Senior Data Platform Engineer / SDE

Cambia Health Solutions; Fargo (ND); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Annual health savings account (HSA)

Generous paid time off + holidays

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Job summary

Cambia Health Solutions is hiring a Senior Data Platform Engineer to lead a team of Data Engineers. You will own scalable Snowflake ELT pipelines and data models, mentor peers, and drive engineering standards across analytics platforms.

The role focuses on optimizing performance, growth opportunities into Principal engineering or architecture roles, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality data products and operational reporting.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in Data Engineering or Data Platform Engineering with senior or lead roles.
• College degree in Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Business Administration, or related fields (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in healthcare or complex enterprise data environments is a plus.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Data Engineers; drive engineering standards and best practices.
• Independently design, build, tune, and own scalable Snowflake ELT pipelines and data models.
• Optimize performance, sizing, and cost management of data platforms.
• Partner with analytics, product, governance, QA, and business teams to deliver data solutions.
• Contribute to platform strategy, risk assessments, and modern practices adoption (DataOps, CI/CD, AI tools).
• Ensure data quality, testing, documentation, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Snowflake

SQL

dbt

ELT

Mentoring

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Business or related

Tools

Airflow

Python

dbt

Job description

Senior Data Platform Engineer / SDE

Hybrid role (3 days/week in office) at Burlington, Renton, Spokane, Vancouver, Portland, Medford, Salt Lake City, Boise, Lewiston, or Fargo offices. Candidates must reside within commutable distance of that location or be willing to relocate. Build a career with purpose. Join our cause to create a person‑focused and economically sustainable health care system.

Job Overview

Every day, Cambia’s Data & Analytics Engineering Team lives our mission to make health care easier and lives better. We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to serve as the technical lead for a team of Data Engineers. The role involves designing, building, optimizing, and owning scalable enterprise data pipelines and platform capabilities in Snowflake that power conventional and agentic analytics, purpose‑built data products, and operational reporting. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, driving technical standards, and contributing to platform strategy.

Applicants should have deep hands‑on expertise, a consulting‑oriented mindset, and a proven ability to deliver measurable impact in complex environments. The position offers clear growth opportunities into Principal‑level engineering, architecture roles, or people leadership.

Preferred Key Experience

• Technical lead with strong background in building and optimizing data pipelines, excellent SQL skills, and hands‑on expertise with Snowflake, dbt, and modern ELT practices.
• Adept at breaking down work, mentoring Data Engineers, and delivering scalable, high‑quality data solutions in complex enterprise environments.

Qualifications And Certifications

• At least 6+ years of relevant experience in Data Engineering or Data Platform Engineering, with senior or lead experience.
• College degree in Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Business Administration, or related fields. A college degree may be substituted by sufficient years of experience in the health care industry.
• Experience with a business area that is supported by this position is preferred (e.g., Provider Network and Contract Management, Digital Solutions, Pricing, Membership, Claims).
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills And Attributes (Not Limited To)

• Deep expertise with Snowflake, SQL and SQL/Python stored procedures, dbt or other ETL tools, ELT/ETL design patterns, and orchestration (Airflow or similar).
• Strong data modeling, pipeline design, performance optimization, and integration/migration expertise.
• Data profiling: ability to identify unique and primary keys, determine cardinality, data type, precision and scale, and detect skew.
• Experience with DataOps, CI/CD, semantic layers, metadata management, observability, streaming, and AI/agentic enablement.
• Understanding of data governance, security, compliance, and enterprise platform ownership.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across teams (Product, QA, Analytics, Business).
• Mentorship, best practice establishment, and influence on technical decisions; proactive problem‑solving and innovation.
• Ability to think big, envision the whole scope, and break work down into details.

Nice To Have

• Experience in healthcare or complex enterprise data environments.
• DevOps/DataOps proficiency.
• Exposure to budgeting/cost management and cross‑team initiatives.

What You Will Do At Cambia (Not Limited To)

• Lead and mentor Data Engineers; drive engineering standards and best practices.
• Independently design, build, tune, and own scalable Snowflake ELT pipelines, data models (with Modeling team), and platform artifacts supporting analytics/operational workloads.
• Optimize performance (query tuning, compute sizing, workload isolation, cost management).
• Partner with analytics, product, governance, QA, and business teams to deliver high‑quality, observable data solutions.
• Contribute to platform strategy, risk assessments, and adoption of modern practices (DataOps, CI/CD, AI tools).
• Ensure data quality, testing, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
• Demonstrate technical leadership by breaking down complex work and delivering value in squad/model environments.

Pay Range

• Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Idaho: $114,000 – $143,000 (full salary range $114,000 – $186,000; bonus target 20%).
• North Dakota: $101,000 – $134,000 (full salary range $101,000 – $167,000).

About Cambia

Working at Cambia means being part of a purpose‑driven, award‑winning culture built on trust and innovation anchored in our 100+ year history. Our caring and supportive colleagues are among the best and brightest in the industry, innovating together toward sustainable, person‑focused health care. Whether we are helping members, lending a hand to a colleague, or volunteering in our communities, our compassion, empathy and team spirit always shine through.

Why Join the Cambia Team?

• Work alongside diverse teams building cutting‑edge solutions to transform health care.
• Earn a competitive salary and enjoy generous benefits while doing work that changes lives.
• Grow your career with a company committed to helping you succeed.
• Give back to your community by participating in Cambia‑supported outreach programs.
• Connect with colleagues who share similar interests and backgrounds through our employee resource groups.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family members, including mental health benefits.
• Annual employer contribution to a health savings account.
• Generous paid time off varying by role and tenure in addition to 10 company‑paid holidays.
• Market‑leading retirement plan with company match on employee 401(k) contributions and discretionary contribution based on company performance (no vesting period).
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental time off (eligibility requires 12 months of continuous service).
• Award‑winning wellness programs that reward participation.
• Employee Assistance Fund for those in need.
• Commute and parking benefits.

We offer work from home options for most roles. Employees must have a wired internet connection (not satellite or cellular) with minimum upload speed of 5 Mb and minimum download speed of 10 Mb. New hires must set up a personal mobile device for Multi‑Factor Authentication (MFA) upon joining. MFA is required for all employees.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer dedicated to a drug and tobacco‑free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law. A background check is required.

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