Senior Cloud Data Engineer - End-to-End Solutions

Blue Shield of CA; Springfield Meadows (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Data Engineer, Consultant to drive end-to-end data engineering solutions across cloud platforms. You will translate complex designs and business requirements into scalable, secure data products while collaborating with architects, product managers, and stakeholders.

This senior individual contributor role requires 7+ years of experience, strong SQL and DataOps capabilities, and a focus on quality, security, and regulatory compliance in data environments.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Requires a minimum of 7 years of data engineering experience.
• Advanced hands-on expertise in SQL, including automation and pipeline optimization.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and services such as ADLS, Synapse, and Data Factory.
• Extensive experience with modern data platforms including Snowflake, Databricks, and orchestration tools such as Airflow or Tidal.
• Deep understanding of data modeling, integration patterns, data architecture, data quality, and data warehousing.
• Proven experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and DataOps practices.
• Strong understanding of security, privacy, and compliance requirements in regulated environments.
• Experience working with largescale, distributed data platforms and parallel processing architecture.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proven ability to lead technically without formal people management responsibility.
• Preferred: Healthcare industry experience, including exposure to Epic or similar ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end data engineering solutions across cloud data platforms.
• Collaborate with Solution Design Leads, Architects, Product Managers, and business stakeholders to translate designs and requirements into scalable data products.
• Lead technically without formal people management responsibility and drive CI/CD and DataOps practices.
• Ensure security, privacy, and compliance requirements are met in regulated environments.

Skills

SQL

Automation

Data pipeline

Technical leadership

Stakeholder communication

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure

ADLS

Synapse

Data Factory

Snowflake

Databricks

Airflow

Tidal

Job description

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Data Engineer, Consultant to drive end-to-end data engineering solutions across cloud platforms. You will translate complex designs and business requirements into scalable, secure data products while collaborating with architects, product managers, and stakeholders.

This senior individual contributor role requires 7+ years of experience, strong SQL and DataOps capabilities, and a focus on quality, security, and regulatory compliance in data environments.