Software Engineer

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it.

The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special! The Software/Data Engineer creates designs and pipelines for data movement and refinement for applications or general consumption, applying agreed modeling techniques, standards, patterns, and tools. Contributes to the design of components of larger data/software systems. The Engineer works in an Agile team in a multi-technology environment and contributes to the development, maintenance, and enhancement of business applications. Collaborates with Business Analysts, Product Managers, Architecture, key stakeholders, other IT professionals to define detailed requirements and system interfaces, assess available technology, and develop and present solutions in an iterative fashion. Defines test conditions for given requirements. Designs test cases and creates test scripts and supporting data. The Engineer works with Senior Engineers, participates in code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices, adheres to code versioning, promotion, and deployment methodology, continuously works to gain technology and business knowledge, recommends and supports technical coding standards and practices, and stays current on emerging technologies.

Job Responsibilities

• Undertakes design of data movement or software components applying agreed standards, patterns and tools. Assists as part of a team in the design of components of larger data/software systems. Collaborates in reviews of work with others as appropriate.
• Designs, codes, verifies, tests, documents, amends and refactors simple and moderately complex programs/scripts. Applies agreed upon standards and tools, to achieve a well-engineered result.
• Applies data analysis, design, modeling, and quality assurance techniques, based upon a detailed understanding of business processes, to establish, modify or maintain data structures and associated components (entity descriptions, relationship descriptions, attribute definitions). Advises database designers and other application development team members on the details of data structures and associated components.
• Defines the data movement modules needed for data lake publishing. Produces integration test specifications, conducts tests and records and reports on outcomes. Diagnoses faults and records and reports on the results of tests.
• Reviews requirements, specifications and defines test conditions. Designs test cases and test scripts under own direction, mapping back to pre-determined criteria, recording and reporting outcomes. Analyses and reports test activities and results. Identifies and reports issues and risks associated with own work.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Identifies and resolves issues with data and applications as part of production support
• Occasionally required to work late evening and weekends as needed.
• Occasional travel as needed

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems,  or other related field or equivalent 4+ years military experience preferred

Work Experience: 2+ years of  -

• Experience with modern data concepts (Database, Data Lakes, SQL)
• Experience in multiple programming languages such as Java, Python, C#
• Hands-on experience with modern data tools such as Databricks, Spark, ADFS, Azure Data Factory, Kafka, Redis, Elastic
• Preferred: Experience with relational database modeling and SQL design
• Experience with Agile project delivery methodology
• DevOps, CI/CD, test automation and cloud deployment
• Experience making rapid prototypes to deliver new innovations to market
• Familiarity with design thinking and customer centric design
• Insurance experience or affiliation with industry group a plus
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud computing, Serverless tools (Logic Apps and Function Apps), and Azure DevOps is a plus
• Certifications in Microsoft Azure and/or Databricks a plus

Skill Sets

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to grasp and apply new information quickly
• Ability to work well as a team member but still work effectively as an individual contributor
• Shows flexibility and attention to details
• Strong desire for continuous improvement
• Ability to handle ever increasing responsibility and assignments with growing complexity
• Shows initiative on assignments, and professionally executes projects with little direction
• Ability to be creative and innovative

US Work Authorization

US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.