Senior Data Engineer: Cloud Pipelines & Data Architecture

Blue Shield of CA; Springfield Meadows (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and operate data pipelines and cloud data solutions with a focus on security, automation, and reliability across the software development lifecycle.

You will contribute as a hands-on technical leader, working to advance engineering standards, improve data quality, and support enterprise data initiatives within a regulated environment such as healthcare.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant data engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with SQL, including scripting and automation.
• Expertise with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and services such as ADLS, Synapse, and Data Factory.
• Hands-on experience with modern data stack tools such as dbt, Snowflake, Databricks, Airflow, or Tidal.
• Solid knowledge of data modeling (Data Vault 2.0), data integration, data architecture, warehousing, and data quality.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Bitbucket, GitHub).
• Strong understanding of agile delivery methodologies and enterprise cloud integration.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in healthcare or regulated environments, including Epic ecosystem exposure preferred.
• Awareness of data governance, security standards, and production certification processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate data pipelines and cloud data solutions.
• Embed security, automation, and reliability across the SDLC.
• Support continuous improvement across people, process, and technology.
• Lead engineering best practices and ensure production readiness.

Skills

SQL scripting

Cloud platforms (Azure)

Data Vault 2.0 modeling

CI/CD pipelines

Agile delivery

Communication skills

Healthcare domain exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

dbt

Snowflake

Databricks

Airflow

Tidal

Job description

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and operate data pipelines and cloud data solutions with a focus on security, automation, and reliability across the software development lifecycle.

You will contribute as a hands-on technical leader, working to advance engineering standards, improve data quality, and support enterprise data initiatives within a regulated environment such as healthcare.