About Symetra Financial

Symetra Financial is a leading national financial services company dedicated to helping individuals and businesses achieve financial security and confidence in their future. Specializing in life insurance, retirement solutions, and employee benefits, Symetra empowers more people to access financial freedom through principled products and services guided by value, transparency, and sustainability. Headquartered in the United States, Symetra stands out for its employee-centric culture, where voices are heard, innovation thrives, and professional growth is prioritized. With a commitment to inclusion, Symetra builds diverse teams that drive cutting-edge solutions in the insurance and finance sectors.

Role Overview

As a Sr. Data Engineer on Symetra's Data Management team, you will play a pivotal role in architecting and developing modern cloud-based solutions for the enterprise data warehouse, data marts, and data platforms. This full-time position offers the chance to lead significant projects, mentor junior engineers, and deliver scalable ETL/BI solutions using advanced AWS technologies. Ideal for data enthusiasts passionate about large-scale data processing, modern architectures like Data Mesh and Data Lakehouse, and solving complex business challenges in the insurance and financial services industry.

Key Impact Areas

You'll contribute to highly available distributed systems for data extraction, ingestion, and processing, while ensuring data quality, security, and accessibility through APIs and automated orchestration.

Key Responsibilities

In this senior role, your contributions will directly shape Symetra's data infrastructure:

• Architect and develop modern cloud-based solutions for enterprise data warehouses, data marts, and platforms using AWS services like S3, Redshift, Glue, and Lambda.
• Lead delivery of major projects, guiding and mentoring data engineers to implement cutting-edge ETL/BI pipelines.
• Research, analyze, and recommend technical approaches for complex development and integration challenges.
• Create automated data flow orchestration, monitor data quality, and maintain infrastructure status.
• Implement secure cloud data solutions compliant with privacy and security controls, including API interfaces for enhanced accessibility.
• Enable data and analytics capabilities that meet business requirements, technical standards, and quality benchmarks.

Qualifications & Requirements

Symetra seeks proven data engineering experts with:

• Experience building and operating highly available, distributed systems for large-scale data extraction, ingestion, and processing.
• Strong knowledge of modern data architectures (Data Mesh, Data Lakehouse) and trends.
• Proficiency in AWS technologies: EC2, EMR, DMS, Glue, S3, Lake Formation, Redshift, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, SQS, Lambda, CloudTrail, Systems Manager, KMS, Kinesis.
• Hands-on with Infrastructure-as-Code tools like CloudFormation and Terraform.
• Expertise in SQL, Python, Scala, C#, or Go; familiarity with bash or PowerShell scripting.
• Track record in scalable Data Lake solutions, ETL/ELT, Data Warehousing, and BI.
• Working experience with stream analytics, agile, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
• High school diploma required; advanced degree in computer science or related field preferred.

A passion for data at scale, emerging technologies, and solving intricate problems in insurance and finance is essential.

Benefits & Perks

Symetra prioritizes employee well-being with tailored programs:

• Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting options for better work-life balance.
• Robust 401(k) plan with immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%.
• Generous paid time off: vacation, sick time, flex days, and 10 paid holidays.
• Double-impact community giving through company matching.
• Comprehensive benefits overview including health, wellness, and professional development support.

Career Growth

At Symetra, career advancement is real and supported. Employees like Sydney S. (Actuarial Associate III) praise the atmosphere where voices matter, and Alicia L. (Claims Examiner) highlights the pro-employee environment, supportive teams, generous benefits, and growth opportunities both within and beyond roles. As a Sr. Data Engineer, you'll lead projects, mentor others, and integrate emerging technologies, positioning you for leadership in data engineering and analytics within life insurance, retirement, and employee benefits domains.

Why Join Symetra

Symetra's inclusive culture sets it apart as the most employee-focused insurance company. Employees value the relaxed atmosphere, great people, and opportunities to learn and innovate. By joining, you'll contribute to financial freedom for customers while enjoying a workplace that lifts everyone up through diverse perspectives and barrier-free inclusion. Symetra's focus on life insurance, retirement planning, and employee benefits means your data expertise will drive meaningful impact in a stable, growing sector.

Role FAQs

Q: What is the salary range?
A: $113,700 – $189,400 base, plus annual bonus eligibility.

Q: Is remote work available?
A: Yes, flexible hybrid telecommuting arrangements.

Q: What AWS experience is required?
A: Broad range including EC2, EMR, Glue, S3, Redshift, Lambda, and security tools.

Q: Does Symetra support professional development?
A: Absolutely, with mentoring, agile practices, and exposure to emerging data trends.

Q: How inclusive is the workplace?
A: Symetra aspires to be the most inclusive insurance company, celebrating diverse identities and perspectives.