Data Engineer Remote Contract Jobs in Massachusetts

The Phia Group is a service- oriented organization assisting employee health plans nationwide. We provide our clients with innovative cost-cutting solutions and constantly expanding service offerings. We continue to enjoy growth thanks to our most valuable resource our talented and committed team.

At The Phia Group, whose mission is to provide high quality yet affordable healthcare to American employees and their families, you can look forward to not only unparalleled benefits for yourself but also being immersed in a company that was named one of USA Todays Top Workplaces for 2026. Meanwhile, from a regional perspective, both The Boston Globe and Louisville Business First also recognized our unwavering commitment to upholding an internal culture of inclusivity, enjoyment, and empathy for our valued employees by listing The Phia Group in their respective lists for the Top Places to Work in 2026.

The Data Engineer is responsible for supporting the development, maintenance, and optimization of data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets. You will be collaborating across multiple teams and stakeholders to solve complex problems and support data-driven initiatives.

Essential Duties and responsibilities include the following; other duties may be assigned:

• Build, maintain, and optimize data pipelines utilizing Azure Data Factory, ensuring data is ingested, transformed, and delivered to Snowflake reliably for analytics
• Implement monitoring, alerts, and testing of data pipeline performance, data quality metrics, and lineage to ensure trustworthy data delivery
• Troubleshoot data issues and perform root cause analysis to proactively resolve operational issues
• Document data structures, processes, architectural decisions, and best practices for knowledge sharing
• Develop, maintain, and optimize Snowflake objects (schemas, tables, views) and SQL transformations to produce curated, analytics-ready datasets
• Collaborate with analysts, stakeholders, and product owners to translate business needs into data requirements and stable technical implementations
• Enable data for AI/ML use cases by preparing feature-rich datasets, supporting feature engineering, and ensuring data consistency for model training and inference
• Support deployment and operationalization of machine learning models by integrating pipelines with ML workflows (e.g., batch/real-time scoring)
• Continually improve ongoing reporting and analytics, automating or simplifying self-service or manual processes
• Implement version control practices for all data engineering code and documentation

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field; or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or business intelligence roles working with ETL, data modeling, data architecture, and developing pipelines and applications for analytics (e.g., BI, reporting, machine learning, deep learning)
• Solid programming skills in advanced SQL, Python, or other programming languages for data processing and automation

Experience supporting or working with AI/ML workflows, including:

• Data preparation and feature engineering for machine learning models
• Integration of data pipelines with ML frameworks (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar)
• Understanding of model lifecycle concepts (training, validation, deployment, monitoring)
• Expertise working with Snowflake for data warehousing, including experience with schema design, performance tuning, and optimization
• Proficiency with Git, Azure DevOps, and collaborative development best practices
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying end-to-end pipelines using Azure Data Factory

Working Conditions / Physical Demands
Sitting at workstation for prolong periods of time. Extensive computer work. Workstation may be exposed to overhead fluorescent lighting and air conditioning. Fast paced work environment. Operates office equipment including personal computer, copiers, and fax machines.

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, the company reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed here) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis.