Title:  Sr. Technical Data Specialist

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience working with the Azure stack, including Databricks, and expertise in cloud ETL tools such as Informatica. Strong skills in cost optimization and performance optimization are essential, as is a deep understanding of SQL.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient data pipelines and ETL processes leveraging Azure services and Databricks.

Implement robust data transformation and data integration solutions using Informatica or other cloud ETL tools.

Optimize data processing workflows for cost-effectiveness and performance, ensuring high availability and reliability.

Write complex SQL queries and stored procedures to extract, transform, and load data from various sources.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data analysts and business stakeholders, to understand data requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

Constantly research and evaluate new technologies, tools, and best practices to enhance the data engineering capabilities of the organization.

Mentor and provide guidance to junior data engineers, sharing knowledge and best practices.

Participate in project planning, estimation, and delivery to meet business objectives.

Required Skills and Experience:
 

• Extensive hands on experience in SQL, Python, Data Integration/Ingestion and associated patterns – ETL tooling – ADF, Notebooks, Databricks, Delta Lake, Warehousing technologies and associated patterns, Cloud platforms – Azure preferred.
• 7+ years of experience as a data engineer, with a strong focus on the Azure stack and Databricks.
• Experience with on-prem and cloud versions of databases such as Oracle and SQL Server.
• Cloud data processing in Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Proficient in using cloud ETL tools, such as Informatica, ADF to design and implement data pipelines.
• Proven track record in cost optimization and performance optimization of data processing workflows.
• Excellent SQL skills, including advanced querying, optimization, and writing stored procedures.
• Experience in data modeling, data architecture, and data warehousing concepts.
• Strong programming skills in languages like Python, Scala, or Spark.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and DevOps practices (CI/CD).
• Experience in migrating data and associated systems from on-prem to Cloud environments
  Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
  Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a demanding and fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Agile delivery frameworks/methodologies (e.g. Scrum, SAFe) and tools (i.e. Jira, AzureDevOps).
• Professional certifications in public cloud and tooling – Informatica and Azure are highly desired.
• Experience with scheduling tools such as Control-M preferred.
• Master Data Management/RDM tools: Informatica MDM, IBM MDM, Reltio, R360 is a plus
• Prior experience in insurance and/or reinsurance in support of specialty lines is a plus. 

What Can We Offer You?

We are pleased to offer our employees great benefits and resources to support their mental, physical and financial wellbeing. These include:

• An engaging and collaborative environment that promotes continuous learning and development
• A hybrid work environment that combines weekly in-office and remote days with Meeting-Free lunch hours and Focus Friday afternoons
• A great compensation package including annual company bonus
• Market leading company-paid flexible health and dental benefits, starting on your first day
• Flexible dollars provided by the company to put towards Health Spending Account and/or Wellness Spending Account
• Immediate participation in DC Pension Plan with an automatic 5% employer contribution, plus optional company match
• Generous time off including vacation, personal days, unplanned time, Statutory Holidays and company-wide early closure half-days
• Learning and development programs and resources, including unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Education Assistance Program and reimbursement for professional fees
• Maternity, Parental & Adoption Leave top-up program
• Employee Referral Program, Recognition & Rewards Platform

About Munich Re

Together, we engage with everything we have and are, to help humankind act braver and better.

As the world’s leading reinsurance company with more than 40,000 employees in over 50 locations around the globe, Munich Re introduces a paradigm shift in the way you think about insurance.  By turning uncertainty into manageable risk, we enable fundamental change.  We recognize Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging as a key priority with a culture that welcomes different thoughts and opinions.  We dare to think big and are continuously innovating on behalf of our clients.

Our data, our technology, and our teams place us in a unique position to drive transformative change in the life insurance industry.  We invest strategically in our world class talent, offering our employees a work experience that promotes professional development, innovation, and rewards high performance.

Please note that only candidates who are selected for interview will be contacted directly. We thank all candidates for their interest.

Munich Re is committed to providing a work environment that is inclusive and free of employment barriers and

discrimination. Accommodations will be made for qualified applicants with a disability throughout the recruitment

process. If you receive a request for an interview and you have a disability which will require an accommodation

to support your participation, please contact AODARequestHR@munichre.ca as soon as practical so that

suitable accommodations can be arranged.