The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc

Staff Data Engineer - Hybrid

Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering and distributed systems best practices
  • Hands-on experience with Snowflake, Oracle, and Informatica tools
  • Familiarity with replication tools such as Qlik and Shareplex
  • Proficient in ETL with Pyspark and Python
  • Knowledge of AWS services like EMR and S3
  • Certifications in cloud services (AWS/GCP) and Snowflake required
  • Familiarity with AI tools/tech stack is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Build and deliver medium-scale data pipelines and products
  • Influence and contribute to solution architecture design
  • Implement continuous integration and delivery aligned with DevOps practices
  • Drive team development and decisions on pipeline tools
  • Ensure adherence to data engineering best practices
  • Integrate and design complex data solutions, addressing quality issues
  • Document technical requirements and communicate complex ideas effectively

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule, in-office 3 days a week
  • Opportunities for technical leadership and mentorship
  • Career growth potential within the organization
  • Exposure to modern cloud technologies and data architectures
Full Job Description
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As a Senior Staff Data Engineer supporting Employee Benefits Sales, you will play a key role in shaping how Sales and Underwriting data is ingested, transformed, and delivered across the organization. You'll work on modern, cloud-based data platforms to ensure high-quality, governed data products that drive operational efficiency, analytics, and decision-making. This role combines deep technical expertise with strong partnership across Underwriting, Product and Enterprise Data teams.

The position offers a strong growth path toward Technical Leadership, with hands-on ownership of Quote and Underwriting data pipelines and opportunities to mentor and influence across teams.

This role will have a Hybrid work schedule, with the expectation of working in an office location (Hartford, CT; Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; and Charlotte, NC) 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday).

Responsibilities:
  • Accountable for building small or medium-scale pipelines and data products. End-to-End solution delivery involving multiple platforms and technologies with small to medium complexity or certain sub-systems of large, complex implementations, leveraging ELT solutions to acquire, integrate, and operationalize data
  • Provides significant input to influence solution architecture
  • Build and implement capabilities for continuous integration and continuous delivery aligned with Enterprise DevOps practices.
  • Accountable for team development and influencing pipeline tool decisions
  • Accountable for data engineering practices (e.g. Source code management, branching, issue tracking, access, etc.) to be followed for the data pipeline
  • Independently review, prepare, design and integrate complex (type, quality, volume) data, correcting problems and recommend data cleansing/quality solutions
  • Provide expert documentation and operating guidance for users of all levels.
  • Document technical requirements and present complex technical concepts to audiences of varying sizes and levels.
  • Rapidly architect, design, prototype/POC, implement, and optimize Cloud/Hybrid architectures
  • Research, experiment, and utilize leading big data methodologies (AWS, Hadoop/EMR, Spark, Kafka, Snowflake) with cloud/on premise hybrid hosting solutions, on a project level
  • Implement, and test data processing pipelines, and data mining/data science algorithms on a variety of hosted settings (AWS,Client technology stacks)
  • Stay up to date on emerging data and analytics technologies, tools, techniques, and frameworks.
  • Evaluate and recommend all technology-based decisions for tools and frameworks for effective delivery
  • Support the development and implementation of project and portfolio strategy, roadmaps and implementation


Qualifications:
  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position.
  • 8+ years of data engineering experience and best practices in Distributed systems, Data warehousing solutions SQL and NoSQL, ETL tools, CICD, Bigdata, Cloud Technologies (AWS/AZURE), Python/Spark, Data mesh and Data Lake, Data Fabric
  • Must have hands on experience in Snowflake, Oracle, Informatica Cloud/Power center, Github
  • Must have hands-on experience and knowledge on replication tools like Qlik, Informatica mass ingestion, Shareplex, open flow, DMS
  • Must be familiar with ETL using Pyspark/Python/snowflake native features
  • Must be familiar with AWS services such as EMR, S3, Lambda
  • Certifications on Cloud services such as AWS/GCP and Snowflake
  • Familiar with AI tools/tech stack


Nice to have qualifications:
  • Certifications on AI foundation
  • Hands-on experience with AWS Bedrock and Google Vertex


Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

$135,040 - $202,560

The posted salary range reflects our ability to hire at different position titles and levels depending on background and experience.

About The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc

The Hartford is an industry leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds. Throughout our rich history of more than 200 years, countless businesses and individuals, including Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln and Babe Ruth, have turned to our company for protection. The Hartford celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2010.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Careers

Join the esteemed team at The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., a leader in investment and insurance, where we offer more than just job opportunities—we provide a platform for professional growth and innovation. As one of the most respected names in the financial services industry, The Hartford is dedicated to fostering a culture of diversity, leadership, and continuous development.

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Embark on a career with The Hartford and contribute to our mission of helping customers achieve amazing financial outcomes. You will have the chance to work alongside a team of experts who are not only skilled in their fields but are also passionate about making a difference.

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The Hartford is not just a company; it's a community. We pride ourselves on a workplace culture that upholds the values of inclusivity and teamwork. By joining us, you’ll work on diverse teams that value your insights and encourage networking and mutual support.

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Learn more about The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc
Size
18,500 employees
Market Cap
$24.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.7 billion
Founded
1810
5 Year Trend
+6.5%
Revenue
$20.5 billion
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