Lead Data Engineer Location: Dallas Texas (Onsite) Job Type: Full Time

EDH is looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering team. In this role, you will lead a team of Data Engineers in designing and building scalable data pipelines and systems. The ideal candidate will have an advanced knowledge of Data Architecture, batch processing frameworks, and Data Modeling techniques to facilitate seamless Data Ingestion and Exports. The candidate should possess intellectual acumen, with an engineering mindset and an interest in developing enterprise scale solutions using industry recognized cloud platforms, databases, data integration/orchestration tools, and big data technologies. Success in this role will entail ownership of the deliverables, team management, and the ability to drive impactful outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of data engineers to design, develop, and deploy scalable solutions.
• Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to deliver data solutions that meet user needs.
• Architect, build, and maintain data infrastructure, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance across various data sources and platforms.
• Implement Data Ingestion, transformation, and Data Quality features to support Application Engineering, Analytics, and various Business Verticals across the organization.
• Collaborate with Data Architect, and Business Analysts in building data models to improve reliability and interpretability of data for analytical and business needs.
• Define and enforce coding standards and document best practices within the team.
• Actively contribute to the creation of design documents, assess technologies, and conduct Proof of Concepts (PoCs).
• Experience supporting production jobs and mitigate issues in a timely manner.
• Partner with senior leadership to define Data Strategy, Roadmap and hiring for future needs.
• Bring in a positive attitude and foster a culture that embraces continuous learning and Innovation.

Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7 years of experience as a Lead Engineer, with a focus on building enterprise data solutions.
• 4 years of Cloud Experience: Azure (preferred)/AWS/Google Cloud Platform.
• Previous experience leading a team and in delivery of projects: provide a few examples of successful project deliveries, and development methodologies in the interview.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, with experience in Modern Data Technologies like Spark, Databricks, and Kafka.
• Expertise with Microsoft SQL Server (preferred) or other relational databases.
• Strong experience in Microsoft ETL stack, SSIS, Azure Data factory.
• Expertise with SQL, stored procedures, triggers, and performance tuning.
• Experience in building data lakes to support high speed querying by the end users.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Prior Experience working with Healthcare Information exchange standards like HL7, X12 EDI, FHIR will be helpful.
• Familiarity with CI/CD (e.g., Azure pipelines), and IAC (e.g., Terraform) is a plus.
• Experience or knowledge with creating RESTful API s and data visualizations is a plus.