Google Senior Data Engineer

Title: Senior Data Engineer
Duration: 1 Year
Position Type: Contract (40 hours per week)
Remote

Senior data engineer to design and operate production ETL/ELT pipelines on enterprise cloud platforms (GCP and Azure) for healthcare data. The role owns pipelines end-to-end from requirements through deployment and ongoing operations and is expected to set technical direction when requirements are unclear, not wait for it.

Core Responsibilities:

• Model data for analytical workloads -dimensional modeling, SCDs, and schema design.
• Orchestrate pipelines using Airflow, Cloud Composer, Azure Data Factory, or similar.
• Handle PHI in line with HIPAA requirements - secure movement, de-identification, access controls, and audit.
• Deploy via Git and CI/CD; monitor and maintain pipelines in production.
• Translate stakeholder needs into technical plans; communicate feasibility and tradeoffs early.

Technical Requirements:

• 7+ years in data engineering, with significant time at senior level delivering production systems.
• Strong SQL plus Java or Python for pipeline development.
• Hands-on across multiple cloud stacks (e.g., GCP, Azure, BigQuery, SQL Server).
• Deep experience designing and operating reliable, scalable ETL/ELT pipelines; performance-minded.
• Hands-on with at least one orchestration tool (Airflow, Cloud Composer, ADF, Dagster, or Prefect).
• Strong data modeling skills - dimensional modeling, normalization, slowly-changing dimensions.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA and PHI handling - secure movement, de-identification, access controls, audit.
• Track record delivering on enterprise cloud platforms within standards and controls.
• Proficient with Git and CI/CD.

Other Requirements:

• End-to-end ownership: Drives delivery from definition through production with minimal direction; prioritizes operational delivery, not just prototypes.
• Business translation: Converts stakeholder needs into clear technical plans; communicates feasibility and value early.
• Proactive exploration: Evaluates new tools, runs lightweight proofs of concept, and shares findings.
• Industry awareness: Tracks modern data trends (semantic layers, LLM-assisted dev, modern ELT) and brings relevant insights back.
• Continuous learning: Adapts quickly while maintaining consistent delivery.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field; OR equivalent 5+ years of experience. 5+ years of hands-on experience programming in SQL. 3+ years of experience building and maintaining automated data pipelines and data assets using batch and/or streaming processes