Job Description
JOIN THE ASSURANCE AMERICA TEAM
Do you want to be part of an organization where you are valued, and your ideas and opinions have an impact? Join the AssuranceAmerica team.
For more than 25 years, AssuranceAmerica has provided superior property and casualty insurance products through contracted independent agents and directly to customers.
Our team succeeds through diversity of thought, experiences, skills, and backgrounds.
Senior Data Warehouse Engineer
AssuranceAmerica is seeking a Sr Data Warehouse Engineer to join our growing ranks as we continue to transform the way technology impacts the insurance business. You will work with a small team of experienced IT professionals and interface directly with stakeholders to understand their challenges and develop solutions. This individual will play a key role in transforming our legacy data warehouse into a modern cloud-based (Azure) solution. Your daily contributions will have direct, positive impacts on our employees, agents, and customers.
AssuranceAmerica will not consider international applicants requiring employer sponsorship.
About the ROLE
Each day at AssuranceAmerica is different, but as a Sr Data Warehouse Engineer in Information Technology, you will:
•Provide technical leadership in design and engineering for the modernization of legacy Data Ingestion, ETL/ELT and OLAP cubes to new technologies in Azure.
•Lead multidisciplinary projects or initiatives.
•Have a strong understanding of Enterprise Data warehouse data models and dimensional modeling concepts, source to target mapping and Data pipeline architectures.
•Serve as technical expert on data warehouse development projects. Participate in full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design.
•Be a key participant in Data Strategy vision and planning.
•Manage break/fix events and drive solutions to correct and prevent recurring issues.
•Respond to user needs for ad hoc queries using T-SQL, and institutional reports using SSRS, Power BI and refreshable Excel Pivot tables.
•Proactively communicate directly with business representatives to extract requirements and review work in progress.
•Communicate data warehouse related issues, changes and outages to department manager and end-user community.
•Recommend standards, procedures, and policies that help both the internal group as well as other operations and customer groups.
•Demonstrate a proactive and self-motivated approach to learning new technologies and techniques to enhance development skills.
Requirements
About YOU
•Detail-oriented
•Thrives in a fast-paced environment
•Creative, driven and motivated problem solver
•Well-developed critical thinking skills
•Enjoys working with data
•Can communicate complex concepts and procedures to associates at all levels
•Ability to form strong relationships and work collaboratively
•Propensity to learn new technologies
•Good oral and written communications skills
Required
•Requires a 4-year degree in computer science or a related technical area.
•8 years of experience as a SQL / Data Warehouse Developer in a SQL Server environment.
•Minimum of 3 years of experience designing, scaling, and/or implementing data warehouse and analytics solutions in Azure.
•Strong T-SQL skills and the ability to performance tune SQL queries.
Preferred
•Relevant certifications
•Auto insurance experience
Physical Requirements
•Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
•Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times
•May be required to work on-call, evenings or weekends
Benefits
About US
•We are direct, results-driven, and dedicated to the success of our business and each other
•We are a diverse group of thinkers and doers
•We offer many opportunities to grow in your professional skills and career
•We fight homelessness by directing 5% of our earnings from each policy we sell to organizations that help those in need. We call it our Generous Policy.
WHAT WE OFFER
•AssuranceAmerica provides these benefits to Associates:
o Premium healthcare plans: All full-time Associates and part-time Associates working a regular schedule of 30 hours, or more, are eligible for benefits day one, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Life, Flexible Spending Accounts, and a Health Savings Account.
o Employer Paid Benefits: We enroll all eligible Associates in Group Life and AD&D Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Plans, Employee Assistance Program, Travel Assist, and the Benefit Resource Card which includes Teladoc™, Pet Insurance and Health Advocate.
•Additional Benefits:
o 401(k) Employer Match: We want to help you prepare for the future, now. All full-time and part-time Associates over age 21 are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Savings Plan. AssuranceAmerica will match 100% of the first 4% of an Associate's contributions.
o Engagement Events. We make time for fun activities that strengthen Associate relationships in all our locations.
o Annual Learning Credit: Want to learn something new? We'll reimburse you for approved educational assistance, up to $5,250 annually.
•Time Off:
o Paid Time Off (PTO), Parental Leave Pay, Volunteer Time Off (VTO), Bereavement Pay, Military Leave Pay, and Jury Duty Pay.
This job description indicates the essential responsibilities of the job. The duties described are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive to any specific associate. Management reserves the right to add to, modify, or change the work assignments of the position as business needs dictate. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. This job description does not represent a contract of employment. Employment with AssuranceAmerica is at-will. The at-will relationship can be terminated at any time, with or without reason or notice by either the employer or the associate.
AssuranceAmerica is an Equal Opportunity Employer