Data Engineer - Healthcare

Compunnel

$110K — $130K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or related field.
  • 5-7 years of experience in Data Engineering and pipeline development.
  • Strong expertise in ETL/ELT design, cloud technologies (AWS or Azure).
  • Proficiency in data warehousing concepts and big data technologies (e.g., Apache Spark, Hadoop).
  • Experience with data quality practices and governance, especially in healthcare environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines for diverse data sets.
  • Build and optimize data ingestion frameworks from various source systems and APIs.
  • Develop and manage enterprise data models, data warehouses, and data lakes.
  • Ensure data quality, integrity, security, and governance on all platforms.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and gather data requirements.
  • Implement data transformation and monitoring processes effectively.
  • Troubleshoot data-related incidents and perform root cause analysis.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI/ML and data analytics projects.
  • Engagement in cross-location collaboration with distributed teams.
  • Ability to shape enterprise-scale data initiatives in the healthcare sector.
  • Involvement in architecture discussions and technical design sessions.
  • Exposure to regulatory compliance and data governance in healthcare.
Full Job Description
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JOB SUMMARY
We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer to design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines and data platforms that support enterprise analytics, reporting, AI/ML initiatives, and healthcare business operations. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in cloud-based data engineering, ETL/ELT development, big data technologies, and data quality practices, with experience working in healthcare environments.

Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured data.
Build and optimize data ingestion frameworks from multiple source systems, APIs, databases, and cloud platforms.
Develop and maintain enterprise data models, data warehouses, and data lakes.
Ensure high levels of data quality, integrity, security, and governance across data platforms.
Collaborate with business analysts, architects, data scientists, and application teams to understand data requirements.
Implement data transformation, validation, reconciliation, and monitoring processes.
Optimize performance of large-scale data pipelines and database workloads.
Support analytics, reporting, AI/ML, and advanced data science initiatives through reliable data delivery.
Implement metadata management, lineage tracking, and data cataloging solutions.
Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis for data-related incidents.
Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical design sessions.
Ensure adherence to healthcare regulatory and compliance requirements, including HIPAA and data privacy standards.
Work with distributed teams across multiple locations and support enterprise-scale data initiatives.

Required Qualifications
Data Engineering
Data Pipeline Development
ETL/ELT Design and Development
Data Warehousing Concepts
Data Modeling (Dimensional & Relational)
Data Lake Architecture
Data Quality and Data Governance
Cloud Technologies AWS (Glue, EMR, Lambda, S3, Redshift, Athena) or Azure (ADF, Data Lake, Synapse, Databricks)
Databases SQL Server Oracle PostgreSQL Snowflake
Programming Python SQL PySpark Shell Scripting
Big Data Technologies Apache Spark Hadoop Ecosystem
DevOps & CI/CD Git Jenkins/Azure DevOps CI/CD Pipeline Implementation

Preferred Qualifications
Experience in Healthcare, Health Insurance, or Life Sciences domain.
Exposure to AI/ML data pipelines and MLOps frameworks.
Knowledge of healthcare data standards such as HL7, FHIR, ICD, and CPT is preferred.
Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or modern cloud-native data platforms.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology.
Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or related field.

Certifications
None

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