Data Engineer II

The role

The Data Engineer II designs, develops, maintains, and improves software applications and business processes. This mid-level role works independently and collaborates with engineers, DevOps, and business partners.

What you will do

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle.
• Maintain applications through enhancements, upgrades, patches, troubleshooting, and defect resolution.
• Diagnose system problems and improve application performance, reliability, and quality.
• Work with DevOps on CI/CD practices.
• Partner with users to clarify requirements and develop solutions.
• Research technologies and contribute to proofs of concept.
• Create and maintain shared enterprise packages.
• Contribute to application portfolio planning.
• Mentor less experienced engineers.

Required qualifications

• College degree in computer science or another technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• 2-4 years of experience analyzing requirements, developing software, and writing code.
• Advanced knowledge of software development and project lifecycle principles.
• Advanced knowledge of relevant programming languages, web development languages, scripting tools, or protocols.
• Ability to complete development and maintenance work independently while collaborating effectively with a team.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Snowflake, DBT, SQL Server, Python, ADO, Power BI, R

About the company

Horace Mann was founded in 1945 to help educators protect what they have today and prepare for a successful tomorrow. The company serves more than 4,100 school districts nationwide.