Senior Data Platform Engineer
Senior Data Engineer - Data Platform (Healthcare)
Overview
We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and build scalable, secure data platform solutions in a healthcare-focused environment. This role will drive data architecture, ensure compliance with data privacy standards, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality data products.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement Databricks-based data warehouses and lakehouse architectures
- Build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines (Delta Live Tables, batch & streaming)
- Develop enterprise data models aligned to standards (e.g., FHIR, OMOP)
- Implement data governance, lineage, and quality frameworks
- Ensure data security best practices, including PHI/PII handling
- Develop client-facing data products with high performance and reliability
- Manage large-scale structured and unstructured datasets
- Optimize pipelines for performance, cost, and scalability
- Build infrastructure using Terraform (IaC) and cloud-native tools (AWS)
- Collaborate with engineering, analytics, and business teams to deliver solutions
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering / data platforms
- Strong experience with Databricks and AWS
- Proficiency in SQL, Python (and/or Scala) and modern data tooling
- Experience with relational & NoSQL databases
- Knowledge of healthcare standards: FHIR, HL7, C-CDA
- Familiarity with clinical vocabularies: ICD-10, SNOMED, LOINC, RxNorm
- Experience building data lakes, warehouses, and pipelines at scale
- Strong understanding of performance tuning, monitoring, and security
- Experience with Terraform, Git, and data integration tools
Preferred
- Degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field
- Experience in health insurance or life sciences
- Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure)
What You Bring
- Strong problem-solving and ownership mindset
- Ability to work across technical and business teams
- Experience mentoring and guiding others
- Comfortable in fast-paced, evolving environments
Location
- Fully remote with occasional travel for team collaboration and events
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