Azure Data Engineer - Healthcare

Fractal; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays and Parental Leave

Parental Leave

Job summary

Fractal Analytics is seeking an experienced Azure Data Engineer to lead design and implementation of scalable, compliant healthcare data platforms on Microsoft Azure. Strong emphasis on Databricks, SQL, and Python/PySpark, with collaboration across stakeholders and analytics teams.

The role focuses on modernization of healthcare data systems, ingestion pipelines, and Lakehouse architectures, ensuring governance and regulatory compliance across enterprise-scale projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Engineering/IS or related field.
• 10+ years IT experience with strong focus on Data Engineering and Cloud Architecture.
• 5+ years of hands-on Azure Data Platform experience.
• Strong experience in Healthcare domain implementations.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-scale healthcare data platforms on Microsoft Azure.
• Architect scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud-native data solutions.
• Define end-to-end architecture for ingestion, transformation, storage, governance, and analytics.
• Lead modernization and migration of legacy healthcare data systems to Azure.
• Ensure architecture aligns with healthcare compliance and governance standards.
• Design and implement large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Build batch and real-time data processing solutions using Azure Databricks.
• Develop scalable data ingestion frameworks for structured and unstructured healthcare data.
• Optimize performance and scalability of Azure data platforms.
• Implement Lakehouse/Data Lake architectures using Azure services.
• Work with healthcare stakeholders to understand clinical, operational, and analytical data requirements.
• Support healthcare data integration initiatives involving EMR/EHR systems, claims, patient, provider, and operational data.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and data privacy standards.
• Support healthcare analytics, reporting, and interoperability initiatives.

Skills

SQL

Python/PySpark

ETL/ELT pipelines

Delta Lake

Lakehouse

Batch & streaming

Data modeling

Azure

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering/IS

10+ years IT experience

5+ years Azure Data Platform experience

Healthcare domain experience

Tools

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Platform

Job description

Azure Data Engineer - Healthcare Claims Data

Fractal Analytics is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies with a vision to power every human decision in the enterprise. Fractal is building a world where individual choices, freedom, and diversity are the greatest assets. An ecosystem where human imagination is at the heart of every decision. Where no possibility is written off, only challenged to get better. We believe that a true Fractalite empowers imagination with intelligence. And that it will be such Fractalites that will continue to build the company for the next 100 years.

Please visit Fractal | Intelligence for Imagination for more information about Fractal

Location: Remote

Note: This Position Is Not Eligible for Immigration Sponsorship at This Time.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Azure Engineer with strong Healthcare domain expertise and deep knowledge of Data Engineering, Azure cloud technologies. The ideal candidate will lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and compliant healthcare data platforms on Microsoft Azure.

This role requires strong expertise in Azure Data Engineering, Databricks, SQL, stakeholder management, and healthcare data ecosystems including regulatory and compliance considerations.

The candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, healthcare SMEs, analytics teams, architects, and engineering teams to drive enterprise-scale cloud data transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-scale healthcare data platforms on Microsoft Azure.
• Architect scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud-native data solutions.
• Define end-to-end architecture for ingestion, transformation, storage, governance, and analytics.
• Lead modernization and migration of legacy healthcare data systems to Azure.
• Ensure architecture aligns with healthcare compliance and governance standards.
• Design and implement large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Build batch and real-time data processing solutions using Azure Databricks.
• Develop scalable data ingestion frameworks for structured and unstructured healthcare data.
• Optimize performance and scalability of Azure data platforms.
• Implement Lakehouse/Data Lake architectures using Azure services.
• Work with healthcare stakeholders to understand clinical, operational, and analytical data requirements.
• Support healthcare data integration initiatives involving EMR/EHR systems, claims, patient, provider, and operational data.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and data privacy standards.
• Support healthcare analytics, reporting, and interoperability initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

Core Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in SQL and Python/PySpark.
• Experience building enterprise-grade ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Strong understanding of data modeling and distributed data processing.
• Experience with Delta Lake and Lakehouse architectures.
• Knowledge of batch and streaming data processing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Healthcare Informatics, or related field.
• 10+ years of IT experience with strong focus on Data Engineering and Cloud Architecture.
• 5+ years of hands-on Azure Data Platform experience.
• Strong experience in Healthcare domain implementations.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale cloud transformation initiatives.

Pay:

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Fractal, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: $120,000 - $140,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus for the current performance period.

As a full-time employee of the company or as an hourly employee working more than 30 hours per week, you will be eligible to participate in the health, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability plans in accordance with the plan documents, which may be amended from time to time. You will be eligible for benefits on the first day of employment with the Company. In addition, you are eligible to participate in the Company 401(k) Plan after 30 days of employment, in accordance with the applicable plan terms. The Company provides for 11 paid holidays and 12 weeks of Parental Leave. We also follow a “free time” PTO policy, allowing you the flexibility to take time needed for either sick time or vacation.

Fractal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.