Symetra has an exciting new opportunity to join our team as a Senior Analytics Engineer!

About the role

As a Senior Analytics Engineer, you will work closely with data analysts, data scientists, and other analytics engineers to provide clean, accurate datasets for use by the team and business stakeholders. You will report into the Analytics Engineering capability team but work day-to-day with the Retirement Analytics team, which is focused on delivering analytics-based actionable insights and solutions to the Retirement Division to optimize both the top and bottom line while continuously improving the quality of services and offerings to customers and partners.

What you will do

• Modernize existing reporting infrastructure of Retirement Operations following data analytics best practices
• Design, build, and deploy data models that support multiple analytics use cases across the Retirement division
• Build foundational knowledge of Retirement products, workflows, and business context to anticipate future analytics opportunities
• Be an active member of the analytics engineering community, contributing learnings via writing, participating in meetups, and helping to train others

Our current tech stack

• dbt
• Python
• SQL Server (our legacy data warehouse)
• Snowflake (our modern data warehouse)
• AWS
• Azure DevOps for git repositories and CI/CD pipelines
• PowerBI

Benefits and Perks

We don’t take a “one-size-fits-all” approach when it comes to our employees. Our programs are designed to make your life better both at work and at home.

• Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements
• Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%
• Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days and ten paid holidays
• Give back to your community and double your impact through our company matching

Want more details? Check out our Symetra Benefits Overview

Salary Range: $95k- 159k plus eligibility for annual bonus program

Requirements

Your experience and skills:

• You have experience working with data and have an aptitude for learning new data tools
• You are proficient at writing SQL for analytics and know the difference between SQL that works and SQL that is understandable and performant
• You can partner with other team members and business stakeholders to develop solutions
• You have clear written communication and like to read and write documentation
• You are good at summarizing and expressing a large volume of data into relevant big picture visualizations which capture the essence of the information
• You are curious and interested in solving problems, improving processes, and learning new skills

Preferred industry and specialty experience:

• Experience using dbt to manage defining and deploying data models
• Experience using Python to work with data and to automate processes
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts
• Understanding and prior experience with visualization software such as Power BI

We empower inclusion

At Symetra, we’re building a place where every employee feels valued, respected, and has opportunities to contribute. Inclusion is about recognizing our assumptions, considering multiple perspectives, and removing barriers.

We accept and celebrate diverse experiences, identities, and perspectives, because lifting each other up fuels thought and builds a stronger, more innovative company. We invite you to learn more about our efforts here.

Why work at Symetra

Here’s what some of our employees have to say about why they work at Symetra:

"If you want to invest in yourself and build a career, this is a great place to work. If you don't want to put in the effort to learn the industry and become a student of the business (it takes real effort!), there are easier places to work."

–Cris H. - AVP Internal Sales, Training and Development

"Symetra is inclusive of all employees regardless of their personal differences."

–Darrell J. - Actuary III

"Symetra values learning. Symetra has so many resources - whether that is the Student of the Business courses, sponsorship of professional certifications, or just individual employees being so willing to teach and answer questions.”

–Felicia D. - Financial Reporting Lead Senior Analyst

In a complex industry, we strive for clarity

Symetra is a dynamic and growing financial services company with 60 years of experience and customers nationwide. In our daily work delivering retirement, employee benefits, and life insurance products, we're guided by the principles of VALUE, TRANSPARENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY. That means we provide products and services people need at a competitive price, we communicate clearly and honestly so people understand what they're getting, and we build products that stand the test of time. We work hard and do what's right for our customers, communities, and employees. Join our team and share in our success as we work toward becoming the next national player in our industry.