Senior Data Engineer: Cloud Pipelines & Data Products Lead

Blue Shield of CA

Long Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and manage complex data pipelines and cloud data solutions. You will drive production readiness, reliability, and security across enterprise data products while embedding CI/CD and agile practices.

The role requires strong SQL, hands-on Azure expertise (ADLS, Synapse, Data Factory), and experience with dbt, Databricks, Airflow, Snowflake.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum 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 complex data pipelines and cloud data solutions.
Ensure production readiness, operational excellence, and adherence to engineering standards across data products.
Lead engineering best practices and actively support continuous improvement across people, process, and technology.