Senior Forward-Deployed Data Engineer (Remote)

Humana; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 118,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana, Inc. seeks a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to translate real-world healthcare problems into scalable data and analytics solutions.

You will collaborate with business and analytics stakeholders, building Databricks-based pipelines, data models, and governance layers across enterprise data platforms. You will lead design discussions, ensure CI/CD, and drive rapid adoption of new tools and datasets while maintaining HIPAA-compliant data handling and governance across distributed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required.
• 5+ years of cloud-native Data & ML engineering experience.
• 5+ years of Python (PySpark) and SQL experience.
• 3+ years deploying data/feature pipelines, model training, and inferencing in Databricks.
• 3+ years with Databricks, PostgreSQL, Spark, and Databricks ML stack.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable Data & ML solutions using Databricks and cloud-native services.
• Build and optimize ETL/ELT workflows for healthcare data (claims, clinical, provider, consumer).
• Develop and maintain data models in enterprise data warehouses.
• Support Lakehouse architecture with Databricks, Delta Lake, and cloud storage.
• Lead design and architecture discussions for enterprise-scale solutions.
• Drive CI/CD practices and serve as a trusted technical advisor to stakeholders.

Skills

Databricks

PostgreSQL

Python

SQL

Spark

Data modeling

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Delta Lake

Airflow

Azure Data Factory

Kafka

Event Hubs

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Humana, Inc. seeks a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to translate real-world healthcare problems into scalable data and analytics solutions.

You will collaborate with business and analytics stakeholders, building Databricks-based pipelines, data models, and governance layers across enterprise data platforms. You will lead design discussions, ensure CI/CD, and drive rapid adoption of new tools and datasets while maintaining HIPAA-compliant data handling and governance across distributed