Data Engineer

Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Data Engineer
SQL
Relational Databases
Medicare
Medicaid
Cloud
Azure
python
pyspark
Databricks
Data engineering
healthcare
Health
RX Claims
Revenue
Medicare-specific files

Job Details

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Data Engineer to join our healthcare data engineering team. This role is focused on delivering high-quality, modern data solutions in a fast-paced, agile environment. You will work closely with engineering, analytics, data science, and product teams to build and maintain scalable data pipelines both on-prem and in the cloud.

This is a great opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects that directly impact how healthcare data is processed, interpreted, and delivered to improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency.

Must-Haves:

  • 6+ years of experience working with SQL and relational database management systems

  • 4+ years of experience with Cloud technologies

  • 3+ years specifically with Microsoft SQL Server

  • Strong familiarity with Azure

  • Proficiency in programming and modifying code in languages like SQL, Python, and PySpark

  • Experience supporting and implementing Cloud-based and on-prem data warehousing services

  • Hands-on experience with:

    • Dimensional data modeling, schema design, and data warehousing concepts

    • Troubleshooting data issues and ensuring data quality

    • Performance tuning and applying performance improvement techniques

  • Strong analytical mindset with willingness to identify and implement process improvements and best practices

  • Ability to take full ownership in a fast-paced, collaborative, team-based support environment

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

Nice to Haves / Plusses:

  • Experience with Databricks

  • Familiarity with healthcare data, especially healthcare insurance feeds such as Claims, Revenue, Rx, Medicare-specific files

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, analysts, and product teams to design and implement scalable data pipelines

  • Process and transform healthcare data (e.g., claims, Rx, revenue, Medicare files) from 30+ payors into the enterprise data warehouse

  • Support cloud migrations and modernization of existing on-premise data infrastructure

  • Use SQL, Python, and PySpark to build efficient, reusable data workflows

  • Ensure data quality, integrity, and performance

  • Participate in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and remediation of data-related issues

  • Continuously evaluate and adopt emerging technologies and tools to enhance data capabilities

  • Drive best practices in data architecture, coding standards, and development methodologies

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