Data Engineer I IS - Remote
- Irvine, United States
Posted 26 days ago
About the role
Description
Role summary
Data Engineer I is responsible for designing and developing modern, data-centric applications that support clinical and operational workflows across the healthcare system. These solutions leverage cloud technologies, big data platforms, data science methodologies, and contemporary software development frameworks.
Key responsibilities include building scalable data pipelines, transformation and enrichment processes, provisioning layers, and intuitive user interfaces aligned with strategic initiatives. This role also involves mentoring junior Data Engineers and contributing to the research and adoption of emerging technologies to establish repeatable processes and templates.
Collaboration is a core value, with a strong emphasis on thorough source control and documentation. The ideal candidate approaches complex challenges with simplicity, utilizing modern tools and techniques to deliver efficient solutions.
This position works closely with Product, Platform, and Architecture teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery of joint initiatives.
In this role you will own the reliability, security, and cost-efficiency of Providence’s enterprise data platform. You will automate and monitor production pipelines, resolve incidents and partner with engineering and analytics teams to meet strict SLAs.
What you’ll own
- Automation and monitoring batch/streaming ELT/ETL pipelines across cloud services and Snowflake; keep data fresh and
accurate.
Triaging failures, performing root-cause analyses and post-mortems, and continuously reducing MTTR.
Orchestrating schedules and dependencies (e.g., Ctrl-M) and managing connectors (in Fivetran/HVR).
Building operational automation with SQL, Python, and shell (Bash/PowerShell) on Linux.
Implementing observability: logging, alerting, data-quality checks, audits, and runbooks.
Optimizing Snowflake performance and spend (warehouses, caching).
Enforcing access controls and secrets management, supporting compliance and audit needs.
Partnering with product/analytics teams; documenting procedures and providing reliable on-call support (rotational).
Essential Skills
Strong SQL, plus hands-on Python and shell scripting (Bash/PowerShell) on Linux.
Experience with cloud computing and data warehousing on relational platforms.
Solid understanding of OLAP/dimensional modeling and RDBMS fundamentals.
Knowledge of semi/unstructured data (JSON/Parquet) and API integrations.
Familiarity with open-source ELT/ETL tooling.
Git-based workflows and CI/CD basics for data deployments.
Experience building and managing data ingestion pipelines from multiple sources into cloud data platforms.
Working knowledge of Snowflake, including database objects, warehouses, and basic query optimization.
Nice to have
Snowflake administration experience (account management, RBAC, resource monitors, storage/warehouse configuration, network policies).
Fivetran and/or HVR (Fivetran HVR) experience or equivalent CDC/replication tools.
Snowflake operations expertise (performance tuning, Streams/Tasks, Snowpark), plus knowledge of Snowflake AI features.
Streamlit for lightweight internal apps and operational dashboards.
Experience with enterprise schedulers (e.g., Ctrl-M) and data-quality/observability platforms.
Background in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare/HIPAA) and service management (e.g., ServiceNow).
W e are accepting applications from candidates who reside within 65 miles of:
Renton, Redmond, or Seattle, WA
Portland, OR
Napa or Irvine, CA
Lubbock, TX
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience; senior-level hands-on ownership of production data operations.
1 or more year of related experience in Snowflake, CTRL-M, and ADF.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Salary Range by Location:
California: All Northern California - Except Humboldt: Min: $52.79, Max: $81.94
California: All Southern California - Except Bakersfield: Min: $47.05, Max: $73.04
Oregon: Portland Service Area: Min: $45.14, Max: $70.07
Texas: Min: $34.43, Max: $53.44
Washington: Western: Min: $47.05, Max: $73.04
Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
About the Team
Providence Shared Services is a service line within Providence that provides a variety of functional and system support services for our family of organizations across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
Requsition ID: 449314
Company: Providence Jobs
Job Category: Development/Engineering
Job Function: Information Technology
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Multiple shifts available
Career Track: Business Professional
Department: 4011 SS IS HI DP 3
Address: WA Renton 1801 Lind Ave SW
Work Location: Providence Valley Office Park-Renton
Workplace Type: Remote
Pay Range: $See Posting - $See Posting
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.