At AIA we’ve started an exciting movement to create a healthier, more sustainable future for everyone.
As pioneering innovators for over 100 years, we’re now transforming our organisation to be faster, simpler and more connected. Because we want to be even better equipped to develop digital solutions and experiences that help more people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.
To get there, we need people with tech/digital/analytics expertise and passion to help develop positive, sustainable change through digitally enhanced experiences that will impact the lives of millions of people and create a healthier future for everyone.
If you believe in developing a better tomorrow, read on.
About the Role
This role is hands-on and will focus on designing, implementing, and integrating advanced data engineering with AI solutions integration across the enterprise.Roles and Responsibilities:
- Technical Leadership
Act as the technical lead for data engineering initiatives.
Design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and architectures using enterprise tools and software.
Drive integration of API services and components together with enterprise data platforms for digital applications.
- Project Delivery & Integration
Collaborate with internal application teams to align on project deliverables, timelines, integration requirements, and implementation strategies.
Ensure adherence to company processes for services and infra provisioning, including user access management and compliance with governance standards.
Oversee end-to-end project execution, from design through deployment.
- Operation Excellence
Define and establish the Business-As-Usual (BAU) support model post-project implementation.
Participate in BAU support activities as needed, ensuring smooth operations and issue resolution.
Drive continuous improvement in data engineering practices and operational processes.
- Vendor & Stakeholder Management
Serve as the primary technical liaison with external vendors, ensuring deliverables meet quality, security, and performance standards.
Manage vendor relationships to align with project goals, budgets, and timelines.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders across business and technology teams.
- Innovation & Best Practices
Stay current with emerging Data Engineering technologies and assess their applicability to enterprise data solutions.
Champion best practices in data engineering, cloud architecture, and AI integration.
Contribute to the development of enterprise standards, frameworks, and reusable components.
- Governance & Compliance
Adhere to company governance processes for Azure service provisioning, access management, and security compliance.
Work closely with the Group CCoE and technical counterparts for component provisioning, user access, and platform governance.
Minimum Job Requirements:
Min 8-10 years of data engineering design and development Plan and manage end-to-end delivery and work assignments within the assigned projects.
Excellent skills in Business user engagement and stakeholder management
Experienced in engaging business stakeholders for requirement analysis and discussions
Strong experience in Azure Databricks Data Engineering in the following context:
Must-Have Skills:
1) PySpark
Building data pipelines
Data transformations
Spark performance tuning
2) SQL
Complex queries
Joins, window functions
Data modeling
3) Delta Lake
MERGE (upsert)
Time Travel
Partitioning
OPTIMIZE and VACUUM
4) Databricks Platform
Notebooks
Workflows/Jobs
Cluster management
Git integration
5) Lakehouse Architecture
Bronze, Silver, Gold layers
ETL/ELT design
Important Skills:
1) Cloud Knowledge
Azure Databricks (preferred for many enterprises)
ADLS Gen2
ADF
Azure DevOps
2) Streaming
Auto Loader
Structured Streaming
Kafka or Event Hub
3) Governance & Security
Unity Catalog
Access control
Data lineage
Nice-to-Have Skills:
1) DevOps/DataOps
CI/CD pipelines
Terraform
Databricks Asset Bundles
2) Programming
Python (mandatory)
Scala (optional)
- Sound experience in execution of IT projects with high level of expertise in system application and technology implementation delivery.
- Strong communication skills with ability to communicate with stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Domain proficiency in insurance business and its operations.
- Able to work independently and highly self-motivated.
- Able to work with peers and other stakeholders, a team. player experience and best practices in financial industries.
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science or related.
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Build a career with us as we help our customers and the community live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.
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Skills Required
- 8-10 years of data engineering design and development experience
- Strong business user engagement and stakeholder management skills
- Experience in Azure Databricks data engineering
- PySpark for building data pipelines, transformations, and performance tuning
- Advanced SQL skills including complex queries, joins, window functions, and data modeling
- Delta Lake experience (MERGE/upsert, Time Travel, partitioning, OPTIMIZE, VACUUM)
- Databricks platform experience (Notebooks, Workflows/Jobs, cluster management, Git integration)
- Lakehouse architecture knowledge (Bronze/Silver/Gold layers, ETL/ELT design)
- Python programming (mandatory)
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or related
- Domain proficiency in insurance business and operations
- Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to work independently and in teams
- ADLS Gen2, Azure Data Factory (ADF), and Azure DevOps experience
- Streaming experience (Auto Loader, Structured Streaming, Kafka or Event Hub)
- Governance and security knowledge (Unity Catalog, access control, data lineage)
- DevOps/DataOps skills (CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, Databricks Asset Bundles)
- Scala programming (optional)
- Experience executing IT projects and technology implementation delivery
What We Do
AIA Group Limited is a multinational insurance and financial services corporation headquartered in Hong Kong, providing life insurance, savings, and health protection products across the Asia-Pacific region.
