Application Data Architect
SageSure
Overview:
If you're looking for the stability of a profitable, growing company with the entrepreneurial spirit of a startup, we’re hiring. SageSure, a leader in catastrophe-exposed property insurance, is seeking an Application Data Architect. In this role, you will guide software engineering teams in making informed decisions about persisting data for industry-leading online applications, enhancing the services that we provide to our customers. You will leverage cutting-edge data tools to design robust databases that promote high-quality, high-value data.
What you’d be doing:
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Software Architects and Engineers to translate business requirements into efficient database designs that accelerate the development of durable software products.
- Design and optimize databases to support online transactional and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions within our broader data ecosystem.
- Utilize modern data modeling tools to perform both logical and physical data modeling.
- Provide guidance on data persistence strategies using AWS cloud relational databases, NoSQL databases, and caching solutions. Direct new data requirements to the appropriate database/domain.
- Promote data literacy across the organization by implementing and managing a data catalog solution. Define and continuously improve data architecture best practices to maximize the value of data created by online solutions.
- Collaborate with Data Management and InfoSec teams to ensure the integrity, quality and security of all data.
We’re looking for someone who has:
- Bachelor’s degree of Science in Computer Sciences, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
- Minimum 5 years software architecture and design experience.
- Minimum 10 years relational database design and data normalization experience.
- Excellent collaboration and verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience working in an agile/scrum environment with several teams concurrently.
- Experience with modern data modeling tools like DbSchema, Vertabello or ERBuilder.
- Experience with modern relational databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL or extensive experience with established relational databases like Oracle or SQL Server.
- An understanding of Data Governance concerns including data privacy, security and retention.
Highly preferred candidates also have:
- Master’s degree of Science in Computer Sciences, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
- Experience with designing for NoSQL databases like Cassandra or MongoDB.
- Experience with MS SQL Server or PostgreSQL.
- Experience with a microservices architecture.
- Experience with, or an understanding of, Object-Relational Mapping, Java and/or Go.
- Experience using cloud platforms, especially AWS.
- Experience with data catalog tools like Alation or Collibra.
- Experience in Insurtech or Fintech environments.
About SageSure:
As a Best Places to Work in Insurance Recipient for four years in a row (2020-2023), SageSure, one of the largest residential property insurance managing general underwriter (MGU) in the United States, is pioneering ways people protect their American Dream.
A leader in catastrophe-exposed property insurance, SageSure was founded in 2009 to deliver reliable products, exceptional customer experiences, and strong underwriting results in challenging insurance markets. SageSure currently operates in 14 states and provides home, flood, and commercial coverage on behalf of its highly rated carrier partners.
We have more than 600 employees working remotely or hybrid in one of our eight offices—Jersey City, NJ; Mountain View, CA; Chicago, IL; Tallahassee, FL; Cincinnati, OH; Houston, TX; Mt. Laurel, NJ; and Cheshire, CT—who are tackling the industry’s toughest challenges.
We provide generous health benefits and perks, including tuition reimbursement, wellness allowance, paid volunteer time off, a matching 401K plan, and more.
SageSure is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a workforce that reflects the spectrum of perspectives, experiences, and abilities of the world we live in. We recognize that our differences make us strong, and we actively seek out diverse candidates through partnerships with organizations, institutions and communities that represent various backgrounds. We champion belonging and inclusion for all identities, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, ability status, gender, and country of origin, striving to create a culture where all individuals feel valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.
Our nimble, highly responsive culture nurtures critical thinkers who run toward problems and engineer solutions. We relentlessly pursue better outcomes by investing in the technology, talent, and tools that position us to succeed in demanding markets. Come join our team! Visit sagesure.com/careers to find a position for you.