Temporary - Data Engineer

American Cancer Society, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement benefits

Wellness programs

Professional development

Job summary

The American Cancer Society is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize cloud-based data pipelines and infrastructures. You will work with Azure, Snowflake, dbt, and orchestration tools to deliver scalable data solutions for research, visualization, and machine learning initiatives.

You will collaborate with analytics engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to refine data models, ensure data governance, and implement secure, well-documented data processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years building modern data pipelines (ETL/ELT).
• Experience with cloud data pipelines and software development practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and orchestrate modern data pipelines using Azure, Snowflake, and dbt.
• Administer and optimize Azure data infrastructure including Cosmos DB and Snowflake.
• Develop data engineering solutions with Python in CI/CD pipelines with tests.
• Integrate data from platforms like FiveTran, Rivery.io, OpenFlow.
• Collaborate with analytics engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders.
• Support data governance and security, including Snowflake access management.

Skills

SQL

Python

CI/CD

Data modeling

Cloud data engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Azure Databricks

Cosmos DB

Snowflake

Prefect

Airflow

Fivetran

Rivery

OpenFlow

Git/GitHub

Job description

At the American Cancer Society, we're working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We are a culture comprised of diverse backgrounds and experience, to better serve our communities. The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled. The American Cancer Society (ACS) is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to join our mission-driven team in the fight against cancer.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Design, develop, and orchestrate modern data pipelines and integrations (30%) — Architect and manage scalable data workflows using Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, dbt, and cloud orchestration tools such as Prefect.io or Airflow, ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Implement and manage cloud-based data infrastructure (20%) — Administer and optimize data environments in Microsoft Azure, including Cosmos DB, Snowflake, and related services, performing configuration, monitoring, and cost optimization.
• Develop and deploy advanced data engineering solutions (20%) — Utilize Python for complex data transformation, automation, and performance optimization within robust CI/CD pipelines with comprehensive unit testing and peer code reviews.
• Integrate data from diverse sources (10%) — Leverage ingestion platforms such as FiveTran, Rivery.io, or OpenFlow to streamline and automate data collection from internal and external systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (10%) — Partner with analytics engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to design and refine data models that power research, visualization, and machine learning initiatives.
• Support data governance, security, and documentation (10%) — Implement and enforce best practices for data security, access control, and compliance, including Snowflake user and instance management.

EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computational Biology, or equivalent experience.
• Years of experience: 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• 3+ years of building a modern data pipeline, including the ETL, cloud-storage, reporting, and deployment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY

• Advanced proficiency in cloud data engineering within Microsoft Azure, including services such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Cosmos DB; experience with Snowflake for data warehousing and administration.
• Strong expertise in SQL and Python, including development of complex ETL/ELT workflows, automation scripts, and performance-optimized data transformations.
• Hands-on experience with modern orchestration and ingestion platforms such as Prefect.io, Apache Airflow, FiveTran, Rivery.io, or OpenFlow, supporting automated and scalable data movement.
• Proven experience implementing CI/CD practices for data engineering — including automated testing, code reviews, version control (e.g., GitHub/GitLab), and deployment pipelines.
• Experience designing and managing large-scale, high-density data systems, including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data such as genomics, imaging, and biospecimen datasets.
• Familiarity with BI and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker) and the ability to translate complex research or analytic requirements into optimized data models.
• Strong understanding of healthcare and research data domains, including claims, electronic health records (EHR), survey, and clinical datasets; knowledge of data governance, compliance, and privacy standards (e.g., HIPAA).
• Demonstrated collaboration skills working with data scientists, analytics engineers, and researchers to deliver high-quality, reliable, and well-documented data solutions.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Occasional travel- 10-15% - may be required for department or program/project meetings, vendor management, or enterprise workshops.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Availability and ability to work after hours, weekends, holidays, etc. as needed, to be on call and/or to fulfill job responsibilities and requirements.

The starting rate is $45 to $48. The final candidate's relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

BENEFITS

• generous paid time off policy
• medical benefits
• dental benefits
• retirement benefits
• wellness programs
• professional development programs

Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer.

At the American Cancer Society, our employees are the soul of our lifesaving mission to save lives. Our employment opportunities are as diverse as our people and include every discipline found in other business enterprises. As an organization, we adhere to a set of core values that help inform all our decisions. But what really sets us apart is that the work we do has global impact -- and every passionate, dedicated American Cancer Society team member contributes to each groundbreaking achievement we make.