Transamerica is a financial services company committed to helping people live their best lives through a diverse range of insurance, retirement, and investment solutions. The Data Engineer will support systems and applications for data collection, storage, processing, and analysis, enabling data-driven decisions across the enterprise.
Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with other engineers, data scientists, analytics teams, and business product owners in an agile environment
- Support the operation of Cloud and On-Premises enterprise data infrastructure and tools
- Assist in the design and support of data pipelines to automate the ingestion, processing, and delivery of structured and unstructured batch and real-time streaming data
- Assist in the design and support of data APIs and data delivery services
- Assist in testing and integration of data related tools, frameworks and applications as directed
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, engineering, or relevant technical field
- Related academic exposure or work experience in data engineering, data analytics, data warehousing, database administration, data integration or business intelligence
- Related academic exposure or work experience in developing distributed applications
- Related academic exposure or work experience with Linux operations and development, including basic commands and shell scripting
- Related academic exposure or work experience with execution of DevOps methodologies and continuous integration/continuous delivery
- Knowledge of SQL and basic database queries
- Results oriented with a strong customer focus
- Ability to work within a team environment
- Willing to learn and keep pace with the latest technology advances and quickly grasp new technologies to support the environment and contribute to project deliverables
- Master's degree in a technical field (e.g. computer science, math, engineering)
- Understanding of big data and real time streaming analytics processing architecture and ecosystems
- Experience with data analysis and data visualization tools
- Software development experience in relevant programming languages (i.e. Java, Python, Scala, Node.js)
- Relevant technology or platform certification (AWS, Microsoft, etc.)
Benefits
- Pension Plan
- 401k Match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Disability Insurance
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Employee Discounts
- Career Training & Development Opportunities
- Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
- Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
- Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
- Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
- Adoption Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Back-Up Care Program
- PTO for Volunteer Hours
- Employee Matching Gifts Program
- Employee Resource Groups
- Inclusion and Diversity Programs
- Employee Recognition Program
- Referral Bonus Programs
Company Overview
Transamerica is a private holding company that provides services for various life insurance companies and investment firms. It is a sub-organization of Aegon. It was founded in 1904, and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is http://www.transamerica.com.