Ochsner Health · 18 hours ago
Data Engineer
New Orleans - New Orleans Region - Louisiana
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expOchsner Health is a healthcare organization committed to serving and innovating since 1942. They are looking for a Data Engineer who will design, build, and maintain data sources and pipelines, converting raw data into usable datasets for various analytical and business units.
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Responsibilities
Works with functional departments to understand their priorities and requirements and translates them to develop and implement data solutions, to assist with their objectives
Provides expertise in all facets of logical modeling and presentation solutions including prototyping and proof of concept, using best practices within the business intelligence and data management environments
Maintains and develops documentation to identify and define processes or procedures
Owns and supports data pipelines that power the organizations analytical and operational needs. Provides insights, monitors applications, handles user tickets, and analyzes and resolves data issues
Owns and supports data pipelines that power the organizations' analytical and operational needs. Provides insights, monitors applications, handles user tickets, and analyzes and resolves data issues
Applies data expertise to help architect, build, and launch scalable data pipelines to support the organization’s growing data processing and analytics needs
Provides production support to resolve critical data pipeline and application issues, mitigating or minimizing any impact on data products and downstream analytics tools
Manages data by following enterprise and industry best practices
Supports and monitors data management and/or business intelligence systems and processes
May assist with administering business intelligence server(s) and/or processes
Serves as a technical resource and support to multiple teams
Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems (MIS), business, or related field
6+ years of professional experience in data engineering or equivalent role with experience in DevOps capabilities (version control, automated builds, and release management tools using Azure Devops, Git, Jenkins, etc.)
3 years of experience in SQL development
3 years of direct experience working with various relational databases (e.g. Oracle, SQL server, Oracle Exadata, Teradata etc.)
Demonstrated experience in cloud computing (e.g., Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)
Building and orchestrating data pipelines and models using DBT/Airflow and/or Azure Data Factory (ADF) on Snowflake
Programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, PySpark, Scala)
Agile Development experience
Ability to develop, deploy, and maintain batch scripts and processes
Ability to transform raw data into usable, accurate and scalable data sets
Ability to see improvement opportunities and act on them
Knowledge of business intelligence concepts and ability to collaborate with end users to define data requirements
Advanced SQL skills and ability to quickly learn other scripting languages depending on team's needs
Knowledge of existing and emerging hardware and software technologies and an aptitude for learning new technical skills quickly
Ability to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while delivering outstanding customer-focused solutions
Ability to think outside the box when designing new approaches and solutions
Knowledge of dimensional modeling, ETL processes, and tools
Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally
Excellent problem-solving, organization, prioritization, and time management skills
Ability to effectively manage multiple demands in a rapidly changing, team-based environment
Preferred
Master's degree in computer science or related field
Experience with Dimension modelling and ETL design
Hands-on experience with performance tuning of SQL code and data pipelines
Experience in cloud-based lake houses such as Snowflake, Databricks, AWS Athena etc
Experience with on-prem and relational database platforms like Oracle, SQL Server, and integration of Azure/Snowflake services with on-premises and other cloud technologies like AWS, GCP etc
Experience in leveraging Observability tools such as Splunk/Datadog or equivalent
Experience with FinOps and optimizing Snowflake compute
Experience with acquisition and integration of semi-structured and unstructured datasets e.g. JSON, Parquet, HL7, FHIR messages, audio files, transcripts etc
Healthcare domain knowledge
Company
Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in Louisiana, Mississippi and across the Gulf South, delivering expert care at its 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.6MKey Investors
Parkinson's Foundation
2023-07-25Grant
2018-10-04Grant· $1.6M
Leadership Team
Beth Walker
CEO
Kim Ellender
Chief Executive Officer - St. Bernard Parish Hospital
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