Data Engineer-Integrated Care Solutions

Children's Mercy KC • Kansas City, MO

25d

About The Position

The Data Engineer is responsible for building and maintaining reliable data pipelines that support Children's Mercy Integrated Care Solutions analytics and operational needs. This role contributes to the development of the data platform, ensuring quality, accuracy, and scalability, while growing technical skills and collaborating effectively with peers. Develop, configure, maintain, test and monitor processes in support of a reliable, scalable, and evolving data & analytics platform in support of Children's Mercy Integrated Care Solutions goals of being a data driven organization. At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity. Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or similar and 1-2 years experience with cloud-native platforms, distributed systems, and modern data practices including ETL/ETL methodologies or related experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or similar and 3-5 years experience with cloud-native platforms, distributed systems, and modern data practices including ETL/ETL methodologies or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop data platform pipelines processes by collaborating with product owners, analysts, and architects to understand the business need, optimize dataflows, and support the implementation of new technologies.
• Design and implement data pipelines, support approved data models, and continuously optimize workflows for performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Develop curated, reusable, and well-modeled data assets/products (datasets, reports, dashboards) within CMICS.
• Perform thorough testing of processes to ensure continuous accuracy and reliability.
• Validate data accuracy, resolve issues with support from senior team members, and implement automated testing and monitoring to maintain pipeline health.
• Maintain technical competency by exploring emerging technologies, participating in team discussions, and engaging in continuous learning.
• Contribute to proof-of-concept initiatives, and actively participate in team discussions.
• Continuous learning is supported through professional development, documentation, and knowledge sharing, with flexibility to take on additional responsibilities as needed.

Benefits

• The benefits plans at Children’s Mercy are one of many reasons we are recognized as one of the best places to work in Kansas City. Our plans are designed to meet the changing needs of our employees and their families.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level