Director, Data Engineering (Databricks, DBT, AWS)

Travelers • Hartford, CT

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About The Position

Travelers’ Data Engineering team builds pipelines that contextualize data and make it accessible across the enterprise. The Director, Data Engineering accelerates the growth and transformation of the analytics landscape by leading teams that build data solutions for capturing, exploring, transforming, and using data to support artificial intelligence, machine learning, and business intelligence and insights. The role also mentors and develops data engineers.

The director sets technical direction for a Databricks, DBT, and AWS data platform, including medallion architecture standards, and owns technical aspects of projects led by Tech Leads. The position provides technical guidance to Tech Leads and manages the development of early-career and junior engineers. It partners with product, business, and architecture stakeholders to prioritize work, drives engineering excellence, oversees operational readiness, and collaborates with the hiring manager on resourcing across onshore employees and offshore contractors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related STEM field, or equivalent education and/or work experience.
• Six additional years of data engineering experience.
• Hands-on expertise with Databricks, DBT, and AWS.
• Proven experience managing and developing early-career engineers, including coaching, performance management, and structured skill development.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership to multiple teams or Tech Leads without direct reporting authority, influencing through expertise and collaboration.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical and business audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and Databricks governance.
• Experience with orchestration and CI/CD tooling.
• Insurance or financial services domain experience.
• Experience managing blended onshore/offshore teams.
• Hands-on experience applying generative AI tools, such as Claude, to accelerate data engineering work such as mapping, documentation, and code development.
• Experience with early-career or rotational development programs, such as EDP.
• Relevant Databricks or AWS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for the data platform, including Databricks, DBT, AWS, and medallion architecture standards (Raw → Stage → Domain → Data Product).
• Own the technical aspects of projects led by Tech Leads, including architecture, design decisions, code quality, and technical delivery.
• Provide technical mentoring and guidance to Tech Leads.
• Manage, mentor, and develop EDPs and junior engineers through one-on-ones, performance feedback, structured learning plans, code reviews, and career development.
• Help assign EDPs and junior engineers to project work that builds their skills, working with Tech Leads on assignments and day-to-day direction.
• Use Claude and other AI tools to accelerate source-to-target mapping for Domains and Data Products while maintaining human review and engineering standards.
• Partner with product, business, and architecture stakeholders to prioritize and sequence work across teams.
• Drive engineering excellence, including CI/CD, testing, data quality, and observability.
• Oversee production support readiness and operational stability.
• Collaborate with the hiring manager on resourcing across onshore employees and offshore contractors.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage for employees and eligible family members beginning the first day of employment.
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) contribution match up to the first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum.
• Paying it Forward Savings Program contributions to the employee’s 401(k) when the employee makes student loan payments.
• Pension Plan funded 100% by Travelers.
• Minimum 20 days of paid time off annually.
• Nine paid company holidays.
• Wellness program with tools, discounts, and resources for wellness and caregiving needs.
• Mental health program providing access to free professional counseling, health coaching, and other resources.
• Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program.

What This Job Offers

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