Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vaco is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to help bring data engineering and analytics capabilities in-house through a modern Databricks and dbt environment. The role focuses on building scalable data pipelines, transforming healthcare datasets, developing reliable data assets, and supporting analytics, reporting, and operational decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Databricks
- Develop and maintain dbt models to transform raw data into analytics-ready datasets
- Build and support ETL/ELT processes and automated workflows
- Integrate data from multiple healthcare and operational systems
- Create reusable data models and curated datasets for reporting and analytics
- Develop efficient SQL and Python/PySpark solutions for large-scale datasets
- Implement data quality testing, monitoring, and validation processes
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex data issues across source systems and downstream reporting
- Optimize data pipelines and platform performance for scalability and reliability
- Collaborate with business, analytics, and technical teams to deliver data solutions
- Maintain documentation for data models, transformations, and business rules
Skills
- • 5+ years of Data Engineering experience
- • Hands-on experience with Databricks
- • Strong experience with dbt
- • Advanced SQL skills
- • Experience building production ETL/ELT pipelines
- • Experience with Python and/or PySpark
- • Strong understanding of data modeling and modern data warehouse/lakehouse architecture
- • Experience with Git and software development best practices
- • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- • Experience working with healthcare data, including: + Claims + EHR/EMR + Eligibility + Pharmacy + Provider and clinical data
- • Experience with healthcare data models and transformation frameworks
- • Knowledge of ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS, NDC, LOINC, SNOMED, and NPI
- • Experience with FHIR and/or HL7
- • Experience with Databricks Delta Lake/Lakehouse architecture
- • Experience supporting Power BI or Tableau
- • Databricks and/or dbt certifications
Benefits
- Remote work in Nashville
- Discretionary bonuses
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