Principal Data Engineer - Lead Data Platform & AI

Blue Shield of CA; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA's Data Services team is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead the design and end-to-end delivery of complex data-driven solutions for the enterprise. You will partner with Enterprise Architects, Analytics and Data engineering teams to build data lakes, warehouses and data marts that meet enterprise data needs.

We value leaders who think creatively, drive results the right way, and foster continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of data engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise AI/ML, analytics, and data product ecosystems.
• Expertise in Data Vault 2.0, dimensional modeling, Lakehouse architecture, or domain-driven design.
• Ability to influence enterprise architecture and mentor senior engineers.
• Deep knowledge of data management, data modeling, MDM, integration, architecture, virtualization, warehousing, privacy and security.
• Hands-on with SQL, Python, DBT Cloud and DBT Core; experience with Snowflake, Synapse or Databricks.
• Proven ability to scale large-volume, high-performance data platforms.
• Advanced knowledge of CI/CD, source control, and agile tooling (Git, Bitbucket, Jira).
• Experience in healthcare, regulated environments, or large enterprises preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud data lakes, data warehouses, and data marts.
• Lead end-to-end data product delivery for the enterprise.
• Partner with Enterprise Architects, Portfolio, Analytics and Data engineering teams.
• Mentor senior engineering talent and influence architecture decisions.
• Apply AI/ML concepts and drive enterprise AI/ML initiatives in data ecosystems.

Skills

SQL

Python

DBT Cloud

DBT Core

NoSQL

Snowflake

Synapse

Databricks

Data Vault 2.0

Dimensional Modeling

Lakehouse Architecture

Master Data Management

Data Integration

Data Architecture

Data Privacy & Security

AI/ML concepts

CI/CD

Git

Jira

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

DBT Cloud

DBT Core

Snowflake

Synapse

Databricks

Git

Bitbucket

Jira

Job description

Blue Shield of CA's Data Services team is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead the design and end-to-end delivery of complex data-driven solutions for the enterprise. You will partner with Enterprise Architects, Analytics and Data engineering teams to build data lakes, warehouses and data marts that meet enterprise data needs.

We value leaders who think creatively, drive results the right way, and foster continuous learning.