Data Solution Engineer

Key Skills

Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Apache Pig, Azure, Azure CosmosDB, Big Data Technology, Business Analytics, Cloudera, Data Architecture, Data science techniques, Data Warehousing, Databricks, HDFS, MapReduce, Natural Language Processing (NLP), NumPy, Pandas, Python Programming, RESTful, Scikit-learn, SPARK Programming, SQL, Sqoop, XML-JSON

Job Description

A data solution engineer generally works on implementing complex big data projects with a focus on collecting, parsing, managing, analyzing, and visualizing large sets of data to turn information into insights using multiple platforms. He or she should be able to decide on the needed hardware and software design needs and act according to the decisions. The big data engineer should be able to develop prototypes and proof of concepts for the selected solutions.

Ideal candidate for this role is someone with a strong background in computer programming, statistics, and data science who is eager to tackle problems with large, complex datasets using the latest python, R, and/or Spark. You are a self-starter who will take ownership of your projects and deliver high-quality data-driven analytics solutions. You are adept at solving diverse business problems by utilizing a variety of different tools, strategies, algorithms, and programming languages.

Specific responsibilities are as follows:

• Strong analytical & logical skills
• Utilize the data engineering skills within and outside of the developing Chubb information ecosystem for discovery, analytics and data management
• Work with data scientists, architects, business partners and business analysts to understand requirements, design and build effective solutions
• Understanding of P&C insurance processes, risk data attributes and concepts such as Limits, Exposure bases, Coverages, Packaged, Rating Factors, etc. Experienced in identifying, capturing, profiling & analyzing data from multiple sources (internal and external).
• Skilled in identifying remediation solutions for addressing data issues. Experience in documenting data capture requirements, source to target mappings, data flow diagrams, entity relationships and complex data models. Experienced in translating business needs into systems requirements including rating systems, reports, dashboards and scorecards with minimal or no supervision
• Work with various relational and non-relational data sources with the target being Azure based SQL Data Warehouse & Cosmos DB repositories
• Work closely with the Data Science team to perform complex analytics and data preparation tasks
• Sourcing data from multiple applications, profiling, cleansing and conforming to create master data sets for analytics use
• Experience with Complex Data Parsing (Big Data Parser) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) Transforms on Azure a plus
• Design solutions for managing highly complex business rules within the Azure ecosystem

QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of Azure, Hadoop 2.0 ecosystems, HDFS, MapReduce, Hive, Pig, Sqoop, Mahout, Spark etc. a must
• Experience with Web Scraping frameworks (Scrappy or Beautiful Soup or similar)
• Extensive experience working with Data APIs (Working with RESTful endpoints and/or SOAP)
• Knowledge of any commercial distribution like Horton Works, Cloudera, MapR, DataBricks etc. a must
• Excellent working knowledge of relational databases, MySQL, Oracle etc.
• Hands on experience of ETL tools like Informatica and SSIS is preferred
• Experience with Complex Data Parsing (Big Data Parser) a must. Should have worked on XML, JSON and other custom Complex Data Parsing formats
• Natural Language Processing (NLP) skills
• Good knowledge of Python libraries like Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn etc.
• Ready to learn new technologies and tools

Qualifications/Experience

• Bachelor’s in computer science or related educational background
• Prior experience of Insurance domain a huge plus
• 5+ years of experience

ABOUT US

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.