Technical Lead – Data Engineering

Overview:

Sammons Financial Group is seeking a Technical Lead to guide and mentor a team of data engineers and developers responsible for designing and implementing scalable data and integration solutions.
This role requires strong leadership in Snowflake, SQL and MuleSoft, with a focus on enabling high-quality data flow and seamless integration across enterprise systems. The ideal candidate will be both a hands-on technologist and a strategic thinker who ensures solutions are performant, secure, and aligned with business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and Mentor: Provide technical direction, mentorship, and code review for a team of data engineers and developers focused on integration and analytics.
• Data Engineering Leadership: Architect and implement end-to-end data pipelines leveraging Snowflake, dbt, Azure Data Factory and modern ELT/ETL practices.
• Integration Architecture: Design, develop, and maintain APIs and event-based integrations using MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• System Modernization: Drive modernization of legacy data flows and integration patterns into cloud-based architectures.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with business analysts, data architects, and solution architects to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Governance and Quality: Establish and enforce data engineering and integration best practices around CI/CD, testing and data governance.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure all data and integration solutions adhere to company and industry standards for security, compliance, and auditability.
• Continuous Improvement: Research and recommend emerging tools, patterns, and technologies that improve data delivery and integration efficiency.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or 10 years of IT experience in software development or data engineering roles.

• 3 years in a technical leadership role leading data or integration teams.
• Expertise in SQL and Snowflake (data modeling, SQL optimization, SnowPipe/Streaming, SnowSQL).
• Proven experience in MuleSoft API development (Anypoint Studio, API Manager, Runtime Manager).
• Hands-on experience with dbt/ADF/ADL for transformation, version control and data model orchestration.
• Experience integrating MuleSoft with Snowflake or similar cloud data platforms.
• Strong understanding of ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehousing, and data modeling principles.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, Jenkins, Maven) and automated testing frameworks.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS or Azure).
• Experience working in Agile delivery models and cross-functional enterprise projects.
• Demonstrated ability to lead diverse teams across multiple initiatives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to influence and collaborate at all levels.
• Proactive problem solver with strong analytical and decision-making capabilities.

Preferred Skills:

• Certifications in MuleSoft and/or Snowflake.
• Knowledge of scripting languages (Python preferred) for data manipulation or automation.
• Experience in the Life Insurance or Financial Services domain.

Suitability Requirements: • Criminal background check required.
Company Information: •Sammons Financial Group offers a competitive benefit package that includes: Health, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Retirement, PTO and Holiday Pay.

• Our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a 100% company-funded retirement plan, so you can save for retirement without contributing a penny of your own paycheck.
• Healthy balance between work and personal lives. Friday afternoons off all year long, competitive PTO, and generous number of paid holidays.
• Our incentive program for defined goals subject to eligibility and performance. Monetary rewards are based on individual and/or overall company performance.
• Colleagues who support one another, model our core values, and drive our healthy, high-performing culture. Pay Range: USD $91,838.00 - USD $191,328.00 /Yr. Pay Transparency Verbiage: Range includes data points from multiple labor markets. Specific range is dependent on the labor market where the incumbent will be hired to perform the position. Starting salary is dependent on candidate qualifications and experience. For a narrower salary range specific to your labor market, please inquire. Work Authorization/Sponsorship: At this time, we’re not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)