Role description

ML Data Engineer

Lead II - Data Engineering

UST is searching for an ML Data Engineer with SQL (Databricks SQL + Snowflake), Git + GitHub skills.

The opportunity:
• YAML rules schema design (medical_necessity, frequency_limits, coding_intensity)
• Feature engineering pipelines in Databricks (provider profiles, peer benchmarks, temporal velocity)
• Rules validation framework (RuleValidator, schema checks)
• Databricks feature store management (provider_features, peer_benchmarks tables with Z-ordering)
• Rule performance monitoring (precision, recall, F1 per rule)
• Snowflake rules deployment (UDFs, stored procedures).
• Model monitoring (drift detection via Databricks or custom dashboards)
• CI/CD for Data pipeline and model deployment (automated testing + promotion from staging to production).
• Feature store integration with models (Databricks Feature Store model serving), Snowflake external function integration with AWS Lambda or Bedrock

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What you need:
• Databricks Certified Associate Data and ML Engineer (preferred)
• Python 3+ years, Databricks 1+ years (PySpark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog)
• Snowflake 3+ years (SQL expert, UDFs, stored procedures)
• Feature Store (Databricks Feature Store with Z-ordering for fast lookups)
• Healthcare claims data (CPT, ICD-10, modifiers) expert
• YAML rules authoring or validation experience
• MLflow experiment tracking (model versioning, A/B testing)
• Must have 3-5 years Databricks + Snowflake production experience
• Must have built rule engines or feature pipelines

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location: Illinois

Compensation Range: $74,000-$111,000

Benefits

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits. Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

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