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About this PositionWe are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable data solutions that support enterprise analytics, reporting, and business intelligence initiatives. This role will be responsible for building and optimizing ETL pipelines, data marts, and modern lakehouse architectures within a Databricks and AWS environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python, SQL, cloud-based data platforms, and data modeling, along with experience collaborating with business and technical stakeholders to deliver high-quality data products.The salary range for this role is $130k - $135k.
This position is not eligible for employment sponsorship, now or in the future.Responsibilities & Qualifications
Responsibilities
- Design and implement ETL processes and data architecture to support the correct functioning of the analytics environment, as well as client and third-party reporting environments and dashboards
- Own end-to-end design, development, and maintenance of data marts to support reporting, analytics, and business intelligence needs
- Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to support the development, enhancement, and effective utilization of lakehouse and medallion architectures
- Perform the design, development, and extension of data marts, metadata, data models and data products, aligning with organizational data strategy
- Ensure all data engineering and data pipeline code artifacts are maintained in a version control system
- Assist with the integration of data solutions into applications and downstream systems
- Participate in Agile processes including Scrum
- Use AI tools such as GitHub Copilot to assist in rapid prototyping and development
- Mentoring of junior engineers, including development best-practices, code reviews and ensuring appropriate usage of Jira
Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Information Technology, with strong hands-on experience in Data Engineering and enterprise data solutions
- Hands-on data engineering experience with Databricks, preferably within the AWS ecosystem
- Advanced understanding of the Databricks platform, including notebook development, workflow/job orchestration, data ops (i.e. IaC, DABs), cluster management, and scalable data processing
- Experience with AWS services such as Amazon S3, EC2, Lambda, IAM and other cloud-native data technologies
- Strong programming skills in Python and SQL, and other modern programming languages as needed
- Advanced knowledge of database modeling, particularly with IBM DB2, Databricks and Mongo DB
- Advanced SQL skills, including query tuning and performance optimization
- Experience with relational databases such as SQL Server and IBM DB2
- Proficiency with debugging, troubleshooting, and applying appropriate design patterns
- Strong understanding of data engineering principles, including data ingestion, transformation, pipeline development, and data movement
- Experience with Data Governance platforms, such as Collibra
Preferred Skills, Knowledge, and Experience
- Experience with streaming platforms such as Kafka, AWS Kinesis
- Experience with BI/reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau
- Experience with data virtualization technologies
- Experience creating and maintaining test data for lower environments
- Experience with Kubernetes and Terraform is a plus
- Experience with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or similar AI tooling
- Knowledge of Palantir would be a plus
- Comfortable working with analysts and business stakeholders to understand data needs and requirements
FLSA status:
This position is exempt (not eligible for overtime pay):
Day one health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) Plan with competitive employer match
Vacation, sick, holiday and volunteer time off
Life and disability insurance
Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account
Professional development
Tuition reimbursement
Company-sponsored social and philanthropy events
It has been and will continue to be the policy of Primerica, Inc., and its subsidiaries to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, sex, color, religious creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, pregnancy, ancestry, military service or veteran status, genetic or carrier status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any classification protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
At Primerica, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future and our mission – creating a foundation for a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our people are not only respected as individuals, but also truly valued for their unique perspectives.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years of IT experience with hands-on Data Engineering and enterprise data solutions
- Hands-on experience with Databricks (notebooks, workflow/job orchestration, cluster management, scalable processing)
- Experience with AWS services (Amazon S3, EC2, Lambda, IAM) and cloud-native data technologies
- Strong programming skills in Python
- Advanced SQL skills including query tuning and performance optimization
- Advanced knowledge of database modeling and data modeling principles
- Experience with IBM DB2
- Experience with MongoDB
- Experience with relational databases such as SQL Server
- Experience designing and implementing ETL processes, data marts, and lakehouse/medallion architectures
- Use and maintenance of version control for data engineering and pipeline artifacts
- Proficiency with debugging, troubleshooting, and applying appropriate design patterns
- Experience with Data Governance platforms such as Collibra
- Participation in Agile/Scrum processes
- Mentoring junior engineers, performing code reviews, and enforcing development best practices
- Experience with streaming platforms such as Kafka or AWS Kinesis
- Experience with BI/reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau
- Experience with data virtualization technologies
- Experience creating and maintaining test data for lower environments
- Experience with Kubernetes and Terraform
- Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar)
- Familiarity with Palantir
Primerica Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Primerica and has not been reviewed or approved by Primerica.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Pay can scale significantly for individuals who consistently produce, creating meaningful upside versus a fixed-salary model. The commission-based structure is framed as an entrepreneurial opportunity that some people value for flexibility and self-directed earnings potential.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are presented as part of the corporate employee package, alongside life and disability insurance. This reads as a conventional, well-rounded baseline for eligible W-2 staff.
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Retirement Support — Retirement plans with an employer match are described for corporate employees. This adds longer-term value beyond cash compensation for roles that qualify.
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What We Do
Primerica is a leading financial services company in North America, with more than 2,000 corporate employees who support more than 129,000 licensed independent representatives providing financial education and offering financial products and services to their clients. Primerica has been operating for more than 40 years and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "PRI." Primerica’s focus is on serving the needs of middle-income consumers by providing products such as term life insurance, mutual funds, annuities, and more. In addition to the products and services we offer, Primerica also offers entrepreneurial-minded individuals the opportunity to build their own financial services business. More information about Primerica's Business Opportunity can be found on www.primericabusinessopportunity.com. Headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, Primerica operates throughout the U.S., Canada, and the territories of Puerto Rico and Guam. We believe financial security should be possible for everyone, so we strive to meet families where they are today and help them be better prepared for their future.
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