Principal Data Engineer — Healthcare Data Platform Lead

Alignment Health; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Alignment Health seeks a Principal, Data Engineer to set platform standards and drive scalable data solutions for Medicare Advantage data ecosystems. You will collaborate with data architects, AI/ML engineers, and compliance teams to deliver audit-ready data platforms.

You will lead design of scalable data processing, governance, and production ML integration, ensuring reliability and data quality for risk adjustment and CMS reporting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years progressive data engineering experience with scale.
• 5+ years in healthcare/Medicare Advantage data environments.
• Experience building enterprise platforms with Kafka, Databricks, and non-relational DBs.
• Designing ETL/ELT pipelines in cloud environments (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• HIPAA/PHI/PII data governance experience.
• Leading engineering standards adopted by teams.
• Experience in data platform modernization or cloud migration.

Responsibilities

• Set Platform Engineering Standards: define data engineering patterns and guardrails across the data platform.
• Design and Govern the Data Platform: lead scalable processing frameworks for claims, risk adjustment, and member data.
• Integrate AI/ML into Production Engineering: apply ML and automation in production pipelines.
• Build and Optimize Data Pipelines: implement high‑performance cloud pipelines with real‑time and batch workflows.
• Elevate Engineering Capability Across the Team: act as SME, mentor engineers, and drive best practices.
• Lead Technology Evaluation and Platform Roadmap Input: translate findings into roadmap investments.
• Deliver Compliant Healthcare Data Solutions: align with CMS, HIPAA, HEDIS for audit-ready data.

Skills

Data pipeline design

Platform engineering

Cloud data platforms

AI/ML integration

Healthcare data standards

Data modeling

SQL

Python/Scala/Java

Data quality & governance

Education

Bachelor's in CS/IS/DS/Engineering

Master's inrelated field

Tools

Apache Kafka

Databricks

Apache Spark

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Job description

Alignment Health seeks a Principal, Data Engineer to set platform standards and drive scalable data solutions for Medicare Advantage data ecosystems. You will collaborate with data architects, AI/ML engineers, and compliance teams to deliver audit-ready data platforms.

You will lead design of scalable data processing, governance, and production ML integration, ensuring reliability and data quality for risk adjustment and CMS reporting.