Sr Data Engineer

$100,500 - $182,700/Yr

Blue Cross Nc

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote

1,001-5,000 employees

About the position

The Senior Data Engineer at Blue Cross NC plays a crucial role in designing and maintaining advanced data models and data pipeline processes that support data-driven decision-making in health care. This position involves collaborating with data scientists and stakeholders to develop complex reports and a robust data infrastructure that enhances the quality of health care services. The role emphasizes innovation, curiosity, and collaboration to create impactful solutions that improve health care outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define and extract data from multiple sources, integrating disparate data into a common data model.
• Document and test complex data systems that make data available to users.
• Write and refine code to ensure performance and reliability of data extraction and processing.
• Lead requirements gathering sessions with business and technical staff to distill technical requirements from business requests.
• Develop advanced SQL queries to extract data for analysis and model construction.
• Own delivery of large, complex data engineering projects.
• Design and develop scalable, efficient data pipeline processes for data ingestion, cleansing, transformation, integration, and validation.
• Ensure performance and reliability of data processes.
• Document and test data processes including performance through data validation and verification.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve data quality and operational issues.
• Develop and implement scripts for database and data process maintenance, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Analyze and evaluate databases to identify and recommend improvements and optimizations.
• Design advanced visualizations to convey information to users.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience with Oracle, Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, Big Data platforms, and programming in Python, R, or other related languages.
• In lieu of a degree, 7 years of relevant experience is acceptable.
• Experience with Snowflake.

Benefits

• Annual Incentive Bonus based on corporate goal achievement and individual performance.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Competitive health benefits and wellness programs.