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Data Engineer, Consultant

Listing for: Blue Shield of California
Full Time position Listed on 2026-11-15
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Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 123000 - 185000 USD Yearly USD 123000.00 185000.00 YEAR

Job Description & How to Apply Below

Your Role

The Data Services team is responsible for technical design and end-to-end delivery of complex data-driven solutions and data products for the enterprise. The Data Engineer,Consultant will report to the Sr Manager, Data Solutions / Manager. This role serves as a senior individual contributor and technical leader, responsible for driving end-to-end delivery of complex data engineering solutions across cloud data platforms. The DE‑C partners closely with Solution Design Leads, Architects, Product Managers, and business stakeholders to translate solution designs and business requirements into scalable, secure, and production‑ready data products.

Job Description

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

  • Lead the design and implementation of complex, data pipelines and data products from development through production
  • Translate solution designs and business requirements into detailed technical architecture and implementation plans
  • Architect and build scalable, secure, and highly available data solutions across enterprise data platforms
  • Apply advanced data modeling techniques (Data Vault 2.0, dimensional, and domain‑oriented models) to support analytics and reporting needs
  • Embed data quality, testing, security, and observability by design across data pipelines
  • Drive operational excellence, including incident analysis, stabilization, performance tuning, and deployment optimization
  • Identify and implement optimization opportunities related to performance, reliability, and cloud cost management
  • Influence and evolve data engineering standards, patterns, and frameworks used by delivery teams
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Data Engineers and Senior Data Engineers through design reviews and code reviews
  • Work within an agile / Dev Sec Ops  pod model, collaborating closely with solution leads, data modelers, analysts, and business partners
  • Support integration of AI/ML‑ready datasets by ensuring data is well‑modeled, reliable, and governed
  • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
Qualifications
  • Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Requires a minimum of 7 years of data engineering experience.
  • Advanced hands‑on expertise in SQL, including automation and pipeline optimization
  • Strong experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and services such as ADLS, Synapse, and Data Factory
  • Extensive experience with modern data platforms including Snowflake, Databricks, and orchestration tools such as Airflow or Tidal
  • Deep understanding of data modeling, integration patterns, data architecture, data quality, and data warehousing
  • Proven experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and Data Ops practices
  • Strong understanding of security, privacy, and compliance requirements in regulated environments
  • Experience working with large scale, distributed data platforms and parallel processing architecture
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Proven ability to lead technically without formal people management responsibility
  • Preferred:
    Healthcare industry experience, including exposure to Epic or similar ecosystems
About Us About Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies

Stellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends,…

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