Senior DataOps Engineer

TL;DR

Senior DataOps Engineer (Healthcare Data Platform): Owns data analytics infrastructure from build and deployment pipelines through large-scale data processing and analytics environments with an accent on Spark-based systems and multi-cloud operations. Focus on provisioning secure cloud infrastructure, automating CI/CD workflows, operating distributed Spark clusters, and resolving pipeline issues for high reliability.

Location: Remote US

Salary: $130,000 - $160,000 a year

Company

Leading FHIR-based data liberation platform enabling healthcare stakeholders to collect, exchange, and manage structured health data across over 20 countries.

What you will do

• Build, maintain, and run CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code for the platform and services.
• Provision, configure, and operate cloud-based Spark clusters and distributed data processing with tools like Airflow or Databricks.
• Write, test, and maintain data pipelines from setup to production monitoring.
• Design scalable, secure infrastructure templates and automate deployments across AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI.
• Investigate pipeline issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement fixes.
• Monitor systems, respond to incidents, tune performance, and manage cloud costs.

Requirements

• 6+ years in DevOps, DataOps, or data platform engineering
• Hands-on with Apache Spark and managed platforms (Databricks, AWS EMR, GCP Dataproc)
• Proficiency in Python; knowledge of Java or Scala
• Experience with orchestration tools (Apache Airflow, Prefect)
• Strong CI/CD with GitLab CI, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
• IaC with Terraform, Ansible (CloudFormation/ARM plus)
• Operating Linux and public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI)
• Familiarity with Kubernetes for data workloads
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and communicate effectively

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work environment
• Flexible time away policy including PTO, personal, and sick days
• Competitive salary and health/medical benefits
• RRSP/TFSA/401K contributions
• Life and disability insurance, employee assistance program
• FHIR study program, Skillsoft learning, Super HAPI Fun Club
• Core values of respect, inclusion, diversity, equity, and belonging