Principal Data Engineer

CNA Financial

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $97,000–$189,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 63 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role pays less than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $156,275–$228,062 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $143k versus about $192k for comparable roles.

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About CNA Financial

CNA Financial is a Chicago-based commercial property and casualty insurance company, offering business insurance and risk-management services to companies across the United States and internationally.

CNA Financial currently has 13 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $93,000–$141,000 across 9 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Data Engineer

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The Principal Data Engineer serves as a senior technical authority and individual contributor within a modernization-focused product team. This role is responsible for the strategic direction, modernization, and operational excellence of reinsurance, accounting, regulatory reporting, and financial data systems. The engineer will perform hands-on coding, architecture design, troubleshooting, and automation to simplify legacy ecosystems and improve data quality. Key responsibilities include defining engineering standards, managing technical debt, and ensuring production stability across the full solution stack. Required expertise includes deep knowledge of data modeling, APIs, ETL/ELT, and insurance business processes like premium and loss transaction data. Technical proficiency is required in Google Cloud Platform services, including BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Composer, alongside experience with Agile delivery methods.

What does a Data Engineer earn?

Median $159000 from 203 postings across 58 companies.

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Skills

Google Cloud Platform BigQuery Cloud Storage Dataflow Dataproc Pub/Sub Cloud Composer Enterprise Architecture ETL ELT APIs Data Modeling Agile Unit Testing Systems Integration

What you'll do

Own the technical direction and engineering decisions for reinsurance, accounting, and regulatory reporting platforms.
Perform hands-on coding, design, automation, testing, and troubleshooting for scalable and secure solutions.
Define and execute modernization roadmaps to simplify legacy ecosystems and improve data quality.
Translate business goals and compliance needs into practical technical solutions and delivery plans.
Provide architecture guidance and technical influence for internal, external, and offshore engineering resources.
Maintain accountability for engineering quality, secure delivery practices, and production stability.
Align technology platforms with enterprise architecture, cloud, data, and security standards.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline or equivalent work experience.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline (preferred).
Typically 10+ years of experience in application engineering.
7+ years of coding proficiency in multiple programming languages (preferred).
Previous technical or project leadership experience.
Expertise in engineering, enterprise architecture, solution design, and technical leadership for modernization-focused product teams.
Deep knowledge of the full solution stack including application architecture, systems integration, data modeling, cloud platforms, and APIs.
Applicable certifications in cloud, application development, architecture, data engineering, or related enterprise technology (preferred).

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