Sr. Data Operations Analyst $85,000 - $95,000 Posted 14 hours ago

Fuel Talent LLC; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuel Talent LLC seeks a Senior Data Operations Analyst to own inbound data pipelines, loading partner and client files into our client’s systems. You will run SQL Server, SSIS, cron jobs, and legacy VB scripts, transforming data for downstream platforms.

You will mentor junior analysts, partner with Data & Analytics on platform modernization, and help migrate manual processes to automated ingestion using Microsoft Fabric.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum three years of hands-on data operations, ETL, or data-integration experience.
• Production experience with SQL Server, including T-SQL, stored procedures, and query optimization.
• Production experience designing, deploying, and maintaining SSIS packages.
• Experience operating batch-scheduling environments such as cron, SQL Server Agent, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Cleans, validates, and transforms inbound client and partner files using SQL and SSIS.
• Ensures data conforms to record-keeping platform requirements.
• Designs, deploys, and maintains SSIS packages for data movement to canonical layer.
• Operates, monitors, and improves cron-scheduled batch jobs.
• Maintains and modernizes VB/VB.NET scripts supporting workflows.
• Monitors pipeline quality, conducts root-cause analysis, and remediates incidents.
• Mentors Data Operations Analysts through reviews and guidance.
• Partners to migrate manual file processing to automated ingestion with Microsoft Fabric.
• Documents data-integration patterns, runbooks, and remediation procedures.

Skills

SQL Server

SSIS

T-SQL

VB/VB.NET

Data validation

Batch scheduling

Mentoring

Azure Data Factory

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Data Eng

Tools

SQL Server Agent

cron Scheduling

PowerShell

Python

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Data Operations Analyst is responsible for the inbound data pipelines that bring partner and client files into our client’s record-keeping systems. The role operates SQL Server, SSIS, cron-scheduled batch jobs, and legacy VB scripts to clean, validate, and load partner data so it is ready for downstream platforms.

As a senior team member, this position works without daily supervision, mentors junior Data Operations Analysts, and partners with the Data & Analytics organization on platform-modernization initiatives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Cleans, validates, and transforms inbound client and partner files, including eligibility, claims, and contributions, using SQL and SSIS.
• Ensures data conforms to record-keeping platform requirements.
• Designs, deploys, and maintains SSIS packages that move data from partner formats into the client’s canonical data layer.
• Operates, monitors, and improves cron-scheduled batch jobs across the data-integration environment.
• Maintains and modernizes legacy VB and VB.NET scripts that support data-operations workflows.
• Monitors pipeline quality and reliability, including alert response, root-cause analysis, and post-incident remediation.
• Mentors and supports Data Operations Analysts through code reviews and process guidance.
• Partners with the Data & Analytics organization to migrate manual file processing to automated and observable data ingestion using Microsoft Fabric.
• Documents data-integration patterns, runbooks, and remediation procedures.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent professional experience may substitute.

Experience

• Minimum three years of hands-on data operations, ETL development, or data-integration experience.
• Demonstrated production experience with SQL Server, including T-SQL, stored procedures, and query optimization.
• Demonstrated production experience designing, deploying, and maintaining SSIS packages.
• Experience operating batch-scheduling environments such as cron, SQL Server Agent, or an equivalent platform.

Technical Skills

• SQL Server, including T-SQL, stored procedures, and query optimization.
• SSIS package design, deployment, and maintenance.
• Batch scheduling and job orchestration using cron, SQL Server Agent, or an equivalent platform.
• VB and VB.NET script maintenance.
• Data-validation, reconciliation, and quality-monitoring techniques.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Healthcare, fintech, insurance, or other regulated-industry data-operations experience.
• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, or modern cloud-data platforms.
• Familiarity with Python or PowerShell for automation.
• Experience supporting the migration of legacy ETL workloads to cloud-native pipelines.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Knowledge

• A regulated-industry data domain, such as healthcare, financial services, or insurance.
• Production data-integration patterns, including file-based ingestion, ETL, and batch reconciliation.
• SQL Server internals sufficient to diagnose and optimize production data-integration workloads.
• HIPAA-regulated data handling and PHI security boundaries.

Skills

• Writes production-grade SQL and SSIS packages with attention to performance and recoverability.
• Authors clear runbooks, postmortems, and migration documentation.
• Clearly communicates technical risks and tradeoffs to engineering and product partners.

Abilities

• Works independently on complex data-operations workloads without daily supervision.
• Mentors and provides technical guidance to less-experienced staff.
• Maintains operational discipline across recurring batch and ad hoc data workloads in a regulated environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONSThis position is remote within the United States. Work is performed in a standard office or home-office environment. The role requires extended periods of computer-based work, including reading data on screens, typing, and participating in remote video meetings. Occasional travel of less than 5% may be required for company events. Our client provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement and may be modified at our client’s discretion.