Job Description

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.

Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for over 161 years. Through a distinctive, whole-picture planning approach including both insurance and investments, we empower people to be financially confident. We combine the expertise of our financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and leading-edge technology to best serve our clients.

Data is a critical driver of this approach, and a cornerstone for how NM engages with its customers.

Are you a self-motivated and active learner Software Engineer who is eager to dive into new technologies? If so, come join us! You can help with our continued growth and enterprise data transformation.

**** Remote Work from Home***

Responsibilities:

* Works within an Agile development team to craft and implement enterprise data capabilities and services utilizing cloud compute technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS).
* Enables modern data pipelines using workflow management applications and distributed computing frameworks such as Apache Spark.
* Builds and tests CI/CD deployment pipelines for data platform components.
* Develops and supports build solutions for cloud-based data ecosystem.

We are looking for:

* B.S. degree in Computer Science or related field.
* 2+ years of experience in data engineering with Java programming skills, Scala experience is a plus.
* Good at writing clean, modular, readable, and testable code. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS cloud services.
* Advocate of Test Driven Development, with experience using unit testing frameworks.
* Familiar with enterprise software architectural patterns: microservice, integration, and messaging patterns.
* Proficient with GIT and CI/CD practices and agile development methodologies.

This job is not covered by the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Required Certifications:

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We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.