Data Platform Engineer

Western & Southern Financial Group (W&SFG) is a Fortune 500 Financial Services company with a long history of strength and stability. We provide life and health insurance, annuities, mutual funds, and investment management products and services for millions of people through our member companies.

We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Analyst to support the growing Information Management team within our Information Technology (IT) department. Our IT department executes with passion and proficiency, delivering to our clients valued services that help them to achieve their financial goals. We make solutions simple, align resources and assets with strategic priorities and continually improve our skills, processes and IT capabilities. With your help, we can continue to unleash the possibilities!

What would I do?

As a Data Platform Engineer, you will be a part of our Information Management Data Platforms team. You will be administering a set of integration tools that provide our organization the ability to build complex integration pipelines that help fuel decision making efforts within the business. In this role you will be a part of a Center of Excellence team that provides primary support to internal customers within the organization. Some of these Data Platforms include Informatica PowerCenter, Informatica PowerExchange, Informatica MDM, Informatica Data Quality, Tableau, Knime, and IBM Cognos. We are looking for a thought leader in the integration space. Additional responsibilities include building standards, leading the CoE team, automating processes, continuous improvement, creating roadmaps, and assisting with data platform patching and upgrade efforts. You will have an opportunity to research and use new technologies as our dynamic team continues to implement and support Data Integration solutions across Western & Southern Financial Group.

This is a great opportunity for a self-starter looking to expand their knowledge in data platform administration. Qualified candidates should have an aptitude for data management technology with a strong sense of customer support. Other qualifications ideally would include but are not limited to; windows server exposure, application monitoring, scheduling tools, user provisioning, great analytical skill for troubleshooting, ETL development standards, SQL, RDBMS, SaaS, PaaS, and Cloud solutions, support of system maintenance and upgrade procedures, and experience with IDMC (Informatica’s Intelligent Data Management Cloud Offering).

You would enjoy a very competitive benefit plan including medical, dental, prescription, vision, long term and short-term disability coverage, tuition reimbursement, free fitness center, paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) plan with a company match, AND a defined benefit pension plan! We offer highly subsidized parking or bus subsidies, free breakfast and lunch in our onsite café, as well as numerous employee discounts.

Tell me about Western & Southern Financial Group

There's never been a better time to become an associate!

• Financial Strength: We're a Fortune 500 company that's been in business for over 130 years, with a capital-to-asset ratio of over 19%. We are consistently recognized for our financial stability and operating performance by ratings agencies.
• Supportive Culture: We're a fast paced professional work environment with a focus on the welfare of our associates. Over 50% of our positions are filled from within.
• Community Involvement: Western & Southern is deeply rooted in Cincinnati as one of the city’s most generous corporations with a five year total of over $50 million in donations and sponsorships throughout the Greater Cincinnati area. From the Thanksgiving Day Race, to the W&S Open, to the W&S WEBN Fireworks, we impact our communities and our citizens every day through our corporate citizenship and by regularly inviting our associates’ participation in events.

What's next?

If you are looking for a career with an organization that is a leader in the financial industry, a committed community partner, and truly understands the value of its talented workforce, apply today!