Senior Data Engineer

Index Analytics LLC is a rapidly growing Baltimore-based small business providing health-related consulting services to the federal government. At the center of our company culture is a commitment to instilling a dynamic and employee-friendly place to work. We place a priority on promoting a supportive and collegial team environment and enhancing staff experience through career development and educational opportunities.

Position Overview

Index Analytics is seeking a Sr. Data Engineer to support Government clients to design build and optimize scalable data pipelines and cloud-based solutions. The Sr. Data Engineer plays a key role in modernizing the organizations data ecosystem by architecting data solutions using a contemporary infrastructure.

As part of a cross-functional team including Data Engineers Software Engineers Analysts the engineer will support efforts to design and implement a robust environment capable of ingesting diverse data sources to support advanced analytics and reporting needs. Core responsibilities include defining structural interface and business requirements for data solutions; designing relational and non-relational databases and their associated integration components; and implementing a Snowflake-based system with automated data pipelines.

This role blends advanced data engineering with handson cloud solutions engineering leveraging AWS Snowflake and modern DevOps practices. The ideal candidate has experience delivering highquality solutions in an Agile environment.

This position requires an in-person interview at our HQ.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with stakeholders crossfunctional and internal technical teams to gather requirements document business rules and develop thorough understanding of the business context and objectives.
• Collaborate to design secure scalable and costoptimized data solutions.
• Design build and maintain scalable reliable ETL/ELT data pipelinesusing AWS Snowflake and Snowflake tools.
• Develop and optimize data models both conceptual and physical to support analytics reporting dashboards and operational consumption.
• Implement data quality validation and monitoringframeworks to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Ensure data workflows are modular testable and properly versioncontrolled.
• Operationalize pipelines with monitoring alerting and automated recovery mechanisms.
• Conduct advanced data analysis usinglanguages such as Python and SQL.
• Developdocumentation to include data models data dictionaries and data usage guides.
• Improve end-to-end performance of data workflows.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkinsto support automated testing deployments and continuous integration.
• Meet schedule deadlines and commitments with a high-level of quality of deliverables.
• Collaborate with a team of cross-functional resources in an Agile delivery environment to deliver iterative value.

• US citizen or lived in the US for 3 of the last 5 years. Must be able to obtain a U.S. Federal government client badge and pass a government background investigation.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent with ten (10) or more years of experience as Data System Architect Engineer or similar role.
• Hands-on experience using Snowflake tools SQL and Python is required.
• Strong proficiency in Snowflake AWS services as well as with GitHub for source control branching strategy and reviews.
• Knowledge of data integration patterns data warehousing and modern data architecture.
• Strong analytical and communication skills including the ability to analyze data create meaningful insights and present information clearly to stakeholders.
• Experience with objectoriented programming and building with software engineering principles.
• DevOps exposure including CI/CD tools like Jenkins.
• Understanding of Data Lake concepts.
• Knowledge of Agile framework Scrum methodologies and tools used to support them.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required ability to collaborate present and report to stakeholders on findings.
• Prior experience with government agencies and fraud detection systems is a plus.

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The salary range provided represents the estimated compensation for new hires in this position applicable across all locations. Actual offers may vary based on factors such as the candidates skills qualifications experience and market conditions. Index complements its base salary offering with a competitive package that includes health and retirement benefits discretionary bonuses and reimbursement for professional development opportunities.

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