Senior Data Pipeline Engineer/Developer

Jobtailor; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior data engineering leader to design and own end-to-end data pipelines for genomic and operational data in the US. You will define the technical direction of the data platform and ensure reliable, scalable production pipelines across the stack.

You will own data quality, lineage, and observability while applying CAP/CLIA, HIPAA, and GDPR requirements. Experience with audits and cloud-native tools is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software or data engineering experience.
• 4+ years building and operating production data pipelines at scale.
• 3+ years production cloud experience (AWS preferred).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong SQL proficiency on Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
• Strong Python proficiency across the stack (data pipelines, backend services, and APIs).
• Production experience with a workflow orchestrator.
• Production experience with containers (Docker) and Kubernetes.
• Experience supporting HIPAA or GxP audits.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own the data pipelines for genomic and operational data.
• Set technical direction for data platform and build reliable production pipelines.
• Own data quality, lineage, and observability end to end.
• Apply understanding of CAP/CLIA, HIPAA, GDPR to data pipeline architecture.
• Produce and maintain operational evidence for compliance audits.

Skills

Data pipeline design

Data quality

Observability

Compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Bioinformatics or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Workflow orchestrator

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own the data pipelines for genomic and operational data
• Set technical direction for data platform and build reliable production pipelines
• Own data quality, lineage, and observability end to end
• Apply understanding of CAP/CLIA, HIPAA, GDPR to data pipeline architecture
• Produce and maintain operational evidence for compliance audits

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software or data engineering experience
• 4+ years building and operating production data pipelines at scale
• 3+ years of production cloud experience (AWS preferred)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Strong SQL proficiency on Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL
• Strong Python proficiency across the stack (data pipelines, backend services, and APIs)
• Production experience with a workflow orchestrator
• Production experience with containers (Docker) and Kubernetes
• Experience supporting HIPAA or GxP audits

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and building data pipelines for genomic and operational data, ensuring compliance with CAP/CLIA, HIPAA, and GDPR standards. Proficient in managing data quality, lineage, and observability while leveraging cloud technologies and orchestration tools.