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Location: Remote within USA

Employment Type: FullTime Contract (W2)Department: Medical Education & Research - Next Gen Data Architecture

Build the Data Backbone Behind LifeChanging Healthcare

Are you a seniorlevel data engineer who thrives on ownership, scale, and realworld impact? Trissential is hiring a Senior Data Engineer to join our client's Medical Education & Research team, supporting nextgeneration healthcare data platforms.

This is a highimpact role where you'll design, build, and operate productiongrade ETL/ELT pipelines across enterprise cloud environments-powering analytics that directly support healthcare innovation.

This is not a prototypeonly role. You'll own pipelines endtoend, set technical direction when requirements are unclear, and deliver reliable, secure data systems at scale.

What's In It for You?

• EndtoEnd Ownership - Design, deploy, and operate enterprise data pipelines from requirements through production
• Modern Cloud Stack - Work handson with GCP, Azure, BigQuery, SQL Server, and modern orchestration tools
• Healthcare Impact - Build systems handling PHI and healthcare data that support research, education, and patient outcomes
• Technical Influence - Set direction, recommend tools, and shape data architecture decisions
• Mentorship & Leadership - Coach junior engineers and elevate engineering standards across the team
• Stability with Challenge - Longterm enterprise environment with complex, meaningful data problems

Your Role & Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate scalable ETL/ELT pipelines across GCP and Azure cloud platforms
• Model large, complex datasets for analytics using dimensional modeling, normalization, and SCDs
• Orchestrate workflows using Airflow, Cloud Composer, Azure Data Factory, or similar tools
• Own pipelines in production-monitoring, troubleshooting, optimizing, and improving performance
• Ensure secure handling of PHI in alignment with HIPAA requirements, including access controls and auditing
• Translate business and stakeholder needs into clear technical designs and delivery plans
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Git and enterprise deployment standards
• Identify automation and process improvements that reduce manual effort and increase reliability
• Explore emerging data technologies and recommend enhancements to platform capabilities
• Mentor junior data engineers and promote best practices across the team

Skills & Experience You Should Possess

• 7+ years of data engineering experience delivering productiongrade systems
• Advanced SQL expertise with handson experience building complex data pipelines
• Strong development experience using Python or Java
• Proven experience designing and operating ETL/ELT pipelines at scale
• Handson experience across GCP, Azure, BigQuery, and SQL Server
• Solid understanding of data modeling for analytics workloads
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, ADF, Cloud Composer, Dagster, or Prefect)
• Comfort working in enterprise environments with governance, standards, and controls

Bonus Points If You Have

• Direct experience working with healthcare data and PHI
• Working knowledge of HIPAA compliance and secure data handling
• Experience supporting both batch and streaming data pipelines
• Exposure to modern data trends such as semantic layers or LLMassisted development
• History of influencing architecture decisions in ambiguous problem spaces

Education & Certifications You Need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related fieldOR
• Equivalent professional experience (5+ additional years in lieu of a degree)

What We Offer

At Trissential, you'll join our client's team working on impactful, enterprisescale healthcare data initiatives-while enjoying flexibility, strong benefits, and competitive pay.

• Competitive Compensation -$64-$74 per hour. Final compensation is determined based on skill alignment, years of experience, and fair, marketbased rates by geography.
• Comprehensive Benefits for you and your dependents - Medical, dental, vision, free telehealth, HSA with company contribution, life and disability insurance, and 401k with matching
• Paid Time Off -Offers paid time away from work
• EnterpriseScale Experience - Work within one of the most advanced healthcare data environments
• Career Growth - Exposure to modern platforms, tools, and architectural decisionmaking

This role is open only to candidates authorized to work in the United States

Ready to Own Data That Matters?

If you're a senior data engineer who wants ownership, scale, and realworld impact-this is your opportunity. Apply today and take the next step in your data engineering career with Trissential