Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Providence Health & Services is a comprehensive health care organization serving clinical and operational needs across its health system. The Data Engineer I designs, develops, automates, and monitors reliable enterprise data platforms and pipelines using cloud services, Snowflake, and modern data engineering tools. The role also resolves production incidents, supports security and compliance, and partners with product, platform, architecture, engineering, and analytics teams.
Responsibilities
- Automation and monitoring batch/streaming ELT/ETL pipelines across cloud services and Snowflake; keep data fresh and accurate
- Triaging failures, performing root-cause analyses and post-mortems, and continuously reducing MTTR
- Orchestrating schedules and dependencies (e.g., Ctrl-M) and managing connectors (in Fivetran/HVR)
- Building operational automation with SQL, Python, and shell (Bash/PowerShell) on Linux
- Implementing observability: logging, alerting, data-quality checks, audits, and runbooks
- Optimizing Snowflake performance and spend (warehouses, caching)
- Enforcing access controls and secrets management, supporting compliance and audit needs
- Partnering with product/analytics teams; documenting procedures and providing reliable on-call support (rotational)
Skills
- Strong SQL, plus hands-on Python and shell scripting (Bash/PowerShell) on Linux
- Experience with cloud computing and data warehousing on relational platforms
- Solid understanding of OLAP/dimensional modeling and RDBMS fundamentals
- Knowledge of semi/unstructured data (JSON/Parquet) and API integrations
- Familiarity with open-source ELT/ETL tooling
- Git-based workflows and CI/CD basics for data deployments
- Experience building and managing data ingestion pipelines from multiple sources into cloud data platforms
- Working knowledge of Snowflake, including database objects, warehouses, and basic query optimization
- Bachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience; senior-level hands-on ownership of production data operations
- 1 or more year of related experience in Snowflake, CTRL-M, and ADF
- Snowflake administration experience (account management, RBAC, resource monitors, storage/warehouse configuration, network policies)
- Fivetran and/or HVR (Fivetran HVR) experience or equivalent CDC/replication tools
- Snowflake operations expertise (performance tuning, Streams/Tasks, Snowpark), plus knowledge of Snowflake AI features
- Streamlit for lightweight internal apps and operational dashboards
- Experience with enterprise schedulers (e.g., Ctrl-M) and data-quality/observability platforms
- Background in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare/HIPAA) and service management (e.g., ServiceNow)
- Master's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
- Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
- A retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
- Health care benefits including medical, dental, and vision
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Time off benefits including paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, and health issues
- Voluntary benefits
- Well-being resources
- Professional career support and opportunities for professional growth
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