Senior Data Engineer (Healthcare)

TL;DR

Senior Data Engineer (Healthcare): Design and optimize complex data pipelines for a large-scale federal healthcare benefits system with an accent on ETL processes, cloud migration, and data integrity. Focus on building scalable platforms using Databricks and Azure, automating workflows, and ensuring compliance with security standards like HIPAA.

Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Must reside in one of 16 licensed states: Alabama, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia. Occasional travel to client sites required. Ability to obtain public trust clearance.

Salary: $120,588 - $155,000

Company

Digital integration consultancy combining technology, people, and organizational development to solve meaningful problems for federal clients.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines and transformations for a secure, scalable data platform.
• Build and optimize ETL processes using Databricks and Azure cloud services.
• Automate database maintenance across on-premise and cloud environments.
• Integrate relational and cloud databases, migrate legacy systems to cloud with minimal disruption.
• Develop code in Python and SQL/PLSQL, support performance tuning and debugging.
• Collaborate in agile teams, contribute to documentation, tests, and code reviews.

Requirements

• 5+ years IT experience, minimum 3 years ETL
• Proficiency in Python for data processing and automation.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and Azure for data engineering.
• Strong SQL skills, including packages, procedures, and migration scripts.
• Understanding of relational databases, query optimization, data integration.
• Experience with Git advanced operations and agile collaboration.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI/Machine Learning workflows.
• Knowledge of healthcare data systems and HIPAA regulations.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible schedules, 100% medical HSA coverage + contributions, dental/vision for dependents.
• 401(k) with 4% match, paid parental leave, generous PTO, federal holidays, birthday holiday, sick leave.
• Education, wellness, tech allowances, referral bonuses up to $12K, pet insurance, EAP.
• Purple Culture emphasizing autonomy, coaching, equity, curiosity, innovation.
• Performance-based bonuses, life insurance, disability coverage.

Hiring process

• Introductory interview with recruiter to review experience and expectations.
• Technical assessment to evaluate skills.
• Skills + business fit interview, possibly customer interviews, background check, security clearance.