Sr Data Engineer

Children's Mercy KC • Kansas City, MO

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About The Position

This position is focused on grant-funded diabetes work for the Rising T1DE Alliance (RTA), a collective of like-minded organizations committed to revolutionizing type 1 diabetes care through data-driven, patient-centered care. Children’s Mercy was the founder of RTA and is still the home for technical and data efforts. This role will help lead the continued technical development of the Diabetes Data Dock, a diabetes-tailored data intelligence platform. The Diabetes Data Dock is built in Microsoft Azure and Databricks and serves as the technical foundation of RTA work which includes prediction of clinical outcomes and ingestion and monitoring of patient generated health data.
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 Healthcare Data Science or similar and 3-5 years experience in data engineering, including cloud-native development, distributed systems, and data architecture or related experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Data Science, or similar and 5-7 years experience in data engineering, including cloud-native development, distributed systems, and data architecture or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop data platform pipelines and processes through leading design, implementation, and integration by partnering with stakeholders and architects to integrate emerging technologies. Senior Data Engineers lead the design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native data pipelines that align with business and analytics goals. They collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions, own end-to-end workflow implementation, and partner with architects to evolve platform capabilities. Work includes integrating emerging technologies and optimizing pipelines for performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Perform thorough testing of processes to ensure continuous accuracy and reliability. Senior Data Engineers ensure data accuracy and reliability by establishing automated testing frameworks and implementing monitoring tools. They lead debugging efforts, conduct code reviews, and collaborate with analysts and architects to meet business and compliance standards, continuously improving pipeline performance and maintainability.
• Proactively maintain technical competency through professional development and cross-functional collaboration. Senior Data Engineers maintain technical expertise by researching modern practices, leading proof-of-concept initiatives, and mentoring team members. They actively engage in professional development, contribute to knowledge sharing, and influence platform strategy through cross-functional collaboration and thought leadership.

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: Senior