Data Engineer

About the role

This position is for a tech lead or principal engineer within a PBM Rebate Data Warehouse team. The role involves guiding strategy, developing solutions, and mentoring junior team members. The Data Engineer will be responsible for the ongoing development, maintenance, support, and architecture of existing systems and platforms, ensuring solutions meet resiliency, stability, and operational readiness standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows using GCP technologies, Apache Beam, Airflow, Python, and SQL.
• Lead technical decision-making, establish engineering best practices, and ensure data quality, performance, and reliability.
• Mentor and support junior and mid-level data engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Own technology solutions, including proactive monitoring, alerting, and communicating the technological roadmap.
• Partner with Architecture, Infrastructure, and Security teams to ensure excellence in solution design.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, data science, statistics, or a related area of study, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience is required. A High School Diploma or GED is also required.
• Experience: 8 years of extensive technical experience in a variety of application development or package software implementations. Experience in the PBM, healthcare, or financial industry is required.
• Technical Skills: Apache Beam and Apache Airflow, GCP Data Engineering (Google Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Looker Studio, Cloud Composer, Gsutil, Dataplex), Python programming, SQL, GitHub.
• Soft Skills: Ability to manage work direction and lead, influence, and mentor others; strong problem-solving and business analysis skills; flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing priorities; excellent written, technical, and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, data science, statistics, or a related area of study.
• Certifications in Cloud and data technologies.
• Experience with Kafka or other data stream processing platforms.
• Experience with SnapLogic.
• Understanding of or experience with Java.
• Previous experience working in an Agile/Product Delivery model.
• Experience working in an environment with regulatory compliance requirements such as HIPAA or PCI.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $150,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This is a 100% remote position. A daily stand-up meeting occurs from 10:30 to 10:45 AM EST.