Data Engineer, Associate
About The Company:
Crum & Forster (C&F) is a market-leading insurance provider specializing in property & casualty, accident & health, specialty, and standard commercial lines. With a rich history spanning 200 years, C&F has established itself as a true underwriting company known for expertise, integrity, and disciplined risk management. The company boasts an annual gross written premium of $6.2 billion and holds an "A+" (Superior) financial strength rating from AM Best. Employing over 3,000 professionals across the United States and India, C&F is recognized for its employee-centric culture and has earned numerous accolades including the Great Place to Work® Award and multiple Fortune Best Workplaces honors. As part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, C&F continues to deliver innovative insurance solutions while fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace.
About The Role:
We are seeking an Associate Data Engineer to join the S&S Data Science team, focusing on the External Data function. This role involves building and maintaining robust data pipelines that integrate third-party data sources into underwriting, claims, and business intelligence workflows. Working closely with an experienced data engineer, you will be responsible for developing batch and streaming ETL/ELT processes, ensuring data quality, and delivering analytics-ready datasets to support data scientists and analysts. The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills, experience with cloud platforms, and a passion for data engineering within an insurance context.
Qualifications:
- 1-5+ years of professional experience in data engineering or related software/data roles
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
- Proficiency in Python and SQL programming languages
- Understanding of ETL/ELT concepts and experience building data pipelines
- Experience with at least one major cloud platform, preferably AWSFamiliarity with REST APIs and integrating external data sources
- Strong attention to data quality, reliability, and validation
- Effective communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders
- Desired (nice to have) skills include:
- Hands-on experience with AWS data services such as Glue, Lambda, and S3Experience with cloud data warehouses like Snowflake
- Knowledge of distributed processing frameworks such as Apache Spark
- Familiarity with streaming technologies such as Kafka or Kinesis
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like CDK, Terraform, or Cloud
- FormationMonitoring experience using CloudWatchUnderstanding of geospatial analysis
- Knowledge of zero-downtime deployment strategies such as blue-green deployments
- Interest in insurance, underwriting, or claims domains
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain batch and streaming ETL/ELT pipelines feeding cloud data warehouses
- Develop, schedule, and monitor cloud data jobs; diagnose failures and optimize for cost and performance
- Implement idempotent load logic to support reprocessing and backfills without data duplication
- Integrate external data providers and APIs with robust authentication, error handling, and retry mechanisms
- Establish data quality checks, validation procedures, and alerting systems to detect pipeline issues promptly
- Manage and deploy pipelines using infrastructure-as-code and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices
- Support data migrations and service updates ensuring minimal downtime
- Deliver clean, model-ready datasets to enable data scientists and analysts to perform advanced analytics
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation package
- Generous 401(k) employer match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with employer matching
- Generous paid time off
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
- Wellness programs supporting physical, mental, and financial health for employees and their families
- Career development opportunities including tuition reimbursement, certifications, and professional training
- Dynamic and engaging work environment fostering ambition and innovation
- Corporate social responsibility initiatives including donation matching, volunteer opportunities, and community support programs
Equal Opportunity
Crum & Forster is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individuals feel valued, heard, and empowered. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We strive to maintain a work environment free from discrimination and harassment and are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals. If you require special accommodations during the application process, please let us know. At C&F, belonging is a core value reflected in our culture and social impact efforts.