Data Engineer – Scalable Pipelines & Data Modeling

McKesson’s Corporate; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 106,500 - 177,500; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines supporting reporting, analytics, and operational needs. You will ingest data from diverse sources, create transformations in SQL/Databricks/Azure, and support both batch and real-time processing.

You will develop conceptual and logical data models, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to data governance initiatives while mentoring junior engineers and applying modern engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in CS/IS or related field.
• 4+ years in a dedicated Data Engineering role.
• 4+ years building and supporting data pipelines and data integration solutions.
• Strong experience with Databricks in a production environment.
• Strong SQL development skills.
• Experience with Azure-based data services.
• Experience supporting reporting, analytics, data governance initiatives.
• Experience with conceptual and logical data modeling.
• Experience working with structured and unstructured data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines for reporting and analytics.
• Develop data ingestion and integration from diverse data sources.
• Create and optimize data transformations using SQL, Databricks, and Azure.
• Support batch and real-time data processing.
• Implement data quality, validation, and monitoring processes.
• Troubleshoot pipeline performance and data quality issues.
• Develop conceptual and logical data models.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate needs into scalable solutions.
• Work with development teams to understand source systems and data flows.
• Support data governance through standardization and documentation.

Skills

Data engineering

SQL development

Azure data services

Data governance

Data modeling

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Databricks

Terraform

Kafka

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Job description

McKesson is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines supporting reporting, analytics, and operational needs. You will ingest data from diverse sources, create transformations in SQL/Databricks/Azure, and support both batch and real-time processing.

You will develop conceptual and logical data models, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to data governance initiatives while mentoring junior engineers and applying modern engineering practices.