Remote Principal Data Engineer – Cloud Data & AI Platform

Ensemble Health Partners; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensemble Health Partners seeks a Principal Data Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority on data architecture. You will design a cloud-native data platform on Azure and Databricks, guiding AI-driven capabilities and scalable data products across the organization.

You will own the data engineering technology roadmap, evaluate emerging tools, and act as an architectural escalation point for performance, cost, and reliability across the data platform.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant job experience.
• Deep experience designing and reviewing SQL-based data models and transformations at enterprise scale.
• Experience with Databricks and Azure data platforms.
• Strong communication to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable, secure, and cost-efficient data solutions across teams.
• Define and evolve data engineering standards and guardrails.
• Lead AI-ready data standards and observability for data platforms.
• Develop a technology roadmap aligned to business priorities.
• Mentor senior engineers and influence with credibility rather than authority.

Skills

10+ years experience

SQL data models

Databricks

Azure

Data platforms

Communication

Mentorship

Tools

Databricks

Azure

Job description

Ensemble Health Partners seeks a Principal Data Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority on data architecture. You will design a cloud-native data platform on Azure and Databricks, guiding AI-driven capabilities and scalable data products across the organization.

You will own the data engineering technology roadmap, evaluate emerging tools, and act as an architectural escalation point for performance, cost, and reliability across the data platform.