- Pay
- $143–160k
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- Senior
- Pay
- $143–160k
- Where
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- Level
- Senior
Our Company
Explore how you can contribute at AmeriLife.
For over 50 years, AmeriLife has been a leader in the development, marketing and distribution of annuity, life and health insurance solutions for those planning for and living in retirement.
Associates get satisfaction from knowing they provide agents, marketers and carrier partners the support needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving industry.
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize enterprise data products and modern data pipelines on Databricks. This role is responsible for developing scalable, metadata-driven data solutions that power enterprise reporting, analytics, AI, operational applications, and business intelligence.
The ideal candidate has deep expertise in Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and modern Lakehouse architecture, with strong experience designing enterprise-grade data engineering solutions.
Job Description
What You'll Do
Enterprise Data Engineering
Design and develop scalable Spark-based ETL and ELT pipelines.
Build enterprise data products using Medallion Architecture.
Develop Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Semantic data layers.
Engineer reusable enterprise data assets for business consumption.
Optimize large-scale distributed data processing workloads.
Databricks Platform Development
Build native Databricks solutions using Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows, SQL Warehouses, and Delta Live Tables.
Optimize cluster performance and workload efficiency.
Implement automated deployment pipelines and CI/CD practices.
Develop scalable Lakehouse solutions.
Data Modeling
Design dimensional models for business consumption.
Build Data Vault 2.0 models for enterprise integration.
Develop semantic models and curated data products.
Support Master Data Management initiatives.
Data Quality & Governance
Implement enterprise data quality validations.
Develop metadata-driven engineering solutions.
Enable lineage, governance, and traceability.
Ensure production-ready engineering standards.
Collaboration
Partner with Architects, Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Data Scientists.
Participate in architecture reviews and code reviews.
Mentor junior engineers.
Drive engineering best practices across the organization.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
7+ years of Data Engineering experience.
3+ years of hands-on Databricks experience.
Strong expertise in Apache Spark (PySpark and SQL).
Deep knowledge of Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows, and Lakehouse architecture.
Advanced SQL development skills.
Experience building enterprise-scale ETL/ELT pipelines.
Experience with Azure cloud services.
Strong Git, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
Experience with performance tuning and optimization.
Preferred Qualifications
Insurance or Financial Services experience.
Data Vault 2.0 certification or implementation experience.
Experience with dbt, Terraform, and Azure DevOps.
Experience building metadata-driven frameworks.
Experience with Master Data Management (MDM).
Experience developing enterprise semantic models.
Familiarity with data quality frameworks and data governance.
Experience enabling AI and analytics through trusted enterprise data products.
Compensation
Salary Range: $142,500 to $160,000
This role may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus.
Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills, and training
What AmeriLife Offers
A comprehensive benefits package that includes PTO, medical, dental, vision, retirement savings, disability insurance, and life insurance.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity at all levels of the organization. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,…