Senior Data Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Hourly
Reviewed: Wed, Aug 26, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days
Job Summary
Supporting a Fortune 50 healthcare insurance organization, the contract-to-hire Senior Data Engineer will design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines remotely, focusing on advanced analytics, machine learning, and generative AI initiatives.
Key responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable batch and streaming data pipelines using modern distributed data technologies
- Develop production data solutions utilizing SQL, Python, and PySpark, while troubleshooting and optimizing existing pipelines
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable healthcare data solutions and ensure compliance with data governance practices
Required qualifications
- Senior-level experience in designing and supporting production data pipelines in a modern distributed data environment
- Strong production experience with Databricks Data Engineering, Spark, or the Hadoop framework
- Proficient in SQL and experienced with Python and/or PySpark for data engineering tasks
- Hands-on experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based source-control workflows
- Familiarity with ETL/ELT processes and data warehousing concepts
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