Remote Data Engineer (AWS/Snowflake) for Government Analytics

Index Analytics; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Index Analytics is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and cloud-based solutions for government clients. The role blends advanced data engineering with hands-on cloud engineering using AWS, Snowflake, and modern DevOps practices.

The ideal candidate will have eight or more years of experience, strong SQL/Python, and experience with Medicare/Medicaid data, IDR CMS repositories, and GitHub-based workflows.

Qualifications

• US citizen or lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years; must obtain government badge.
• Eight+ years of Data Engineer experience.
• Hands-on SQL and Python required.
• Experience with CMS repositories like IDR.
• Experience with Medicare/Medicaid data.
• Strong AWS and Snowflake proficiency.
• GitHub for source control and reviews.
• Familiar with data integration, warehousing, and modern data architecture.
• DevOps exposure with CI/CD tools (Jenkins).
• Experience in Agile environments and cross‑functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and document business rules.
• Analyze data, derive insights, and present findings to stakeholders.
• Build data access and semantic layers for data products using Medicare/Medicaid data.
• Design and optimize conceptual/physical data models for analytics and reporting.
• Implement data quality, validation, and monitoring frameworks for reliability.
• Improve end-to-end performance of data workflows and pipelines.
• Develop cloud-based data infrastructure using AWS services (S3, Lambda, Glue, etc.).
• Ensure secure, scalable, cost-efficient data solutions and governance.
• Operationalize pipelines with monitoring, alerts, and recovery mechanisms.
• Deliver iterative value in an Agile delivery environment.

Skills

SQL

Python

GitHub

Agile

DevOps

Jenkins

Data Architecture

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

S3

Lambda

Glue

Step Functions

CloudWatch

SageMaker

Job description

Index Analytics is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and cloud-based solutions for government clients. The role blends advanced data engineering with hands-on cloud engineering using AWS, Snowflake, and modern DevOps practices.

The ideal candidate will have eight or more years of experience, strong SQL/Python, and experience with Medicare/Medicaid data, IDR CMS repositories, and GitHub-based workflows.