187. Senior Data Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 24, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2026.
We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join Source Meridian.
About Source Meridian
Source Meridian is a development software company that works to solve the industry’s most challenging problems in healthcare practices. We are laser focused on specific technologies in the healthcare and life science industries: Healthcare technology, artificial intelligence, and healthcare interoperability.
About the Role
Our client runs a data platform for the specialty pharmacy market and is standing up a new data engineering team to onboard customers. You'll be the first engineer on that team: the senior anchor who sets the technical standards and guides the intermediate and junior engineers who join after you.
You'll build and enhance ETL code on AWS that ingests partner data, transforms it reliably, and delivers it to customers, including through Snowflake data sharing
What You’ll Do
Act as the technical anchor for a new team: set the coding, testing and pipeline standards later hires will follow
Mentor and onboard the intermediate and junior engineers who join after you
Build, enhance and maintain ETL pipelines on AWS, primarily with AWS Glue, Python and SQL
Customize existing pipelines for each new customer implementation
Ingest and normalize data files from pharmacy and healthcare data partners
Deliver curated data to customers through Snowflake and Snowflake data sharing
Design pipelines that handle protected health information safely: access controls, encryption, de-identification and audit trails
Work with Business Analysts and client stakeholders to turn data specs into working pipelines, and explain technical trade-offs clearly
Required Qualifications
5+ years of data engineering experience building and owning production ETL/ELT pipelines
Strong SQL and Python
Hands-on AWS Glue experience, plus the surrounding AWS data stack (S3, IAM, Step Functions or similar orchestration)
Working experience with Snowflake
Experience working with healthcare data in production
Understanding of healthcare data regulation (HIPAA in the US) and how it shapes engineering: PHI handling, minimum-necessary access, de-identification, encryption and audit logging
Strong communication skills in English: explains technical decisions to US client stakeholders and documents work clearly
Track record of mentoring engineers or setting technical direction on a team
Nice to Have
Snowflake data sharing (Secure Data Sharing, Snowflake Marketplace) or Delta Sharing
Specialty pharmacy data experience (dispense, patient status, hub and claims data)
Experience with partner file feeds (SFTP, flat files, schema validation)
Experience as the first or founding engineer on a new team
Soft Skills
Strong and empathetic leadership.
Proven client-facing experience.
Excellent communication skills.
Strong expectation management abilities.
Strategic mindset with a solution-oriented approach and strong decision-making skills.
What We Offer
Permanent contract
Learning and continuous growth environment
Benefits package focused on health and well-being
Competitive salary based on experience
Apply only if you reside in Ecuador or Colombia
At Source Meridian, you’ll be part of a high-impact tech-health company, building products that truly make a difference.
If you meet the profile - or know someone who might be interested - apply now!
We’d love to meet you