Sr. Data Engineer

The Sr Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines, infrastructure, and data visualization to support our data-driven decision-making processes. The scope of this job includes collaborating with data scientists, analysts, solutions partners, and other stakeholders to increase data quality, accessibility, and security.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create, develop, maintain, and leverage data pipelines, data models, reporting, and dashboards on GCP and BigQuery to solve business problems or assigned tasks in coordination with multiple teams.
• Develop and maintain semantic models and reporting in Looker (LookML) so business users can answer questions without writing SQL.
• Support operational data pipelines by troubleshooting and resolving production issues, including file processing failures, data quality anomalies, and integration errors.
• Enhance and document workflows for complex data-related challenges by identifying patterns, trends, and anomalies in the data, and find ways to optimize data processing and storage to promote data quality through automation.
• Develop understanding of different WellSky solutions and become a subject matter expert in the healthcare domain.
• Identify opportunities in code reviews and contribute to the development of best practices and coding standards.
• Adhere to WellSky core values, ensure PHI data security, and adapt to changing BI technologies.
• Leverage AI tools and platforms as an integral part of daily responsibilities to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows, and drive data-informed outcomes.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience
• 4-6 years of relevant work experience
• Strong SQL skills with hands-on experience developing and supporting data pipelines and data warehouse solutions
• Experience with SQL Server data integration and ETL development (including SSIS or equivalent)
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and services, preferably within GCP environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct Looker and LookML development experience
• Experience with DBT for ELT/ETL processes, data modeling, testing, and documentation
• GCP expertise, especially with Cloud SQL, BigQuery, and Datastream
• Experience with data replication tools such as HVR, Datastream, or Fivetran (or similar CDC/replication technologies)
• Experience supporting BI/reporting environments such as Looker or Tableau through well-modeled, performant datasets, including migrating reporting from one BI platform to another
• Git-based development workflow, including pull requests, code review, and CI/CD
• Python for data engineering, tooling, and automation
• Healthcare industry experience

Job Expectations:

• Willing to work additional or irregular hours as needed to support scheduled data loads, releases, and time-sensitive production issues
• Must work in accordance with applicable security policies and procedures to safeguard company and client information
• Must be able to sit and view a computer screen for extended periods of time

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Here are some of the exciting benefits full-time teammates are eligible to receive at WellSky:

• Excellent medical with Rx, dental, and vision benefits
• Mental Health support through EAP
• Generous paid time off, plus 13 paid holidays
• 100% vested 401(K) retirement plans
• Educational assistance up to $2500 per year

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