Senior Data Engineer

Datavant

Posted 2mo ago

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Lead the design and evolution of scalable data platform infrastructure, orchestration frameworks, and modeling patterns
Drive complex, cross-functional initiatives with broad scope
Mentor and guide engineers across the team
Facilitate technical discussions and architecture decisions
Partner closely with stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Operations
Design and maintain reliable, observable, and reusable data workflows
Establish and evolve standards for testing, monitoring, incident response, operational reliability, security, and cost optimization
Review and guide code, infrastructure, and architectural decisions

7+ years of progressive experience in software development or data engineering
Demonstrated leadership in complex technical initiatives and cross-functional collaboration
AI-first mindset with hands-on experience leveraging AI-assisted engineering tools
Deep expertise in modern data modeling and transformation practices
Strong experience designing reusable pipeline frameworks and orchestration strategies using dbt, Apache Airflow, Python, and cloud-native technologies
Strong experience designing and operating cloud-based data platforms in AWS, Azure, or GCP
Experience leading platform reliability initiatives
Strong familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, automated testing strategies, and modern software engineering best practices
Strong technical leadership and communication skills
Ability to lead through ambiguity, balance competing priorities, and drive high-impact initiatives

Prior experience in healthcare or another highly regulated industry
Experience administering and optimizing Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouse platforms
Hands-on experience with modern data stack technologies such as dbt, Fivetran Airflow, Kafka, Spark, Databricks, or streaming/event-driven architectures
Strong understanding of data governance, privacy, lineage, and compliance frameworks
Background as a Database Administrator, Data Analyst, Analytics Engineer, or similar data-focused role
Experience building self-service data platforms, reusable developer tooling, or internal platform capabilities
Experience supporting multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud infrastructure and networking patterns

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