Staff Data Engineer
The Staff 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.
Location: This is a remote position. Candidates located within 50 miles of WellSky’s headquarters in Overland Park, KS will join our WHQ community and participate in our in-office collaboration experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, develop, and maintain the data architecture, data models, and standards for various data integration and data warehousing in enterprise data warehouse.
- Research, develop, and maintain data solutions to enable new or existing solutions and BI development for the enterprise driven data warehouse and data visualization solutions.
- Maintain current data infrastructure for performance, scalability, and reliability across all data workflows.
- Influence code reviews through WellSky solution subject matter expertise.
- Develop and train teammates for data security, architecture, and governance requirements while maintaining data quality standards through automation.
- Adhere to WellSky core values, ensure PHI data security, and adapt to changing BI technologies.
- Perform other job duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
- At least 8-12 years of relevant work experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience managing replication tools (HVR/Fivetran, DataStream, or similar CDC tools) to replicate data from source systems into BigQuery in real-time or near-real-time
- Experience with event-based data capture and streaming using Apache Kafka, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, or similar messaging platforms
- Strong experience with star schema design, dimensional modeling, and modern data platform patterns for analytics-ready solutions
- Experience with Dataflow, Airflow, dbt, Dataform, or equivalent tools for high-volume pipeline orchestration
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and Terraform for automated, scalable data engineering
- Working knowledge of AI-based development tools and workflows (e.g., AI-assisted coding, LLM integration, prompt engineering for data workflows)
- Working knowledge of reporting and dashboarding tools (Tableau, Looker, Sisense) with experience embedding analytics into multi-tenant client application systems
- Healthcare industry experience
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) data services
- Experience with multi-tenant SaaS application architectures
Job Expectations:
- Willing to work as a part on an on-call rotation
- Willing to work additional or irregular hours as needed
- 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
WellSky is where independent thinking and collaboration come together to create an authentic culture. We thrive on innovation, inclusiveness, and cohesive perspectives. At WellSky you can make a difference.
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
WellSky provides equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. WellSky is proud to be a drug-free workplace.
Applicants for U.S.-based positions with WellSky must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Certain client-facing positions may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunizations and occupational health mandates.