Data Engineer I IS - Remote

Providence Health & Services is a comprehensive health care organization serving communities through hospitals, clinics, and health and social services. The Data Engineer I designs, develops, and operates scalable data applications and pipelines supporting clinical and operational workflows, with responsibility for reliability, security, monitoring, cost efficiency, and collaboration across engineering, analytics, product, platform, and architecture 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)

Preferred

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

Snowflake Administration

Account Management

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Resource Monitor Configuration

Storage Configuration

Warehouse Configuration

Network Policy Configuration

Fivetran

HVR

Change Data Capture (CDC)

Data Replication

Snowflake Performance Tuning

Snowflake Streams

Snowpark

Snowflake AI Features

Streamlit

Internal App Development

Operational Dashboard Development

Enterprise Scheduling

Control-M

Data Quality Platforms

Data Observability Platforms

Regulated Environment Experience

Healthcare Industry Experience

HIPAA Knowledge

Service Management

ServiceNow

Master’s Degree

Computer Engineering

Computer Science

Mathematics

Benefits

Remote work arrangement

Shift differentials

Standby/on-call compensation

Overtime

Premiums

Extra shift incentives

Bonus opportunities

Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching

Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid parental leave

Vacations

Holidays

Health issue time off benefits

Voluntary benefits

Well-being resources

Company

Healthcare provider operating hospitals, clinics, and social services

Renton, Washington, USA

https://www.providence.org/

Founded in 1859

10001+ employees

Qualifications

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

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

Senior-level hands-on ownership of production data operations

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

1 or more year of related experience in Snowflake, CTRL-M, and ADF.

Required skills

SQL, Python, Bash, PowerShell, Linux, Snowflake, CTRL-M, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Cloud Computing, Data Warehousing, OLAP, Dimensional Modeling, RDBMS, JSON, Parquet, API Integration, ELT/ETL, Git, CI/CD, Data Ingestion Pipelines, Fivetran, HVR, Change Data Capture (CDC), Snowpark, Streamlit, HIPAA

Experience

1+ years