Who We Are
Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life’s other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms and automation. For more information, please visit solera.com
The role
We’re looking for a hardworking, success-oriented team player who knows the ins and outs of data and can work in a fast-paced environment. If you’re constantly researching new and exciting uses of technology, we want to talk to you.
What you'll do
- Drive innovations by keeping current on emerging cloud technologies
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert for migrating on-prem applications to cloud-based PaaS, focusing on data warehouse and big data solutions.
- Architect end-to-end data solutions, including data collection
- and storage, data modelling, and data consumption.
- Provide guidance in the migration and transfer of multi-terabyte databases or data warehouses from one data-tier technology to another, based on enterprise strategy.
- Data Modelling: Expertise in data modelling techniques and tools, such as ER modelling and dimensional modelling. Design conceptual and logical data models and flowcharts, including source-to-target mappings, transforms, and data lineage.
- Partner with Application Architects to design data-intensive applications with APIs and streaming data pipelines.
- Design solutions to prepare and transform data into a usable state for multi-platform consumption.
- Create data architecture, engineering and migration patterns for MSSQL, MYSQL, Oracle, Postgres, assisting data tier migrations with multiple technologies, including NoSQL, Relational, Analytical, Big Data, Key Value Data Stores, Data Warehousing, supporting Solera Technology Standards and Strategies (TSS) and Cloud Technology Mapping for software versions, licensing, cost savings and implementation in AWS
What you'll bring
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of our data engineering infrastructure
- Architect and implement scalable data pipelines for batch and real-time processing
- Establish best practices, coding standards, and technical documentation
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior data engineers
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements
- Optimize data models and database designs for performance and reliability
- Implement data quality controls and monitoring systems
- Evaluate and recommend new data technologies and tools
- Deploy and manage cloud-based data solutions (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Ensure data security, compliance, and governance standards are met
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (Master's preferred)
- 12+/15+ years of experience in data engineering roles
- 5+ years of experience in a technical leadership position
- Utilising Real-Time, Batch, and NoSQL/SQL technologies.
- Proficiency in data warehousing, data modelling, ETL design, and optimization
- Deep understanding of data enrichment, transformation, security, movement, data architecture, golden record, and data integrity.
- Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Trino, Hive, Iceberg)
- Experience with any data orchestration tools (Airflow, Luigi, etc.)
GenAI:
- Hands-on work in GenAI over the last 1–3 years, including LLM integration, prompt engineering, RAG, MCP, Agentic AI, orchestration frameworks, and inference optimization.
- Familiarity with AWS migration services like Database Migration Service (DMS) and Server Migration Service (SMS).
Technical Skills
- Programming Languages: Python, SQL, Java/Scala
- Big Data Technologies: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Hive, Trino
- Any Cloud Platforms(AWS preferred):
- AWS (S3, EC2, RDS, Lambda, DynamoDB, Glue)
- Azure (Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks)
- GCP (Big Query, Dataflow, Dataproc)
- Data Warehousing: Snowflake, Redshift, Big Query, Fabric Data Warehouse
- Any ETL/ELT Tools: Airflow, dbt, Informatica, Talend, Glue
- Hands-on with GenAI
- Databases:
- Relational: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle
- NoSQL: MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB
- Time-series: Influx DB, Timescale DB
- Container & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
- Version Control: Git, GitLab/GitHub workflows
- CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
Data Architecture Skills
- Data modelling (dimensional, relational, NoSQL)
- Database design and optimization
- Batch and real-time pipeline architecture
- Data mesh/data fabric architectures
- Data lake and Lakehouse implementation
- Understanding of API design and development and Microservices architecture is a plus
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- Master's degree
- 12+ to 15+ years of experience in data engineering roles
- 5+ years of experience in a technical leadership position
- Experience with real-time, batch, NoSQL, and SQL technologies
- Proficiency in data warehousing, data modeling, ETL design, and optimization
- Deep understanding of data enrichment, transformation, security, data movement, data architecture, golden records, and data integrity
- Experience with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Trino, Hive, or Iceberg
- Experience with data orchestration tools such as Airflow or Luigi
- Hands-on GenAI experience within the last 1 to 3 years, including LLM integration, prompt engineering, RAG, MCP, agentic AI, orchestration frameworks, and inference optimization
- Familiarity with AWS Database Migration Service and AWS Server Migration Service
- Understanding of API design and development and microservices architecture
What We Do
Solera is a leading global provider of integrated vehicle lifecycle and fleet management software-as-a-service, data, and services. Through four lines of business – vehicle claims, vehicle repairs, vehicle solutions and fleet solutions – Solera is home to many leading brands in the vehicle lifecycle ecosystem, including Identifix, Audatex, DealerSocket, Omnitracs, eDriving/Mentor, Explore, CAP HPI, Autodata, and others. Solera empowers its customers to succeed in the digital age by providing them with a “one-stop shop” solution that streamlines operations, offers data-driven analytics, and enhances customer engagement, which Solera believes helps customers drive sales, promote customer retention, and improve profit margins. Solera serves over 300,000 global customers and partners in 100+ countries. For more information, visit www.solera.com.
