Job Information
Principal Financial Group Data Engineer III in Des Moines, Iowa
What You'll Do
Conduct data engineering and analysis expertise to meet business requirements and maximize effectiveness. Oversee technical aspects of data management functions including creating, loading, transforming, cleansing, processing, analyzing, and visualizing data. Works directly or in support of data science/analytics to design, develop, test and integrate data from various sources into large-scale processing systems and databases to use in providing insights that solve business needs. Demonstrate independence working in more than one software development layer of the solution.
Provide data engineering and analysis expertise to maximize effectiveness. Oversee technical aspects of data management functions including creating, loading, transforming, cleansing, processing, analyzing, and visualizing data. Work directly or in support of data science/analytics to design, develop, test and integrate data from various sources into large-scale processing systems and databases to use in providing insights that solve business needs.
Responsible for creating data management process designs, models, and architectures by understanding architectural patterns and principles, researching new technologies and approaches, understanding requirements, testing, debugging, documentation, quality assurance review, implementation, securing and maintenance. Be persistent in the face of roadblocks, dispatch them efficiently, pulling in others as necessary.
Demonstrate knowledge of industry trends, creates optimized data components and systems that utilize appropriate development environment. Employ a variety of languages and tools (e.g. scripting languages, data movement tools) to marry systems together. Recommend ways to improve data reliability, efficiency and quality.
Assist in developing strategies for data acquisition and influence others within the business area through explanation of policies, patterns and practices.
Provide technical guidance to team members on integration and functionality of infrastructure components.
Demonstrate influence at the department level. Provide mentoring to team. Communicate effectively across business unit and IT as necessary.
Perform other job-related duties or special projects as required.
Independently conducts analysis and development, requirements, coding, automated testing, debugging, designing, documentation, quality assurance review, implementation and maintenance.
Demonstrate knowledge of industry trends. Influence direction of team.
Who You Are
Bachelor's degree plus 4 - 6 years related work experience or a Master's in related field
Proven experience as an IT professional
Basic leadership and presentation skills required
Knowledge of financial services products and processes preferred
Ability to work directly with data and datastores through programming language such as SQL, Python, Java, etc
Experience with a variety of data modeling techniques and data structures
Ability to optimize data for analytics and data science
Experience building/operating systems for data extraction, ingestion and processing of large data sets
Knowledge and direct experience using business intelligence reporting tools
Experience building data products incrementally and integrating and managing datasets from multiple sources
Excellent planning, organizational, problem-solving, analytical, decision-making and communication skills required
Excellent time management skills preferred
Ability to collaborate with others required
Must be able to effectively communicate strategies and designs to all levels of the company
Must be able to maintain a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality
May be required to provide on-call support
Additional Skills
- Principal Asset Management experience preferred
Salary Range Information
Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.
Salary Range (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)
$81900 - $182400 / year
Time Off Program
Flexible Time Off (FTO) is provided to salaried (exempt) employees and provides the opportunity to take time away from the office with pay for vacation, personal or short-term illness. Employees don’t accrue a bank of time off under FTO and there is no set number of days provided.
Pension Eligible
Yes
Additional Information
Work Environments
This role offers in-office, hybrid (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek), and remote work arrangements (only if residing more than 30 miles from Des Moines, IA, or Charlotte, NC). You’ll work with your leader to figure out which option may align best based on several factors.
Job Level
We’ll consider talent at the next level with the right experiences and skills.
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.
Nonimmigrant Workers (https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-nonimmigrant-workers) and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants (https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-employment-based-immigrants)
Investment Code of Ethics
For Principal Asset Management positions, you’ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.
Experience Principal
At Principal, we value connecting on both a personal and professional level. Together, we’re imagining a more purpose-led future for financial services – and that starts with you. Our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees. And we support our employees the same way we support our customers: with comprehensive, competitive benefit offerings crafted to protect their physical, financial, and social well-being. Check out our careers site (https://www.principal.com/about-us/careers) to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits.
Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Posting Window
We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.
Original Posting Date
12/12/2024
Most Recently Posted Date
12/12/2024
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