Senior Data Engineer: Cloud Pipelines & Security

Blue Shield of CA; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and operate complex data pipelines and cloud data solutions in a secure, scalable environment.

You will lead hands‑on engineering efforts, embed best practices across the SDLC, and mentor teammates while collaborating with stakeholders to deliver enterprise data products. A strong background in SQL, cloud data services, and modern data stack tooling is required.

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 complex data pipelines and cloud data solutions.
• Lead engineering best practices and ensure production readiness and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data assets and architectures.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

Data architecture

Data governance

CI/CD

Azure cloud

ETL/ELT

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

dbt

Snowflake

Databricks

Airflow

Tidal

GitHub

Bitbucket

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse

Job description

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and operate complex data pipelines and cloud data solutions in a secure, scalable environment.

You will lead hands‑on engineering efforts, embed best practices across the SDLC, and mentor teammates while collaborating with stakeholders to deliver enterprise data products. A strong background in SQL, cloud data services, and modern data stack tooling is required.