SQL Data Engineer — Databricks & Federal Health

Parra Consulting Group, Inc. .; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Parra Consulting Group, Inc. seeks a SQL Data Engineer to support federal health programs and regulatory science.

The role focuses on designing, developing, and optimizing scalable data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets using advanced SQL and Databricks to deliver reliable insights for mission-critical decisions. The successful candidate will integrate data from diverse sources, implement automated quality checks, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, high-performing data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience developing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex SQL solutions.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination.
• S. citizenship required to support this federal contract.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines, data models, and analytics-ready datasets using advanced SQL and Databricks.
• Develop, tune, and troubleshoot complex SQL solutions across Oracle SQL, PostgreSQL, and Databricks SQL.
• Integrate data from databases, cloud data platforms, APIs, JSON, XML, and flat files.
• Implement automated testing, data validation, data reconciliation, and data-quality processes.
• Translate solutions across different SQL dialects and database environments.
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, software developers, data scientists, and client stakeholders to deliver secure, high-performing solutions.
• Communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences and raise risks and actions to management.

Skills

SQL

Databricks

Python

Git

CI/CD

Agile

Data modeling

Data warehousing

Delta Lake

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Statistics, Biostatistics, or Mathematics

Tools

Pentaho

Git

Job description

Parra Consulting Group, Inc. seeks a SQL Data Engineer to support federal health programs and regulatory science.

The role focuses on designing, developing, and optimizing scalable data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets using advanced SQL and Databricks to deliver reliable insights for mission-critical decisions. The successful candidate will integrate data from diverse sources, implement automated quality checks, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, high-performing data