newsweek named Primerica one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity for the second consecutive year. In 2024, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution named Primerica as a Top Workplace for the eleventh consecutive year, and Forbes recognized Primerica as one of America’s Best Employers for Women for the fifth year in a row. In addition, for the tenth time Primerica has been voted a Best Employer by Gwinnett Magazine. Primerica is a great place to work! Join our team to experience what it’s like to work at “one of the best places to work in the metro Atlanta”.

About this Position

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable data solutions that support enterprise analytics, reporting, and business intelligence initiatives. This role will be responsible for building and optimizing ETL pipelines, data marts, and modern lakehouse architectures within a Databricks and AWS environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python, SQL, cloud-based data platforms, and data modeling, along with experience collaborating with business and technical stakeholders to deliver high-quality data products.

The salary range for this role is $130k - $135k.
This position is not eligible for employment sponsorship, now or in the future.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Design and implement ETL processes and data architecture to support the correct functioning of the analytics environment, as well as client and third-party reporting environments and dashboards
• Own end-to-end design, development, and maintenance of data marts to support reporting, analytics, and business intelligence needs
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to support the development, enhancement, and effective utilization of lakehouse and medallion architectures
• Perform the design, development, and extension of data marts, metadata, data models and data products, aligning with organizational data strategy
• Ensure all data engineering and data pipeline code artifacts are maintained in a version control system
• Assist with the integration of data solutions into applications and downstream systems
• Participate in Agile processes including Scrum
• Use AI tools such as GitHub Copilot to assist in rapid prototyping and development
• Mentoring of junior engineers, including development best-practices, code reviews and ensuring appropriate usage of Jira

Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Information Technology, with strong hands‑on experience in Data Engineering and enterprise data solutions
• Hands‑on data engineering experience with Databricks, preferably within the AWS ecosystem
• Advanced understanding of the Databricks platform, including notebook development, workflow/job orchestration, data ops (i.e. IaC, DABs), cluster management, and scalable data processing
• Experience with AWS services such as Amazon S3, EC2, Lambda, IAM and other cloud‑native data technologies
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL, and other modern programming languages as needed
• Advanced knowledge of database modeling, particularly with IBM DB2, Databricks and Mongo DB
• Advanced SQL skills, including query tuning and performance optimization
• Experience with relational databases such as SQL Server and IBM DB2
• Proficiency with debugging, troubleshooting, and applying appropriate design patterns
• Strong understanding of data engineering principles, including data ingestion, transformation, pipeline development, and data movement
• Experience with Data Governance platforms, such as Collibra

Preferred Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Experience with streaming platforms such as Kafka, AWS Kinesis
• Experience with BI/reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Experience with data virtualization technologies
• Experience creating and maintaining test data for lower environments
• Experience with Kubernetes and Terraform is a plus
• Experience with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or similar AI tooling
• Knowledge of Palantir would be a plus
• Comfortable working with analysts and business stakeholders to understand data needs and requirements

FLSA status:

This position is exempt (not eligible for overtime pay).

Our Benefits:

• Day one health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) Plan with competitive employer match
• Vacation, sick, holiday and volunteer time off
• Life and disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account
• Professional development
• Tuition reimbursement
• Company-sponsored social and philanthropy events

It has been and will continue to be the policy of Primerica, Inc., and its subsidiaries to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, sex, color, religious creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, pregnancy, ancestry, military service or veteran status, genetic or carrier status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

At Primerica, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future and our mission – creating a foundation for a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our people are not only respected as individuals, but also truly valued for their unique perspectives.