Lead Data Engineer

Location
SG, GE Centre
Workplace
On-site

About this role

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Data Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines and ETL solutions. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure data quality, scalability, and alignment with business and technical requirements. 

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable ETL pipelines to meet business, technical, and user requirements. 
  • Collect, refine, and integrate new datasets. Maintain comprehensive documentation and data mappings across multiple systems. 
  • Create optimized and scalable data models that align with organizational data architecture standards and best practices. 
  • Drive continuous improvement in data quality through optimization, testing, and solution design reviews. 
  • Ensure all solutions conform to big data architecture guidelines and long-term roadmap. 
  • Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure pipeline reliability and data accuracy. 
  • Apply best practices in data engineering to design and build reliable data marts within the Hadoop ecosystem for planning, reporting, and analytics. 
  • Maintain and optimize data pipelines to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and timeliness. 
  • Manage code in a centralized repository with clear branching strategies and well-documented commit messages. 
  • Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure smooth production deployment and adherence to data governance policies. 
  • Proactively identify and implement improvements to data engineering processes and workflows. 
  • Develop end-to-end solutions for data modeling in the data warehouse, including data acquisition, contextualization, and integration with business processes. 
  • Ensure adherence to development standards and perform periodic reviews to maintain pipeline performance and sustainability. 
  • Coordinate and conduct testing with stakeholders to ensure effective deployment of data pipelines and dashboards. 
  • Serve as the primary data engineering contact at the stakeholder location, ensuring clear communication and alignment on priorities 
  • Monitor data pipelines continuously and collaborate with stakeholders to troubleshoot and optimize performance. 
  • Leverage domain knowledge in insurance to design data models and pipelines that support business processes and analytics. 
  • Work closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into scalable data engineering solutions.


  • Diploma with at least 10 years’ working experience, preferably in Life Insurance 
  • Proven experience in data engineering, ETL development, and big data technologies
  • A strong team player who is meticulous, detail-oriented, and capable of performing under pressure 
  • Proficiency in tools and platforms such as Hadoop, Spark, Hive, and cloud data services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP). 
  • Possesses strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills. 
  • Committed, dependable, and adaptable with the flexibility to support during peak periods and tight deadlines

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