Senior Data Platform Engineer
About The Position
Join us in shaping a healthier future for kids. At Children’s Hospital Association, we unite more than 200 member hospitals to put children first—advancing care, informing policy, and driving progress together. This position is based in our Lenexa, KS office. We leverage a hybrid working model working three days in the office, two days optional remote work. The Senior Data Platform Engineer will design, develop, and support cloud-based data solutions within CHA’s Microsoft Azure environment. This hands-on engineering role will focus on building and maintaining scalable data pipelines, data integrations, and data platform capabilities using Microsoft Azure technologies, SQL, and Python. The role will collaborate with business and technical teams to deliver reliable, high-quality data solutions while following modern development best practices.
Requirements
- Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge is qualifying.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or STEM related field preferred.
- 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise data platforms, cloud data solutions, and large-scale data integration environments.
- 4+ years of experience building and supporting data pipelines using Microsoft Azure technologies.
- Experience designing, developing, and optimizing ETL/ELT solutions for analytics, reporting, and operational data workloads.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python for data engineering, automation, and performance optimization.
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, source control, automated deployments, and DevOps/DataOps practices.
- Experience working with real-time and event-driven data processing technologies such as Event Hubs, Kafka, Spark Streaming, or related platforms.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with healthcare data, FHIR standards, interoperability platforms, or healthcare analytics environments preferred.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scalable data pipelines and cloud-based data solutions using Microsoft Azure technologies.
- Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into efficient, reliable, and maintainable data solutions.
- Build and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, transform, and deliver data from a variety of internal and external source systems.
- Develop reusable frameworks, automation solutions, and data engineering best practices to improve platform efficiency and reliability.
- Support CI/CD processes and promote DevOps and DataOps practices across the data platform.
- Drive improvements in platform reliability, scalability, observability, and operational efficiency.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex data pipeline failures, performance bottlenecks, and data quality issues.
- Provide technical guidance, support, and recommendations related to Azure data platform, data reliability, consistency, performance, and platform optimization.
- Create, maintain, and enhance operational documentation, support runbooks, standards, and knowledge-sharing resources.
- Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, testing, deployment, and performance tuning activities while mentoring team members and driving continuous improvement of engineering standards, processes, and technical capabilities.
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Retirement Savings program with generous company contribution
- Hybrid working model
- Health Savings Account with company contribution
- Wellness program
- Paid time off and personal days
- 9 paid holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- And more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
