Associate, AWS Data Engineer
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Overland Park, KS - USA
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Job Summary
Job Requisition ID:94843
Location Designation:Hybrid - 3 days per week
Business Unit Overview
The Institutional Life (IL) business provides sophisticated life insurance solutions for the Bank-Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) Corporate-Owned Life Insurance (COLI) and Institutional COLI (ICOLI) markets. These solutions are designed to help organizations attract retain and reward highly compensated executives and professionals.
Role Overview:
The AWS Data Engineer supports the development maintenance and analysis of cloud-based data solutions on AWS within the Institutional Life (IL) business at New York Life. Working within established technical standards and with moderate guidance from senior engineers or technical leads this role develops and maintains data pipelines performs data analysis supports dashboards and reporting and monitors data quality. The position applies knowledge of AWS data services SQL and Python to solve data engineering and analytical problems in the context of BOLI COLI and ICOLI product administration while continuing to build higher-level technical capabilities.
What Youll Do:
Develop and maintain ETL/ELT data pipelines using established designs standards and AWS services such as S3 Glue Lambda Step Functions Athena Redshift and Aurora PostgreSQL. Support data ingestion and transformation from approved sources including Salesforce REST APIs and legacy mainframe feeds and troubleshoot routine pipeline and data-processing issues.
Write and maintain SQL queries to analyze datasets and support defined business reporting and analytical requirements. Develop and maintain dashboards and reports using approved visualization tools such as AWS Quick.
Follow established data governance security privacy validation error-handling and data-quality standards. Monitor AWS data workflows and services using established monitoring procedures; resolve routine issues and escalate complex problems.
Assist with data storage pipeline performance reliability and cost-optimization efforts using established practices. Document technical configurations data workflows operating procedures and troubleshooting steps.
Collaborate with engineers analysts and business partners to understand defined requirements and complete assigned solutions. Work with moderate guidance seeking direction for new ambiguous architectural or complex assignments.
What Youll Bring:
Working knowledge of AWS data services ETL/ELT concepts SQL Python and relational or non-relational data sources. Familiarity with financial-services or insurance data policy administration premium payments or reconciliation workflows is a plus. You can analyze technical problems using established practices and communicate clearly with engineers actuaries and business partners in a regulated-industry environment.
Required Skills:
2 years of relevant experience in data engineering data analytics cloud data technologies or a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Working knowledge of core AWS data services such as S3 Glue Lambda Step Functions Athena Redshift Aurora PostgreSQL and RDS plus ETL/ELT concepts and data-processing practices appropriate to insurance and financial-services data.
Proficiency with SQL and working knowledge of Python for data processing or automation.
Experience with relational and/or non-relational data sources and the ability to create or maintain dashboards and reports using a visualization platform.
Understanding of basic cloud security IAM encryption data quality and governance concepts.
Ability to analyze straightforward technical problems using established practices and communicate technical information clearly.
Preferred Skills:
Exposure to Terraform or another infrastructure-as-code tool for managing AWS resources.
Exposure to AWS Step Functions for workflow orchestration Apache Spark EMR or CI/CD practices.
AWS certification or equivalent cloud training.
Familiarity with AWS generative-AI services including Amazon Bedrock and Bedrock AgentCore for agentic or analytics use cases
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Pay Transparency
Salary Range:$80000 - $105000
Overtime eligible:Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible:Yes
Sales bonus eligible:No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individuals experience skills qualifications and job location. Additionally employees are eligible for an annual discretionary addition to base salary employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology- data- and AI-enabled organization we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communitiesinviting bold thinking collaborative problem-solving and purpose-driven innovation. Here youll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company we offer a place to grow your skills contribute to meaningful work and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive whats next and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees and have unique offerings for a modern workforce including leave programs adoption assistance and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Lifes leadership in this space.
Recognized as one of Fortunes Worlds Most Admired Companies New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism supported by theFoundation. Were proud that due to our mutuality we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life please visit the Careerspage of .
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Job Requisition ID: 94843
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About Company
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