Job Description Summary
The Data Engineer will design, build, and optimize scalable, secure data pipelines that power analytics and product platforms. For this role specifically, the focus will be on Machine Learning (ML) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) workloads, while contributing to innovation and ensuring compliance with healthcare industry standards. This role is expected to provide strong hands-on technical expertise, collaborate across teams, and contribute to architecture decisions that align engineering practices with organizational goals.
Design, build, andmaintainreliable, high-performance data pipelines for large-scalestructured and unstructured healthcare data.
UsePySparkand modern cloud-based tools (Databricks, AWS Glue, EMR, Snowflake) to transform and process data efficiently.
Support ingestion, transformation, and validation processes that ensure data consistency, integrity, and availability.
Partner with Data Architects, Data Scientists, and Analysts to translate business needs into scalable engineering solutions.
Collaborate with platform and DevOps teams to deploy, scale, and monitor data pipelines using Airflow and Kubernetes.
Participate in code reviews, documentation, and continuous improvement efforts across the engineering team.
Implement andmaintaindata validation frameworks to ensure pipeline accuracy and completeness.
Contribute to best practices in version control, metadata management, and reproducibility.
Stay current with emerging technologies in data engineering and cloud computing, recommending improvements to existing infrastructure.
Participate in performance tuning, cost optimization, and scaling strategies for cloud-based data systems.
Identifyautomation opportunities to streamline ETL/ELT processes and reduce operational overhead.
Share knowledge and mentor junior team members on tools, techniques, and best practices.
Promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning within the engineering organization.
Support compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR by adhering toestablisheddata privacy and security practices.
The posting range for this position is:
100,800.00 - 138,600.00
Required Education, Certifications and Experience:
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Knowledge Skills and Abilities
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The posted salary range is the lowest to highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this postingWe may ultimately pay more or less than the hiring range andthis hiringrange may also be modified in the future. A candidate’s position within the hiring range may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, relevant experience, skills, seniority, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for annual bonusincentivepay.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, 11 holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, generous 401(k) matching, lifestyle spending account and many other benefits to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is a national federation of independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies that collectively provide health care coverage for one in three Americans. BCBSA provides health care insights through The Health of America Report series and the national BCBS Health Index.
