Senior Data Engineer, Data Platform & Architecture

upperlinehealth; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Upperline Health is seeking a Senior Data Architect to own and evolve the application data layer, ensuring scalable, secure data services and APIs. You will partner with cross‑functional teams to balance performance, privacy, and reliability across on‑prem and cloud environments.

You will drive design decisions, migrations, and observability, applying DataOps practices and strong security controls while delivering incremental, automated improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong experience architecting, building, and operating production application data layers and ingestion systems.
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Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and evolution of the application data layer, including models, schemas, and storage strategies.
• Design APIs and data services with contracts for validation, versioning, and errors.
• Lead CI/CD and automated migrations for data pipelines and data stores.
• Collaborate with React/TypeScript teams to align data models with frontend needs.
• Ensure data quality, security, and compliance across workflows.

Skills

Strong data modeling

Advanced SQL

Relational databases

APIs and data-access layers

Redis caching

OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect

CI/CD for data pipelines

Cloud platforms

DataOps

Cross‑team collaboration

Security & access control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Redis

REST APIs

GraphQL

Job description

Upperline Health is seeking a Senior Data Architect to own and evolve the application data layer, ensuring scalable, secure data services and APIs. You will partner with cross‑functional teams to balance performance, privacy, and reliability across on‑prem and cloud environments.

You will drive design decisions, migrations, and observability, applying DataOps practices and strong security controls while delivering incremental, automated improvements.