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Swiss Re

Data Engineer II

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  • Posted a month ago
  • Over 50 applicants

Job Description

  • Data Engineer

    Are you passionate about transforming complex data into valuable insights Join our innovative team at the forefront of data-driven reinsurance solutions! We're seeking a talented Data Engineer who can architect and implement robust data pipelines that power critical business decisions and drive digital transformation in the reinsurance industry.

    About the Role

    As a Data Engineer, you'll be a key player in our journey to become truly data-driven. You'll design and deliver cutting-edge data engineering capabilities within our cloud infrastructure, democratizing data access across the organization and creating impactful solutions that transform how we operate.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Work closely with Product Owners and Architects to understand requirements, formulate solutions and evaluate implementation effort

    • Design, develop and maintain scalable data transformation pipelines that handle large volumes of complex reinsurance data

    • Create and implement analytics models and visualizations that provide actionable insights to business stakeholders

    • Evaluate new capabilities of our analytics platform, develop prototypes and assess their applicability to our solution landscape

    • Collaborate globally within our development team to design and deliver innovative data solutions

    • Apply best practices in data engineering to ensure data quality, reliability, and performance

    • Contribute to the continuous improvement of our data architecture and processes

    About the Team

    Life & Health Data & Analytics Engineering is a key tech partner for our Life & Health Reinsurance division, supporting in the transformation of the data landscape and the creation of innovative analytical products and capabilities. We are a large globally distributed team working in an agile development landscape, delivering solutions to make better use of our reinsurance data and enhance our ability to make data-driven decisions across the business value chain. As part of L & H Re, our team drives technological innovation that shapes the future of reinsurance.

    About You

    You're a problem-solver at heart with a passion for data and technology. You thrive in collaborative environments and are excited about creating solutions that have real business impact. You enjoy the challenge of working with large datasets and have the technical expertise to transform complex requirements into elegant data solutions.

    We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

    • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Data Science or similar discipline

    • At least 3-5 years of experience working with large scale software systems

    • Proficient in Python/PySpark for data processing and transformation

    • Strong SQL skills (Spark SQL preferred) for data manipulation and analysis

    • Experience working with large data sets on enterprise data platforms and distributed computing (Spark/Hive/Hadoop preferred)

    These are additional nice to haves:

    • Palantir Foundry experience

    • Experience with JavaScript/HTML/CSS for front-end data visualization

    • Experience working in Cloud environments such as AWS or Azure

    • Knowledge of Insurance Domain, Financial Industry or Finance function

    • Ability to work effectively in a global and multicultural environment

    • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with clear and articulate written and verbal communication

    Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week

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About Company

Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd, commonly known as Swiss Re, is a reinsurance company based in Zurich, Switzerland. It is the world's largest reinsurer, as measured by net premiums written

Job ID: 138629977

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