Data Engineer I IS - Remote

Providence Health & Services is a comprehensive healthcare organization, and they are seeking a Data Engineer I to design and develop data-centric applications supporting clinical and operational workflows. The role involves building scalable data pipelines, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring the reliability and security of the enterprise data platform.

Responsibilities:

• Automation and monitoring batch/streaming ELT/ETL pipelines across cloud services and Snowflake; keep data fresh and accurate
• Triaging failures, performing root-cause analyses and post-mortems, and continuously reducing MTTR
• Orchestrating schedules and dependencies (e.g., Ctrl-M) and managing connectors (in Fivetran/HVR)
• Building operational automation with SQL, Python, and shell (Bash/PowerShell) on Linux
• Implementing observability: logging, alerting, data-quality checks, audits, and runbooks
• Optimizing Snowflake performance and spend (warehouses, caching)
• Enforcing access controls and secrets management, supporting compliance and audit needs
• Partnering with product/analytics teams; documenting procedures and providing reliable on-call support (rotational)

Requirements:

• Bachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience; senior-level hands-on ownership of production data operations
• 1 or more year of related experience in Snowflake, CTRL-M, and ADF
• Strong SQL, plus hands-on Python and shell scripting (Bash/PowerShell) on Linux
• Experience with cloud computing and data warehousing on relational platforms
• Solid understanding of OLAP/dimensional modeling and RDBMS fundamentals
• Knowledge of semi/unstructured data (JSON/Parquet) and API integrations
• Familiarity with open-source ELT/ETL tooling
• Git-based workflows and CI/CD basics for data deployments
• Experience building and managing data ingestion pipelines from multiple sources into cloud data platforms
• Working knowledge of Snowflake, including database objects, warehouses, and basic query optimization
• Master's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience