Lead Data Engineer - Enterprise Data & Analytics - Remote

Mayo Clinic; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 148,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision plan

HSA and FSAs

Retirement plan

Job summary

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN is seeking a senior data engineer to design, develop, and optimize data pipelines and platform capabilities. This hands-on role includes mentoring engineers, driving architectural decisions, and delivering scalable production code in a remote-friendly environment.

The candidate will collaborate with data, software, and platform teams in an Agile setting, leveraging cloud platforms, CI/CD, and modern data tooling to support analytics, AI/ML, and enterprise workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field with 6 years of experience.
• Associate’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field with 8 years of experience.
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, data science or analytical modeling.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP, Azure, AWS.
• CI/CD with Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Azure Pipelines.
• Experience with Google BigQuery, FHIR APIs, and Vertex AI.
• Knowledge of Airflow and Google Composer for workflow orchestration.
• Infrastructure as code using Kubernetes and Docker in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead data pipeline design, prototyping, and development.
• Automate manual processes and optimize data delivery.
• Mentor engineers and drive architectural discussions.
• Collaborate across front-end, back-end, data and platform teams.
• Deliver production-grade data pipelines and platform capabilities.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data pipelines

Big data

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Associate’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Jira

GitHub Actions

Azure Pipelines

Kubernetes

Job description

City Rochester

State MN

Remote YES

Department Digital

Why Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.

Benefits Highlights

• Medical: Multiple plan options.
• Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
• Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
• Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
• Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

Responsibilities

Lead data design, prototype, and development of data pipeline architecture pipelines. Lead implementation of internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability. Lead cause analysis on external and internal processes and data to identify opportunities for improvement and answer questions. Excellent analytic skills associated with working on unstructured datasets. Understand the architecture, be a team player, lead technical discussions and communicate the technical discussion. Be a senior Individual contributor of the Data or Software Engineering teams. Be part of Technical Review Board along with Manager and Principal Engineer. Be a technical liaison between Manager, Software Engineers and Principal Engineers. Collaborate with software engineers to analyze, develop and test functional requirements. Serve as a hands‑on technical leader who actively designs, develops, reviews, and optimizes production‑grade data pipelines, data products, and platform capabilities. Maintain significant contribution to production codebases while establishing engineering standards, mentoring team members, and driving delivery of scalable, resilient solutions. Mentor and Coach Engineers. Work with team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility. Work in an Agile/Safe/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software. Establish architectural principles, select design patterns, and then mentor team members on their appropriate application. Facilitate and drive communication between front‑end, back‑end, data and platform engineers. Play a formal Engineering lead role in the area of expertise. Keep up‑to‑date with industry trends and developments.

Key Responsibilities

These positions are hands‑on engineering roles. In this role, employees are expected to actively design, develop, review, and optimize production code and platform capabilities while providing technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field with 6 years of experience OR an Associate’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field with 8 years of experience. Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development life cycle (SDLC), including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations. Have in‑depth knowledge of data engineering and building data pipelines with a minimum of 5 years of experience in data engineering, data science or analytical modeling and basic knowledge of related disciplines. Worked and lead Data Engineering teams in Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery model. Build/Lead Data products highly resilient in nature. Build/Lead Test Automation suites, Unit Testing coverage, Data Quality, Monitoring & Observability. A minimum experience of 5 years using relational databases and NoSQL Databases. Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP, Azure, AWS. Continuous Integration using Jenkins, Git Hub Actions or Azure Pipelines. Experience with cloud technologies, development and deployment. Experience with tools like Jira, GitHub, SharePoint, Azure Boards. Experience using advanced data processing solutions/capabilities such as Apache Spark, Hive, Airflow and Kafka, GCP Dataflow. Experience using big data, statistics and knowledge of data related aspects of machine learning. Experience with Google BigQuery, FHIR APIs, and Vertex AI. Knowledge of how workflow scheduling solutions such as Apache Airflow and Google Composer related to data systems. Knowledge of using Infrastructure as code (Kubernetes, Docker) in a cloud environment.

The Preferred Candidate Will Possess

• Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL with demonstrated experience building and supporting production‑grade solutions.
• Advanced experience designing and implementing scalable distributed computing solutions using technologies such as Spark, Flink, Ray, or comparable frameworks.
• Deep understanding of cloud‑agnostic architecture principles and modern data platform design.
• Advanced experience with open data architecture technologies including Apache Iceberg, Delta Lake, and Apache Hudi.
• Strong expertise with modern analytical data formats including Parquet, Avro, and ORC.
• Experience designing data platforms that support analytics, AI/ML, and operational workloads at enterprise scale.
• Experience implementing CI/CD, automated testing, Infrastructure-as-Code, observability, and engineering best practices.
• Experience designing systems for scalability, reliability, security, resiliency, and long‑term maintainability.

Exemption Status

Exempt

Compensation Detail

$148,137.60 - $214,760.00/ year. Education, experience and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Schedule

Full Time

Hours/Pay Period

80

Schedule Details

M-F daytime hours 100% remote role, the employee needs to live within the US.

Weekend Schedule

As business needs dictate

International Assignment

No

Site Description

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations. Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations. Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about the "EOE is the Law" . Mayo Clinic participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.