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Data Engineer

Arbeidsgiver: Gard
Stillingstittel: Data Engineer
Frist: 03.01.2023
Ansettelsesform: Fast

Gard is looking for a Data Engineer to strengthen our Analytics department.

In Gard, we take pride in being a data driven company. We believe that continuously enhancing our analytics capabilities is a way to set us apart from our competitors.

The Analytics team creates actionable insight from data for various applications. Decision-making, assessing risk, and preventing losses to name a few. As a team continuously expanding the sources and types of data we work with, we are now looking for a Data Engineer that can help us increase our momentum.

We have recently acquired detailed navigation data for the World’s merchant fleet that we believe can significantly lift our analytics capabilities. We are currently refining this data for analytics purposes. This project, along with other initiatives, have created a need to strengthen our team.

The right candidate for this position will work together with team members with backgrounds from finance, business, computer science and actuarial science and cooperate with a large network of Gard domain experts in different fields like maritime law, naval engineering, environmental science, and many others.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop and extend feature engineering pipelines for historic and live data.
Solve big data problems using distributed computing
Help ensure that data validation checks and documentation is a continued priority.
Explore new data sources via third parties or new sources (sensor data, text mining, etc.).
Together with team members, build an effective analytics team and contribute towards strengthening the data culture in the wider organization.

SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS

A degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics or related fields or certifications in data engineering. Recent graduates or students about to graduate are strongly encouraged to apply.
Experience with a dynamic programming language such as R/Python.
Familiarity with SQL and version control systems such as Git are beneficial, but not required.
Ability to work effectively within a team.
Eagerness to develop by learning new skills and methods.

Your ability to manage daily tasks combined with a strategic mindset is crucial for your success in this position.

We offer competitive terms in a challenging environment.

The role will be based in Arendal or Oslo.

Om arbeidsgiveren

For more than 100 years Gard, one of the world’s leading marine insurers, has been helping the marine industries to protect their assets and safeguard their income. Having expanded from our origins in southern Norway to a network of 13 offices across the globe, we have witnessed the impact the sea can have and have learnt a thing or two.

Despite our breadth and depth of experience and expertise, we try to learn something new every day to prepare our Members and clients for their next journey, and to find and deliver the right solutions. So, whenever the unexpected arises it is good to know that someone is ready, willing and able to assist; someone with expertise that has been refined for over a century.

It is not just what we do, but how we do it that delivers the best value in the market – matching our expertise with an unrivalled commitment to what we do. We will turn every stone to find a solution and see it carried through.

Such ability and dedication is rare, so we take great care in choosing, training and supporting our employees. The way we see it, our people are the difference between good and great.

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Sektor: Privat
Sted: Oslo/Arendal, Norway, 0257 Oslo
Bransje: Bank, finans og forsikring
Stillingsfunksjon: Annet