Argo Group is a leader in specialty insurance with a vibrant culture built on respect, equality, wellness and opportunity. We’re an innovative organization that’s small enough to be agile and big enough to make a difference in our industry.

Our hybrid workplace is continuously evolving to ensure all employees feel:

Comfortable bringing their whole selves to work.
Confident that they will be treated respectfully.
Recognized for their performance and provided with equal opportunities to succeed.

At Argo, skill meets opportunity. If you’re wired to raise your hand and ask, “Where can I help?”, you’ll thrive with us.

Within our Data Science & Analytics team, we are searching for a Data Science Visualization and Implementation Specialist to

join our growing team. As a Data Science Visualization and Implementation Specialist on the team, you will play a key role in

developing our next-generation data science infrastructure and underlying core technologies. The purpose of this role is to

build pre-production data and UI/UX architecture primarily for Data Science needs, as well as to support our Digital Technology

Solutions (DTS) team in productionalizing Data Science work.

Experience:

· Build pre-production UI/UX prototypes to test and validate Data Science projects

· Support our Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) team in productionalizing Data Science work

· Design and leverage distributed computing technologies, data schemas, and APIs to construct data science

pipelines

· Building and augmenting our infrastructure to seamlessly integrate new datasets through constant R&D of

the technologies and systems we use

· Develop processes to monitor and automate detection of quality regressions in raw data or in the output of

machine learning models

· Working with our data scientists to turn large-scale messy, diverse, and often unstructured data into a source

of meaningful insights for our customers

· Capable of running sophisticated user queries quickly and efficiently

· Building internal tools and backend services to enable our data scientists to improve efficiency

· Create data tools for analytics and data scientist team members that assist them in building and optimizing

our product into an innovative industry leader

Qualifications:

· 5+ years of UI/UX experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and preferably a modern framework like Angular

or React

· Experience in data engineering working with data pipelines built in the cloud, including knowledge of related

distributed data frameworks like Kafka, Spark, etc

· Experience with AWS solutions such as Lambda, S3, and Sagemaker

· Wide experience with relational and non-relational database technologies (PostgreSQL, Snowflake, etc.)

· Strong understanding of a coding language to extract and transform data such as Python/Java

· Experience working with complex data, systems, and have a solid understanding of technology

fundamentals.

· Advanced knowledge in entity and relationship extraction from unstructured data

· Understanding of database table indexing, with emphasis on clustered columnstore tables

· Data security: Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of data security at rest and in transit.

· 5+ years of experience with schema design and dimensional data modeling

· Understanding of AWS and how to create secure infrastructure and data pipelines

· Highly collaborative, team-oriented individual who is passionate about innovation and making an impact in

the technology and financial markets

PLEASE NOTE: At this time, Argo Group will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization for this position.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or a similar law and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Argo Group, please contact our Benefits Department at 210-321-8400.

To all recruitment agencies: Unless you have been requested to work on this position, or other positions with Argo Group, please do not forward any resumes to Argo Group employees. Argo Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

The range provided is for Colorado-based hires only and will be commensurate with candidate experience. Pay ranges for candidates in other locations other than CO may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. Pay range: $104,400 - $124,200 plus eligibility for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance.

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO) is a global multiline underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products in the property and casualty market. We help power the businesses that drive the world economy, offering a comprehensive line of high-quality products and services designed to meet the unique coverage and claims-handling needs of our clients. We foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity and design thinking, relies on innovation and agility, promotes collaborative service delivery, offers frequent, integrated communication and values authentic recognition of excellence. View our 2022 Environmental, Social & Governance Report to learn more about Argo.   

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin or citizenship (including language use restrictions), denial of family and medical care leave, disability (mental and physical) , including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), race, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, child birth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, child birth or breastfeeding), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Our Benefits

Developing our employees professionally and personally strengthens our organization.
Argo Group offers an attractive Total Rewards package that includes:

A culture that recognizes performance and empowers employees to excel, offering competitive compensation and merit driven profit sharing.
Flexible workplace policies that support employee well-being include compressed hours, flex-time, job-sharing, remote work, sabbatical leave, holiday and summer hours.
Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial planning options that employees can tailor to meet their personal and family needs. In addition to traditional health and wellness plans, benefits include retirement savings, matching 401K (US-based employees), generous paid time off (PTO), paid caregiver and parental leave, employee assistance program (EAP), an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) offering a 15% discount, and an array of voluntary benefits.
Argo Academy, a digital and instructor-led platform that offers continuous learning and professional development – Training magazine lists Argo among the Training "Top 125" Companies. Argo encourages career mobility and continuing education to pursue and maintain professional and industry designations, in addition to traditional university and higher education programs.
An inclusive culture that develops and sponsors diverse teams, encourages cross-functional engagement and collaboration, builds community through employee resource groups (ERGs), and provides an environment that welcomes ongoing dialogue, creative innovation, professional and personal development.
Active community outreach and volunteer programs in addition to matching charitable gifts by 100%.
A generous Employee Referral program that has resulted in 25% of all new hires this year.

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