Data Engineer - Snowflake

Corebridge Financial • Jersey City, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That’s why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow. We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life: We are stronger as one: We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act decisively for our customers and partners. We deliver on commitments: We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders. We learn, improve and innovate: We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future. We are inclusive: We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work.

The Information Technology organization is the technological foundation of our business and works in collaboration with our partners from across the company. The team drives technology and digital transformation, partners with business leaders to design and execute new strategies through IT and operations services and ensures the necessary IT risk management and security measures are in place and aligned with enterprise architecture standards and principles.

We are seeking a highly skilled hands-on Snowflake Data Engineer to help scale our modern Data platform. You will bridge the gap between raw data and actionable intelligence by building robust Data Lakes, Data warehouses, ETL/ELT Pipelines and developing the Data infrastructure necessary for advanced Analytics and AI/ML initiatives. You will work with cutting-edge cloud technologies, specifically leveraging the power of Snowflake Data Platform and AWS AI/ML Platform to drive innovation in the financial services sector.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data science, or a related technical field.
• 5 + years of Data Engineering experience with at least 3 years of strong hands-on experience in Snowflake.
• Strong SQL experience and proficiency in Python/Java for data manipulation and automation.
• Proven experience using cloud technologies, with significant hands-on experience in Snowflake Data Platform (Warehouses, Horizon Catalog, Snowpark, Snowpipe, OpenFlow, Streamlit, Cortex) & AWS AI/ML Services.
• Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT frameworks (e.g., Apache NiFi, Airflow, Talend, dbt, Informatica, DataStage, AWS Glue)
• Expertise in big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Databricks) and Cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, Redshift)
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a passion for working with cutting-edge technologies
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively work within a cross-functional team.

Nice To Haves

• SnowPro Core or SnowPro Advanced Data Engineer Certification Preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage complex Snowflake Data Warehouse and Data Lake environments utilizing Open Data formats (Iceberg); design scalable data pipelines using Snowpark, Snowpipe, and OpenFlow, and develop native applications via Streamlit.
• Drive platform excellence by implementing advanced virtual warehouse optimization, rigorous cost-management strategies, and automated governance frameworks to ensure high performance and scalability
• Design and maintain automated ETL/ELT pipelines using Configurable ETL frameworks to ingest and transform data from diverse source systems into Snowflake Data Platform and Data Lakes.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable data solutions, ensuring high-quality batch and real-time processing for regulatory and financial reporting.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists to build data foundations for machine learning models, including feature engineering and preparing datasets for training/inference for AWS based AI/ML Platform leveraging Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security, maintaining compliance with financial industry standards.

Benefits

• Health and Wellness: We offer a range of medical, dental and vision insurance plans, as well as mental health support and wellness initiatives to promote overall well-being.
• Retirement Savings: We offer retirement benefits options, which vary by location. In the U.S., our competitive 401(k) Plan offers a generous dollar-for-dollar Company matching contribution of up to 6% of eligible pay and a Company contribution equal to 3% of eligible pay (subject to annual IRS limits and Plan terms). These Company contributions vest immediately.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counseling services and resources are available to all employees.
• Matching charitable donations: Corebridge matches donations to tax-exempt organizations 1:1, up to $5,000.
• Volunteer Time Off: Employees may use up to 16 volunteer hours annually to support activities that enhance and serve communities where employees live and work.
• Paid Time Off: Eligible employees start off with at least 24 Paid Time Off (PTO) days so they can take time off for themselves and their families when they need it.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level