Development Engineer

attaintalent; United States; On-site; USD 63,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) matching

PTO & holidays

Professional development

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Attain Talent seeks a Development Engineer to support CMS modernization, building scalable data pipelines across AWS and Databricks with Delta Lake lakehouse architectures.

You will ingest, transform, and process data for analytics and reporting, collaborate with architects, QA, and business analysts, and contribute to data governance and CI/CD integration.

Competitive benefits and compensation reflect experience; base salary ranges from 62,625 to 91,850 USD depending on qualifications.

Qualifications

• Design, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines for analytics and reporting.
• Develop data processing workflows using Python, SQL, and PySpark in Databricks/Delta Lake.
• Implement scalable lakehouse architectures for healthcare data and enterprise analytics.
• Collaborate with Data Architects, Automation Test Engineers, QA Analysts, and Business Analysts to define data transformation standards.
• Build reusable code for data ingestion, data quality validation, and exception handling.
• Optimize data processing jobs for performance, reliability, and cost in AWS and Databricks.

Responsibilities

• Ingest and transform data for analytics and reporting.
• Improve pipeline reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Architects, QA, and Business Analysts.

Skills

Python

SQL

PySpark

Databricks

Delta Lake

AWS

Data pipelines

CI/CD

Data modeling

Data governance

Tools

GitHub

Databricks Repos

Delta Lake

Job description

Attain Talent seeks a highly skilled Development Engineer to support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This role will play a critical part in modernization, building and maintaining scalable, high-performing data pipelines that drive enterprise analytics, reporting, and operational decision-making. The Development Engineer will focus on developing data ingestion, transformation, and processing pipelines across AWS and Databricks-based environments, with an emphasis on Delta Lake lakehouse architectures.

Attain Talent is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The individual base salary for this position is unique to each candidate and will be commensurate with experience, education, and skills.

Qualifications

• Design, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines that ingest, transform, and curate data for analytics and reporting solutions.
• Develop efficient data processing workflows using Python, SQL, and PySpark within Databricks and Delta Lake environments.
• Implement scalable data lakehouse architectures supporting complex healthcare datasets and enterprise analytics.
• Collaborate with Data Architects, Automation Test Engineers, QA Analysts, and Business Analysts to define data transformation logic and data integration standards.
• Build reusable code and frameworks for data ingestion, data quality validation, and exception handling.
• Optimize data processing jobs for performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency in AWS and Databricks cloud platforms.
• Participate in schema design, data modeling, and version-controlled data pipeline development.
• Contribute to data governance, metadata management, and data lineage documentation to support audit, compliance, and FISMA reporting requirements.
• Partner with DevOps teams to integrate data pipelines into CI/CD workflows using GitHub, Databricks Repos, and related tools.
• Perform root cause analysis and resolution of data issues across staging, integration, and production environments.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus telehealth services and a confidential Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid time off starting at 3.5 weeks annually, increasing with tenure, plus 11 paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match of up to 4% of eligible compensation after six months of employment.
• Company-paid basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs, each offering up to $1,500 annually for eligible employees after six months of service, subject to approval.

Salary Range

$62,625 - $91,850 USD

Attain Talent is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. For more Information visit EEO , EEO Poster Supplement , Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) .

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