Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer

Full-Time | Remote | Healthcare

Reports To

Director, Business Intelligence

Collaborates With

Clinical & Operational Teams

Employment Type

Full-Time Employee

Location

Remote (US)

Compliance Scope

HIPAA, healthcare data governance

Salary Range

$130K - $160K

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to own the design, build, and maintenance of our Azure-native data platform. This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure reliability and analytics delivery, supporting clinical and operational reporting across a healthcare environment. You will work closely with the SVP of IT and BI Director to ensure pipelines are robust, data is trustworthy, and the platform scales with organizational growth.

This is a high-ownership role for an engineer who can operate independently, communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and hold a high bar on data quality and platform governance in a HIPAA-regulated environment.

Core Responsibilities

Data Pipeline & Integration

Design, build, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory
Manage end-to-end data flows from source systems (EHR, operational platforms, third-party feeds) into Azure SQL
Monitor pipeline health, implement alerting, and resolve failures with minimal downtime
Develop and maintain reusable templates and integration patterns across SFTP, API, HL7, and AWS pipelines

Azure SQL & Data Platform

Architect and administer Azure SQL databases including schema design, maintenance, query optimization, and capacity planning
Manage environments across dev/test/prod with appropriate access controls and change management
Implement and enforce data retention, backup, and recovery procedures aligned to HIPAA requirements
Evaluate and adopt relevant Azure data services (Microsoft Fabric, Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake) as appropriate

BI & Reporting Support

Partner with the BI Manager to ensure clean, well-modeled data layers that support Power BI report development
Build and maintain semantic/presentation layers in Azure SQL or Fabric to enable self-service analytics
Support dashboard performance and data freshness SLAs for clinical and operational consumers
Assist with Power BI / Tableau report development as needed

Governance & Compliance

Enforce data governance standards including lineage, cataloging, and access control
Ensure all data handling practices comply with HIPAA and organizational security policies
Document pipelines, data models, and platform architecture; maintain current runbooks

Required Qualifications

5+ years of data engineering experience in production environments
- pipeline authoring, parameterization, triggers, monitoring
Strong Azure SQL proficiency: schema design, performance tuning, security
Working knowledge of Power BI data model dependencies and BI-layer design
Experience managing data platforms across dev/test/prod in an Azure environment
Demonstrated experience in healthcare or other regulated industries managing sensitive data
Ability to work independently in a remote environment with high accountability

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Dataflows Gen2, Data Pipelines)
Familiarity with Azure Synapse Analytics or Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
Exposure to EHR systems (Epic, Cerner, or similar) and HL7/FHIR data formats
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-203) or equivalent
Experience with infrastructure-as-code or CI/CD for data pipelines (Azure DevOps, Git)

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