Talent500 is hiring for one of its clients.
Who are we:
Core Insurance Platforms (CIP) is Zurich’s global capability responsible for building, running, and evolving core insurance technology. We set a unified, scalable operating model—covering governance, standards, architecture, service delivery, and reuse—so our business units can deliver at speed and scale.
CIP is the strategic steward of Zurich’s Guidewire ecosystem, aligning platform roadmaps to business strategy while driving stability, modernization, reduced supplier dependency, and long term cost efficiency.
India delivery center is one of our global delivery and capability hub. We bring together experts in AI, engineering, analysis, quality, and architecture to deliver product & process solutions, application run services, change and transformation initiatives, and centralized platform services across both on prem and Guidewire Cloud environments. Our teams operate from multiple global delivery centers, supporting Zurich’s business units worldwide.
Lead Databricks Engineer
Own Zurich's global SAP strategy & relationship to enable cost-effective model to offer the Group functions and BUs. Operate and implement standard processes in SAP in alignment with our Business Partners.
Drive transformation and deliver services with full accountability from service and application design, delivery and operation, as well as financial responsibility, security and compliance aspects with a single point of entry to our business partners in Group functions or to the business units. Focus on digitalization and automation, as well developing capabilities and managing technology assets to drive value for Zurich.
Why you’ll love working here:
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Enterprise critical impact
– Work on platforms that underpin IFRS and Group Reporting across Zurich
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Platform thinking, not one off fixes
– Focus on standardization, reuse, and long term operational health
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AI enabled ways of working
– AI first engineering, testing, operations, and knowledge management
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Clear ownership and accountability
– Well defined service models, KPIs, and decision rights
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Global collaboration
– Work with diverse, highly skilled teams across locations and disciplines
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Ownership culture
– Trusted to make decisions, solve real problems, and see tangible outcomes
Actuary IT Solutions is the place to do it.
Role Purpose:
scalable, secure, and audit ready data pipelines and analytical workloads
Key Accountabilities:
Databricks Development & Engineering:
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Design, develop, and maintain
data pipelines and analytical workloads
using Databricks.
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Implement transformations using
PySpark / Spark SQL
and Delta Lake.
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Support end-to-end data flows across
ingestion, curation, and analytics layers
.
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Contribute to the evolution of common
Databricks development frameworks and standards
.
Data Quality, Performance & Reliability:
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Implement robust
data validation, logging, and error handling
mechanisms.
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Optimize workloads for
performance, scalability, and cost efficiency
.
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Ensure pipelines are reliable, recoverable, and observable.
Security, Governance & Audit:
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Implement and operate
data governance controls
using Unity Catalog (access control, lineage, auditability).
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Ensure solutions comply with
internal control, segregation of duties, and audit requirements
.
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Support traceability of data and results for regulatory and business reviews.
Collaboration & Delivery:
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Work closely with
actuarial SMEs, testers, and architects
to translate requirements into technical solutions.
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Support SIT, UAT, and release activities by resolving data, performance, or pipeline related issues.
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Contribute to documentation, technical reviews, and knowledge sharing.
Skills & Experience:
Required Experience:
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Approximately 5 years of experience
in data engineering or analytics engineering roles.
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Handson experience building solutions on
Databricks
in enterprise environments.
Technical Skills:
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Solid coding experience in
Python (PySpark)
and
SQL
.
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Experience with
Delta Lake
, data modelling, and data transformation patterns.
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Experience building and operating
data pipelines
in cloud environments (Azure or AWS).
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Familiarity with
version control and CI/CD
practices.
Databricks & Platform Knowledge:
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Experience working with
Unity Catalog
or similar data governance frameworks is an advantage.
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Understanding of performance tuning, cluster usage, and workload optimization.
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Exposure to actuarial, financial, or risk related data domains is a plus, but not mandatory.
Professional Skills:
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
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Structured and quality focused approach to engineering.
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Effective communicator able to work with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
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Open, learning oriented mindset and willingness to continuously improve.
Education:
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
This role suits an engineer who enjoys Handson development, values data quality and governance, and wants to build reliable Databricks platforms that support critical actuarial and financial processes at scale.
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Participation in the Recruitment Process:
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You understand and acknowledge:
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Your data is retained until the purpose for its collection is served; and
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