✦ Luna Orbit — Data & Analytics

Lead Data Engineer

at American Family Insurance Group

📍 2 Locations Hybrid 💰 $131K – $220K USD / year Posted March 16, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $131K – $220K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Data & Analytics

About this role

This role involves leading data engineering teams to develop scalable data pipelines, integrating data sources, and optimizing data workflows within a cloud environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead data pipelines
  • Manage data team
  • Implement scalable solutions
  • Optimize data workflows
  • Integrate data sources

Technical Overview

Focus on big data tools like Hadoop and Spark, programming in Python, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, and Azure. Emphasis on automation, scalability, and leadership.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a lead data engineer with over 5 years of experience in building scalable data pipelines, proficient in Python, SQL, and big data tools like Hadoop and Spark. They have cloud experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure and strong leadership skills.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years experienceData EngineeringPythonSQL/NoSQLBig Data toolsCloud experienceETL workflows

Nice-to-Have Skills

Machine LearningHadoopSparkTerraformDockerCI/CD

Tools & Platforms

HadoopSparkJenkinsTerraformDockerAWSGCPAzureH2OSparkML

Required Skills

Data EngineeringPythonSQLNoSQLHadoopSparkETLData ModelingData WarehouseCloud ComputingAWSGCPAzureMachine LearningSparkMLH2OJenkinsCI/CDDockerTerraformWeb Services

Hard Skills

Data EngineeringPythonSQLNoSQLHadoopSparkETLData ModelingData WarehouseCloud ComputingAWSGCPAzureMachine LearningSparkMLH2OJenkinsCI/CDDockerTerraformWeb Services

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationTeam ManagementProblem-solvingCollaboration

Industry & Role

Industry Insurance
Job Function Leading data engineering projects and teams to build scalable data solutions
Role Subtype Data Engineer
Tech Domains Python, SQL / PostgreSQL, Hadoop, Spark, AWS, GCP, Azure, Machine Learning, Data Warehouse, Web Services

Keywords for Your Resume

data engineerpythonsqlnosqlhadoopsparketldata modelingdata warehousecloud computingawsgcpazuremachine learningsparkmlh2ojenkinsci/cddockerterraformweb servicesbig datadistributed processingdata pipelinesdata integrationleadershipteam management

Deal Breakers

Less than 5 years experience, Lack of cloud experience, No experience with big data tools, Poor leadership skills

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