Data Engineer I IS - Remote

Summary

Providence Health & Services is a comprehensive healthcare organization serving clinical and operational needs across its health system. The Data Engineer I designs, develops, and operates scalable data applications and pipelines, while owning the reliability, security, monitoring, and cost-efficiency of the enterprise data platform. The role also supports incident resolution, documentation, compliance, and collaboration with product, platform, architecture, engineering, and analytics teams.

Responsibilities

• 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)

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
• 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
• * 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
• •    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)
• * Master's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 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
• 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
• * 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

Nice to Haves

• •    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)
• * Master's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Benefits

• Shift differentials may be available for this role.
• Standby/on-call compensation may be available for this role.
• Overtime compensation may be available for this role.
• Premiums may be available for this role.
• Extra shift incentives may be available for this role.
• Bonus opportunities may be available for this role.
• A retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
• Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Vacations
• Holidays
• Time off for health issues
• Voluntary benefits
• Well-being resources