Summary
We are seeking a skilled Data Platform Engineer to join our team responsible for designing building supporting and administering our enterprise data platform. This role will leverage software engineering expertise to create a scalable automated infrastructure that serves data consumers including data analysts data scientists applications and analytics engineers. A key focus will be on leveraging opensource solutions researching their applicability and integrating them into our environment to meet our use case needs ensuring a robust and efficient data ecosystem.
WHY Jewelers Mutual
Jewelers Mutual is the leading specialty insurance company dedicated to serving the jewelry industry. Weve been protecting jewelry and jewelry businesses for over 100 years and today were trusted by thousands of jewelers manufacturers and wholesalers as well as millions of customers to protect their most valuable jewelry assets.
But we are more than an insurance company. At JM our mission is to raise the tide of the jewelry industry and today we do so by leveraging the power of tech data and AI to deliver cuttingedge solutions that serve the industry and its customers. Were looking for smart and passionate people to join us and help build the solutions that will power the $350B global jewelry industry for the next 100 years.
About the Data Platform Team
At Jewelers Mutual were building the foundation for a nextgeneration data platform that will maximize the value of data and enable personalized customer experiences throughout our entire organization! Our dynamic team is dedicated to creating scalable reliable and secure data platform that serves as the data backbone for multiple business units. Were a passionate group including a Product Manager talented Data and Analytics Engineers and Software Engineers all working together to shape the future of our platform.
Together were driving innovation by delivering highquality services that meet the needs of internal teams and clients. This is a unique opportunity to shape a product that will not only improve operational efficiency but also fuel business growth across the company. Were excited to collaborate and see the impact well make as we enable the future of Jewelers Mutual!
What Youll Do
- Design and Build Data Platform Infrastructure: Architect and implement a scalable reliable data platform using modern software engineering practices opensource technologies and 3 party solutions tailored to our environment.
- Evaluate and Implement OpenSource Solutions: Research deploy test and productionize opensource tools ensuring they are optimized for scalability reliability and seamless integration into our data platform.
- Automation and Centralized Services: Develop and maintain automated servicessuch as data ingestion pipelines monitoring systems and observability tools.
- System Monitoring and Observability: Implement and manage observability solutions to monitor platform health performance and usage enabling proactive issue resolution.
- Platform Support and Administration: Provide ongoing support for the data platform including troubleshooting optimization and capacity planning to ensure seamless operation.
- Collaboration with Stakeholders: Partner with data consumers and other teams to understand platform needs and align opensource deployments with organizational goals.
- Security and Governance: Apply best practices for data security access control and compliance within the platform infrastructure and opensource tools.
- Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Maintain detailed documentation of platform architecture opensource tool deployments and operational processes to support team efficiency and knowledge transfer.
What Were Looking For:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).:
- 3 years of experience in software engineering with a focus on building and supporting scalable systems.
- Demonstrated experience researching deploying and managing opensource technologies in a production environment.
- Handson experience with data platforms or distributed systems (e.g. data lakes data warehouses or cloudbased data solutions).:
- Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python Java or Go for building automated services and integrating opensource tools.
- Expertise in infrastructure as code for managing platform configurations and deployments.
- Familiarity with opensource data tools and their application in data platforms.
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Databricks) and their integration with opensource technologies.
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools to support opensource deployments.
- Proficiency with observability tools for monitoring system performance.
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Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or touch objects or controls; and talk or hear.
What We Offer
- Great Place to Work Certified: Join a team recognized for an environment of innovation and growth.
- Collaborative & Inclusive Culture: Work alongside smart passionate peers who value ownership and continuous learning.
- Modern Work Environment: Enjoy a stateoftheart office in Raleighs North Hills combined with a hybrid work model that balances teamwork and flexibility.
- Competitive Compensation & Benefits: Comprehensive healthcare 6% 401k matching generous PTO (including floating holidays) and One Pass for fitness subscriptions.
- Community & Giving: Benefit from 50% charitable gift matching and paid volunteer time to support nonprofit causes.
At Jewelers Mutual were empowering the jewelry industry with technology and building the future of our business. If youre ready to take on a meaningful challenge and contribute to a growing team in a fastpaced environment wed love to hear from you.