Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Providence Health & Services is a comprehensive health care organization serving communities across the United States. The Data Engineer I IS designs, develops, and operates reliable, secure, and cost-efficient enterprise data platforms, including scalable pipelines, transformation processes, and cloud-based data solutions. The role automates and monitors production workflows, resolves incidents, optimizes Snowflake environments, and partners with product, platform, architecture, 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
- We are accepting applications from candidates who reside within 65 miles of: * Renton, Redmond, or Seattle, WA * Portland, OR * Napa or Irvine, CA * Lubbock, TX
- 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 (medical, dental, vision)
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Vacations
- Holidays
- Health issue time off benefits
- Voluntary benefits
- Well-being resources
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