[Remote] Senior Azure Data Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Apton, Inc. is seeking a Senior Azure Data Engineer to support the design, development, and optimization of scalable data solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. The role focuses on cloud-based data engineering, ETL/ELT pipelines, Azure data services, healthcare data integration, and data governance, security, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines and data solutions using Azure
• Build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF)
• Develop data processing and transformation solutions using Azure Databricks, PySpark, and Python
• Work with Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure SQL Database, and Data Lake Storage Gen2
• Integrate data from multiple sources, including healthcare systems and EHR platforms
• Implement data quality, validation, governance, security, and monitoring processes
• Optimize data pipelines and queries for performance, scalability, and reliability
• Collaborate with data architects, analysts, application teams, and business stakeholders
• Develop solutions following Azure cloud architecture and best practices

Skills

• · Strong experience with Azure Data Engineering
• · Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF)
• · Strong knowledge of Azure Databricks, PySpark, and Python
• · Experience with Azure Synapse Analytics
• · Strong SQL skills and experience with Azure SQL
• · Experience with Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS Gen2)
• · Knowledge of ETL/ELT, data warehousing, and data modeling
• · Experience working with large and complex datasets
• · Understanding of healthcare data, EHR, HL7/FHIR, or related healthcare systems is preferred
• · Experience with Git, CI/CD, Azure DevOps, and cloud deployment practices
• · Strong understanding of data security, governance, and compliance
• · 8+ years of overall data engineering experience
• · 5+ years of experience working with Microsoft Azure data services
• · Experience developing enterprise-scale data platforms
• · Experience with HIPAA-compliant data environments is a plus
• · Healthcare/health insurance domain experience is highly preferred

Benefits

• Remote work

Company Overview

Apton helps organizations hire exceptional technology talent and experienced IT professionals secure new career opportunities. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://aptoninc.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Apton, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2024, 7 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.