Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GEHA Health is a nonprofit member association providing health and dental benefits to federal employees and retirees. The Assoc Cloud Data Engineer will assist in developing and maintaining scalable data pipelines on Microsoft Azure, collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure seamless data flow and actionable insights.
Responsibilities
- Support the cloud data framework that aligns with the Enterprise Data Strategy, policies, and organizational goals
- Design and Build Data Pipelines Develop scalable, efficient, and secure ETL/ELT pipelines for ingesting, processing, storing, and consuming large datasets on Azure or Snowflake
- Cloud Data Architecture Design and implement data solutions in Azure Data Factory (ADF) and Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) to support analytics, business intelligence, and data science initiatives
- Collaborate with Stakeholders Work closely with cross-functional teams, including business data analysts, data architects, data scientists, project managers and business units, to understand data requirements and implement data solutions that support business goals
- Data Security, Governance & Compliance Follow the company standards and industry best practices to ensure data privacy, security, and compliance with relevant governance in the cloud environment
- Automation and Monitoring Implement and manage automated monitoring and logging for all data workflows and pipelines to ensure data integrity and operational reliability
- Troubleshooting and Support Troubleshoot issues with data pipelines, data integrity, and platform performance, providing timely resolutions to business-critical data needs
- Ensure that all deliverables follow the company Change Management process
- Participate in scrum, backlog grooming, refinement, planning and review sessions
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Requires 1-2 years of relevant technical or business work experience with preferred experience within healthcare industry or data and analytics
- Experience with Snowflake data platform, including schema design, data sharing, internal & external marketplace, and familiarity with different features
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field or comparable experience
- Firsthand experience with Microsoft Azure tools such as Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), and other Azure services
- Hand-on experience in Data Query language, like SQL, and experience with writing queries, stored procedures, and managing datasets
- Good understanding of ETL/ELT frameworks, ideally in Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse
- Competent SQL skills or equivalent such Python, R, Apache Spark etc
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for data solutions
- Passion & eagerness to learn innovative technologies & techniques; eagerness towards understanding data & business processes to contribute & are effective
- Ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment
- Basic understanding of Agile and Scrum processes
- Prior knowledge or willingness to learn healthcare and analytics industries
- Must have the ability to provide a non-cellular High Speed Internet Service such as Fiber, DSL, or cable Modems for a home office
- A minimum standard speed for optimal performance of 30x5 (30mpbs download x 5mpbs upload) is required
- Latency (ping) response time lower than 80 ms
- Hotspots, satellite and wireless internet service is NOT allowed for this role
- A dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information
Benefits
- Competitive pay/salary ranges
- Incentive plan
- Health/Vision/Dental benefits effective day one
- 401(k) retirement plan company match – dollar for dollar up to 4% employee contribution (pretax or Roth options) plus a 6% annual company contribution
- Robust employee well-being program
- Paid Time Off
- Personal Community Enrichment Time
- Company-provided Basic Life and AD&D
- Company-provided Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Hybrid and work-from-home options for many of our roles
Company Overview
G.E.H.A is one of the largest benefits providers offering medical and dental plans for federal employees, retirees and their dependents. It was founded in 1937, and is headquartered in Lees Summit, Missouri, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://geha.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
GEHA Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 6 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.