Cloud Data Engineer II (Databricks)

AAIS (American Association of Insurance Services) is hiring a Cloud Data Engineer II to design, build, and support its cloud-based data platform. The role delivers data ingestion, transformation, processing, and delivery solutions, while supporting quality, security, operations, and engineering collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Independently deliver data features, integrations, pipelines, and automation from design through production support
• Translate business and technical requirements into practical designs, implementation tasks, test plans, and support documentation
• Estimate work, manage dependencies, communicate progress, and deliver within sprint and release commitments
• Apply coding, architecture, security, data protection, change management, and operational standards
• Build automated tests, monitoring, alerting, deployment controls, and support procedures appropriate to the solution
• Investigate incidents and defects, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to reduce recurring issues
• Coordinate with engineers, business partners, vendors, and platform owners to deliver solutions successfully
• Participate in design reviews and peer code reviews, providing constructive technical feedback
• Contribute to Agile sprint planning, estimation, and technical documentation, with code maintained in GitHub and work tracked in Azure DevOps
• Contribute reusable patterns, best practices, and continuous improvements to delivery practices
• Perform additional duties as assigned or requested

Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience delivering data and analytics solutions as a Data Engineer in a cloud-native environment, using Python as a primary development language
• Recent hands-on experience developing with AWS-native capabilities, MongoDB Atlas, Databricks, and Power BI
• Experience with API integration, CI/CD pipelines, observability, data pipelines, automation, and cloud security
• Ability to operate independently while collaborating effectively across technical and business teams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Must demonstrate a high degree of integrity, ethics, discretion, and dedication to the mission of the organization
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple channels and asynchronously in a remote-first working environment
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Management, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of engineering experience delivering production technology solutions
• Demonstrated experience independently delivering complete features or work packages
• Experience in property and casualty insurance or other regulated industries is a plus