Senior Data Engineer: HIPAA-Compliant Data Pipelines

Med-Metrix; Tennessee; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Med-Metrix seeks a Senior Data Engineer in Tennessee to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines for the Denials AI workflow. You will ensure HIPAA-compliant handling of PHI, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and optimize data models in PostgreSQL using Dagster, DBT, Python, and AWS services.

The role emphasizes production-grade ETL/ELT development, monitoring, and governance, with mentoring responsibilities for junior engineers and a strong focus on data reliability and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years hands-on experience building and operating production-grade data pipelines
• Experience with Dagster and DBT or equivalent tools (SSIS, AWS Glue, Airflow)
• Strong SQL skills on PostgreSQL for data modeling and query optimization
• Experience with AWS data services: Athena, Glue, SQS, SNS, IAM, CloudWatch
• Proficiency in Python and Python data frameworks (Pandas, PySpark)
• Experience with GitHub and CI/CD for data projects
• Familiarity with healthcare data standards and HIPAA compliance
• Experience mentoring or leading small technical efforts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Team Lead and cross-functional teams to gather and refine data requirements for Denials AI solutions
• Design, implement, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, Dagster, DBT, and AWS data services (Athena, Glue, SQS)
• Develop and maintain data models in PostgreSQL; write efficient SQL for querying and performance tuning
• Monitor pipeline health and performance; troubleshoot data incidents and implement preventive measures
• Enforce data quality and governance standards, including HIPAA compliance for PHI handling
• Conduct code reviews, share best practices, and mentor junior data engineers
• Automate deployment and monitoring tasks using infrastructure-as-code and AWS CloudWatch metrics and alarms
• Document data workflows, schemas, and operational runbooks to support team knowledge transfer
• Other duties as assigned
• Use, protect and disclose patients' protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with HIPAA standards
• Understand and comply with Information Security and HIPAA policies

Skills

Python

SQL

Dagster

DBT

AWS

GitHub

CI/CD

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science / Data Engineering

Tools

Dagster

DBT

AWS

Job description

Med-Metrix seeks a Senior Data Engineer in Tennessee to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines for the Denials AI workflow. You will ensure HIPAA-compliant handling of PHI, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and optimize data models in PostgreSQL using Dagster, DBT, Python, and AWS services.

The role emphasizes production-grade ETL/ELT development, monitoring, and governance, with mentoring responsibilities for junior engineers and a strong focus on data reliability and