Data Engineer I, Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Tech

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Technology

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range

$106,300.00 - $175,400.00

Target Openings

What Is the Opportunity?

Collaborative Environment, Transformational Projects, and a Growing Team! As a member of the Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Tech group, you'll be joining a strategic and collaborative team that is passionate about transforming our business and technology capabilities and paving the way for best-in-class technology, data and analytics. As a Data Engineer I, AI&ET, you will collaborate with leaders, technologists and data and analytic experts across Travelers to drive holistic strategic efforts. In this highly visible role, we will look to you to :

• Build and maintain robust CICD pipelines that enable seamless deployment of AI / ML models and data solutions across the enterprise
• Design and implement DevOps practices that support the complete application and model development lifecycle from development to production
• Play a key role in growing and transforming our analytics and technology infrastructure through automation and best practices

Let us help you accelerate your career as we grow our dynamic team, transform our business and shape the future of the insurance industry!

What Will You Do?

Design, build, and maintain comprehensive CICD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and other automation tools to support continuous integration and deployment of AI / ML models and data applications

Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or the AWS CDK to provision and manage cloud resources, ensuring consistent and scalable environments across development, staging, and production

Orchestrate containerized applications using Kubernetes and Docker to ensure reliable deployment and scaling of AI / ML workloads

Manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, implementing best practices for security, monitoring, and cost optimization

Automate the complete model development lifecycle , including automated testing, validation, deployment, and monitoring of machine learning models

Develop automation scripts in Python to streamline repetitive tasks and improve operational efficiency

Support data pipeline operations and basic data transformations to enable AI / ML initiatives

Collaborate with development teams to establish and enforce CICD best practices and deployment standards

Monitor and troubleshoot production systems, implementing proactive solutions to prevent issues

Implement security and compliance measures throughout the deployment pipeline

Perform other duties as assigned

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

Extensive experience with CICD tools and practices , particularly GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and automated deployment strategies for AI / ML applications

Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for cloud resource management and environment provisioning

Advanced Kubernetes and containerization skills , including experience with Docker, container orchestration, and microservices architecture

Comprehensive AWS cloud platform experience , including EC2, S3, Lambda, EKS, and other relevant services

Python programming expertise for automation, scripting, and integration with various DevOps tools

Deep understanding of the complete application and model development lifecycle , from code commit through production deployment and monitoring

Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions for both infrastructure and applications

Proven track record in building scalable, reliable deployment pipelines that support high-availability production systems

Basic familiarity with data processing and ML model deployment requirements

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills across complex distributed systems

Excellent collaboration and communication skills with ability to work across technical and business teams

Leadership capabilities with experience mentoring team members on DevOps best practices

Passion for automation and continuous improvement in software delivery processes

What is a Must Have?

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training with data tools, techniques, and manipulation.

Four years of data engineering or equivalent experience.

What Is in It for You?

Health Insurance : Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.

Retirement : Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.

Paid Time Off : Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.

Wellness Program : The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.

Volunteer Encouragement : We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email (4-ESU@travelers.com) so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

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