Data Engineering Specialist (Hybrid)

About Us

At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness.

Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2024 and certification as a Great Place to Work in 2024 for the fifth consecutive year.

Employees are empowered and encouraged to Be Uniquely You by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs.

Overview

Note : (For NJ candidates) This role will be located at our future headquarters in Short Hills, N.J. Until the new headquarters is operational, the successful candidate will be offered the ability to work in our Branchville, N.J. location during this interim period.

Selective Insurance is seeking an energetic and collaborative Data Engineer Specialist to work on Data and Analytics projects supporting the Claims Analytics team within the Information Management group. This group is responsible for all Data Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, Analytics and Reporting for the Claims business area. The candidate must be hands-on with expert technical skills and a proven track record of project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Hands on development and support of new or existing data applications.
• Works closely with the lead to create / review low level implementation designs, understand high level data flow designs developed by Data Architects.
• Provide technical guidance to the team and work on implementing complex data solutions.
• Provide support in the design, development, code reviews, test deploy and documentation of Data Engineering and Data Integration Applications.
• Scaling and optimizing schema and performance tuning SQL and ETL pipelines in data lake and data warehouse environments.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior data engineers.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Product Managers, Program Manager, Scrum Master, and Team Members in a Scaled Agile framework.
• Closely monitor the health of data pipelines and develop contingency plans for failures.
• Maintain detailed documentation to support downstream integrations.
• Provide support for production issues.

Qualifications

Good To Have :

Total Rewards

Selective Insurance offers a total rewards package that includes a competitive base salary, incentive plan eligibility at all levels, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, achieve your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. These benefits include comprehensive health care plans, retirement savings plan with company match, discounted Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition assistance and reimbursement programs, and paid time off plans. Additional details about our total rewards package will be provided during the recruiting process.

The actual base salary is based on geographic location, and the range is representative of salaries for this role throughout Selective's footprint. Additional considerations include relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and business needs.

Pay Range

USD $106,000.00 - USD $146,000.00 / Yr.

Additional Information

Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. That means we respect and value every individual's unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view and experiences - and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success. Building a highly engaged team is one of our core strategic imperatives, which we believe is enhanced by diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect and encourage all employees and all of our business partners to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance; address biases; and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions.