Senior Manager of Data Engineering
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At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported, and proud to work here. That's why we offer the GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards, and Great Careers.
Senior Manager of Data Engineering
To achieve our vision and mission, we are focusing on transforming our existing tech to deliver products and capabilities that are marketplace ready and are agnostic of the Line of Business or the Channel utilized. We’re seeking a Senior Manager of Data Engineering to lead the evolution of our Claims Data Platform.
- Manage our current database operations while architecting and building the next generation of data infrastructure.
- Work at the intersection of technology and business, partnering with development teams, claims operations, and analytics to ensure claims data flows seamlessly across the enterprise.
- Sit within the Claims organization, embedded directly in the business unit that owns a significant dataset in the enterprise.
- Operate with the full context of claims operations, regulatory requirements, and business priorities, not as a centralized service, but as an integral part of how Claims technology delivers value.
What You’ll Do
- Build Data Interfaces & Pipelines
- Design and deliver APIs and data services that enable partner teams
- Build and maintain scalable data pipelines using modern orchestration tools
- Implement data quality frameworks, monitoring, and alerting
- Create self-service data products that reduce time-to-insight for business users
- Drive Strategic Initiatives
- Collaborate with Architecture, Security, and Compliance teams on data governance
- Champion data engineering best practices: version control, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code
- Partner with Analytics and Data Science teams to deliver ML-ready datasets
- Report to leadership on platform health, roadmap progress, and strategic opportunities
What You’ll Bring
- Required Qualifications
- Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, database administration, or data platform development
- People Management: 4+ years of experience leading technical teams (5+ direct reports)
- Track Record: Proven track record of building and scaling data pipelines in production environments
- Databases: Deep expertise in relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MSSQL); familiarity with NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra)
- Streaming: Working knowledge of Kafka, Kinesis, or Pulsar for real-time data streaming
- Cloud Platforms: Strong experience with Azure or AWS, data services
- Data Warehousing: Hands-on experience with Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or Databricks
- Data Pipelines: Proficiency with Apache Airflow, dbt, or similar orchestration tools
- Programming: Solid coding skills in Python, SQL; familiarity with Spark/PySpark
- APIs: Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and data services
- Preferred Qualifications
- Insurance/Claims Domain: Experience with Guidewire, Duck Creek, or similar claims management systems
- Data Governance: Familiarity with data cataloging, lineage, and master data management tools
- DevOps: Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation), CI/CD pipelines
- Compliance: Understanding of insurance regulatory requirements (state regulations, audit compliance)
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field
- Master’s degree preferred
Annual Salary
$150,000.00 - $300,000.00
The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.