Senior Data Engineer & Cloud Solutions Lead

Blue Shield of CA; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead end-to-end delivery of complex data engineering solutions across cloud platforms. You will collaborate with design leads, architects, product managers, and stakeholders to translate designs into scalable, secure data products.

The role requires strong SQL, Azure/ADLS/Synapse/Data Factory experience, and expertise with Snowflake and Databricks. You will implement CI/CD, IaC, and DataOps while ensuring security and compliance in regulated

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Requires a minimum of 7 years of data engineering experience.
• Advanced handson 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

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex data engineering solutions across cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with Solution Design Leads, Architects, Product Managers, and stakeholders to translate designs into data products.
• Drive scalable, secure, and production-ready data products with DataOps practices.
• Provide technical leadership as a senior individual contributor.

Skills

SQL

Cloud platforms

Snowflake

Databricks

Airflow

Tidal

Data modeling

Data integration

Data architecture

Data quality

Data warehousing

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

DataOps

Security

Privacy

Compliance

Distributed data

Parallel processing

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

ADLS

Synapse

Data Factory

Airflow

Tidal

Azure

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead end-to-end delivery of complex data engineering solutions across cloud platforms. You will collaborate with design leads, architects, product managers, and stakeholders to translate designs into scalable, secure data products.

The role requires strong SQL, Azure/ADLS/Synapse/Data Factory experience, and expertise with Snowflake and Databricks. You will implement CI/CD, IaC, and DataOps while ensuring security and compliance in regulated