Data Platform Engineer

Talanto; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) and profit-sharing

Flexible spending accounts

Generous PTO

Parental leave

Education sponsorship

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability coverage

Employee assistance program

Mental health support

Job summary

SullivanCotter Holdings is hiring a Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain critical data infrastructure for enterprise analytics. You will construct data lake/lake house architectures, streaming pipelines, and RESTful/GRPC services with strong security and governance.

The role is remote in the United States, with collaboration across product teams and governance groups. Requires 5+ years, Python, Spark, and Databricks expertise; salary $120k-$160k, plus comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience in data platform or engineering roles.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or related field; Master’s is a plus.
• Proficiency in Python and object-oriented design patterns.
• Strong experience with Apache Spark and data lake/lake house design principles.
• Experience with Databricks, ELT/ETL in distributed systems, RESTful/GRPC services, and streaming.
• Familiar with SDLC concepts, unit/integration testing, CI/CD (GitHub Actions).
• Knowledge of data quality tooling, observability, and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architects to design platform tooling, services, and integrations.
• Build and maintain data lake and lake house architectures.
• Develop streaming architectures to support tooling and services.
• Integrate streaming and batch pipelines with software products.
• Partner with data scientists and stakeholders to MVP optimal solutions.
• Implement governance into technical solutions and ensure data quality.
• Lead by example with hands-on coding and troubleshooting of complex data systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in design and code reviews.
• Contribute to DevOps integration and maintain observability across systems.

Skills

Python

SDLC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related field

Master’s degree is a plus

Tools

Apache Spark

Databricks

RESTful services

GRPC

GitHub Actions

Poetry

Job description

10,000 – 13,333 $

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ABOUT US AND ABOUT YOU

••••••••••••••• enables health care organizations to build thriving clinician teams with industry-leading technology products, workforce and compensation analytics, and automated workflow solutions. Backed by extensive technical expertise and industry-leading data, we deliver innovative approaches to help clients to plan, educate, and engage their clinical workforce at every stage of the lifecycle. We are committed to providing our clients with outstanding guidance and support as they focus on shaping the future of health care.

As a Data Platform Engineer your core responsibility revolves around crafting, advancing, and maintaining the infrastructure and systems essential for managing and optimizing data as an enterprise asset. In this capacity, you will create and maintain tooling, abstractions, and services that allow enterprise users to meticulously oversee the entire lifecycle of their data product, encompassing the efficient collection, storage, processing, and retrieval of data, all while upholding stringent standards for security, governance, and data quality. You will possess extensive expertise in working with diverse data storage technologies, including databases, data lakes, and data warehouses, as well as streaming architectures and service layer technologies. You are proficient in programming languages such as Python, Scala, Java, and SQL. Your skillset extends to encompass data integration, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, ELT (Extract, Load, Transform), Restful/GRPC services, Streaming, and the construction and abstraction of robust data pipelines. The overarching objective as a Data Platform Engineer is to enable enterprise product teams to deliver quality data products that drive business insight and value to our customers. This includes building tooling and services that connects data sources to data consumers and ensures the accessibility, structural integrity, and reliability of data to fulfill analytical and business imperatives.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Collaborate with data platform architects to design and specify platform tooling, services, and integrations
• Build data lake and lake house architectures
• Build streaming data architectures to support data platform tooling and services
• Collaborate with software teams to integrate streaming and batch architectures with software products
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to MVP optimal solutions
• Collaborate with data governance teams and data platform architects to build governance into technical solutions
• Maintain systems and services that provide transparency and observability into our critical systems
• Implement and promote engineering and architectural patterns, perform code reviews, and collaborate in architectural reviews
• Collaborate with product team data engineers and architects to MVP data products, maintain data models, and promote data modeling best practice
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to product and data engineers, guiding their growth and professional development and enabling their ability to use platform tooling and services
• Lead by example through hands‑on contributions to designing, coding, and troubleshooting complex data systems
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks and optimization opportunities within data pipelines, databases, and processing frameworks
• Optimize data processing workflows to improve efficiency and reduce latency
• Lead efforts to diagnose and resolve data-related incidents in a timely manner
• Will participate in the grooming of stories
• Will be responsible for their own tasking towards the completion of stories
• Will mentor junior members of the team and guide junior members on best practice
• Will participate in design
• Will be responsible for the quality of their own code and will participate in code review of others product
• Will be responsible for integrating their own code with the team's DevOps plan and implementation

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Minimum Required Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology or a related computer degree or equivalent experience. Master’s degree is a plus
• Must know and have proficiency in one object or object/functional programing language. Preferably Python
• Must know common object and object/functional design patterns. Builder, factory, façade, context, etc.
• Must have proficiency with Apache Spark
• Must know data lake and lake house design principles, OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) design principles, document data stores, and graph
• Must know and understand how to build ELT/ETL patterns in a distributed compute system. Preferably Databricks
• Must know and have proficiency with common data quality tooling and the design of configurable systems to front end that tooling
• Must know and have proficiency with common systems and data observability tooling
• Must know standard practices of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Must have proficiency in standard SDLC concepts and tooling including unit and integration testing frameworks like Pytest, IDE features like debugging, testing practices like mocking, CICD tooling like Github actions, build tooling (poetry), GIT
• Must have proficiency in creating and using basic Restful or GRPC services
• Must have proficiency in message bus and streaming technologies and understand common event stream architectures
• Knowledge of the health care industry is a plus

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work location is remote. Minimal travel. Must be physically able to perform the essential functions of the job.

SALARY, BENEFITS & PERKS

• Medical and dental coverage at no premium cost for employees
• 401(k) and profit‑sharing retirement plans
• Flexible spending accounts
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Gender‑neutral parental leave
• Bereavement and pet leave
• Continuing education and professional accreditation sponsorship
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short‑and long‑term disability
• Employee assistance program
• Mental health support program

Reflected below is the base salary range offered for this position. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors including but not limited to academic achievements, skills and experience. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

• $120,000.00 - $160,000.00 annually

Our Values In Action: How We CARE
We live our values daily through four commitments:

• Connect: Collaborate selflessly to support others, advance ideas, and solve problems using critical thinking.
• Act: Bring integrity and respect to every interaction—no exceptions.
• Reach: Commit to continuous learning and knowledge sharing that strengthens teams and clients.
• Embrace: Foster inclusion and belonging so everyone can thrive and contribute.

SullivanCotter Holdings ( ••••••••••••••• , SCH Services, SullivanCotter) is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law or marital status.