Associate Data Engineer, AI Data Products

Associate Data Engineer, AI Data Products

Lincoln Financial's AI, Data and Analytics (AIDA) organization is building the capabilities required for an AI-enabled business. Within AIDA, Data Strategy & Governance turns priority insurance and retirement use cases into governed, reusable data products and services. We work backward from the decisions and actions AI agents and applications must support, then build the common meaning, quality, metadata, lineage, and secure access needed to trust the result. We deliver with AIDA's infrastructure, platform, engineering, MLOps, and AI-native platform teams, with governance built into the product.

This role will build and operate the data and service components behind Lincoln's priority AI-ready data products. You will use Python and SQL to connect legacy sources, implement transformations and agent-facing interfaces, encode defined business rules, and make testing, lineage, and provenance part of the build. You will learn from senior engineers and business experts while taking increasing ownership of production work.

What you'll be doing

• Build ingestion, transformation, and curated data models using SQL, Python, and approved AWS services.
• Build and maintain FastAPI and Pydantic services and Model Context Protocol tools with clear schemas, validation, error handling, and documentation.
• Turn source mappings and defined business rules into tested logic; work with business experts to clarify definitions and exceptions.
• Write unit, integration, contract, reconciliation, and data-quality tests using pytest, mocks, and reusable fixtures.
• Deploy through GitLab CI/CD or comparable pipelines; use logs, metrics, traces, and runbooks to support production workloads.
• Capture metadata, lineage, provenance, and access requirements as part of the definition of done.

What we’re looking for

Must Haves

• A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience, plus typically 1 to 3 years of relevant experience or equivalent demonstrated capability.
• Hands-on Python and SQL, with a solid grasp of joins, keys, data types, and foundational data modeling.
• Working experience with FastAPI, Pydantic, pytest, and testable Python design.
• Experience building or extending a Model Context Protocol server or a comparable agent-facing tool interface, plus working knowledge of Git, CI/CD, and a cloud data environment.
• Ability to learn an unfamiliar business domain quickly, explain implementation choices clearly, and handle sensitive data with care.

Nice to Haves

• AWS Glue, Athena, Lake Formation, IAM, Lambda, ECS, or comparable services.
• Dbt, Apache Airflow or Amazon MWAA, Spark, or comparable data-engineering technologies.
• Document ingestion, classification, retrieval or RAG data preparation, or experience in insurance, financial services, healthcare, or another regulated industry.

What’s it like to work here?

At Lincoln Financial, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invests in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future.

What’s in it for you:

• Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes
• Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
• PTO/parental leave
• Competitive 401K and employee benefits
• Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
• Tuition assistance program
• Work arrangements that work for you
• Effective productivity/technology tools and training

The pay range for this position is with anticipated pay for new hires between the minimum and midpoint of the range and could vary above and below the listed range as permitted by applicable law. Pay is based on non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, education, location, licensure requirements, proficiency and qualifications required for the role. The base pay is just one component of Lincoln’s total rewards package for employees. In addition, the role may be eligible for the Annual Incentive Program, which is discretionary and based on the performance of the company, business unit and individual. Other rewards may include long-term incentives, sales incentives and Lincoln’s standard benefits package.

About The Company

Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) helps people to confidently plan for their version of a successful future. We focus on identifying a clear path to financial security, with products including annuities, life insurance, group protection, and retirement plan services.

With our 120-year track record of expertise and integrity, millions of customers trust our solutions and service to help put their goals in reach.

Lincoln Financial Distributors, a broker-dealer, is the wholesale distribution organization of Lincoln Financial. Lincoln Financial is the marketing name for Lincoln Financial Corporation and its affiliates including The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, IN, and Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, Syracuse, NY. Lincoln Financial affiliates, their distributors, and their respective employees, representatives and/or insurance agents do not provide tax, accounting or legal advice.

Lincoln is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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