Description
We are dedicated to exploring new possibilities and inspiring positive change for a better future. Our analytic solutions integrate content, data, and analytics to empower businesses, individuals, and society to become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to effectively engage, lead, and manage a globally distributed team of database engineers. In this role, you will provide hands-on management, mentoring, and coaching to your team, driving organizational goals with a focus on excellence and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership: Lead and manage a global team of database engineers, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Provide hands-on guidance, mentoring, and coaching to support the professional growth and success of team members.
- People Management: Oversee all aspects of people management, including hiring, performance evaluations, job assignments, and professional development. Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, whether working in-person or remotely.
- Technical Expertise: Communicate and implement best practices in relational and NoSQL database engineering, architecture solutions, and infrastructure requirements. Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership, internal customers, team members, and other stakeholders.
- Database Administration: Lead the team in all aspects of NoSQL and relational database cluster administration, including planning, installation, upgrading, security, high availability, resiliency, data retention, tuning, support, and troubleshooting.
- System Architecture: Design and drive the architecture of systems to provide a highly scalable, highly available database server infrastructure that supports our value proposition for internal and external customers.
- Collaboration: Work closely with application development and other infrastructure teams to test, troubleshoot, and optimize both new and existing database-driven applications.
- Performance Monitoring: Monitor production, UAT, and other database environments across all regions. Actively pursue solutions to any issues that may affect performance, resiliency, and scalability, while fostering security and database reliability.
- Solution Design: Propose, design, and implement scalable, sustainable, and cost-effective database solutions that meet the needs of both internal and external customers.
- Strategic Planning: Engage with senior management, peers, and internal customers to plan and prioritize projects, ensuring efficient resource allocation and timely delivery.
- Communication: Proactively communicate project statuses, issues, and escalations to senior management and stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Over 7 years of experience in database engineering and/or management.
- Proven hands-on experience in database engineering, maintenance, support, and administration for both relational and NoSQL databases in an AWS Cloud environment.
- In-depth knowledge of NoSQL database technologies such as Apache Cassandra, Apache Solr, Elasticsearch, AWS OpenSearch, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, Redis, and relational DBMSs like AWS Aurora-Postgres, MS SQL Server, Snowflake, Oracle, MySQL.
- Experience with multi-site HA/DR database implementations, task automation, and scripting, with a strong focus on execution discipline and process optimization.
- Ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences, delivering simple and effective database engineering solutions using Agile development processes.
- Demonstrated experience leading teams, collaborating with internal customers, infrastructure, and operations teams, and fostering a supportive and productive team environment.
- Ability to articulate technical requirements, design, development, integration, and test plans, and facilitate ongoing process documentation and change management.
- Agile and adaptable management style with the ability to quickly respond to changing work environments and customer demands.
- Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to manage business needs and expectations effectively.
- Experience in cloud-based environments, particularly with AWS technologies, and knowledge of budgeting, capacity planning, and forecasting.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to audiences at all levels, including executive-friendly communication.
Why Join Us
For over 50 years, we have been a leading data analytics and technology partner, delivering value to clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.
Here, you’ll have the opportunity to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are. We offer work flexibility, and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.
Our commitment to workplace culture is recognized globally, with multiple awards for being a Great Place to Work®. We prioritize learning, inclusivity, and diversity, making us a top choice for professionals looking to make a difference.
We are a strong, innovative team dedicated to translating big data into big ideas. Join us and contribute to creating a better tomorrow for future generations.
Our Business Divisions
- Underwriting Solutions: Providing advanced solutions for underwriting and rating across various sectors, including auto, property, and liability.
- Claims Solutions: Enhancing claims management through analytics and automation, improving customer experiences.
- Property Estimating Solutions: Offering software and tools for efficient property estimation, from building to repair.
- Extreme Event Solutions: Delivering risk modeling solutions to enhance resilience against extreme events.
- Specialty Business Solutions: Providing integrated software for insurance and reinsurance management.
- Marketing Solutions: Offering data and insights to optimize consumer engagement.
- Life Insurance Solutions: Delivering data-driven capabilities for life and annuities across the policy lifecycle.
- Sustainability and ESG Solutions: Offering intelligence to build stronger, more resilient societies and businesses.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, age, or disability.
Employment Type: Full-Time