Data Engineer

Company Overview

At Northwind, we’re not just about doing a job; we’re about fulfilling a purpose. Northwind offers a national pharmacy services platform that brings the logistics of drug distribution and home delivery pharmacy together with analytics, pharmacy benefits, chronic disease programs, and software to help create a Nexus of Care to influence healthcare costs and outcomes. Northwind is expanding into a fully integrated Health Benefits Administration (HBA) ecosystem and we are investing heavily in modern data capabilities.

By joining Northwind, you will be able to show up every day to a purpose-driven organization with a positive, engaging culture.

Northwind is seeking an experienced Data Engineer with a minimum of three years of experience, who will help build our next-generation Northwind Medallion Data Hub, manage daily data operations, and support mission-critical data services across the organization. Proficient knowledge in Azure and Databricks, and experience operating a Medallion architecture data ecosystem is critical for success in this role. This is a hybrid role.

• Build and enhance the Northwind Medallion Data Hub using Azure Data Lake Storage, Databricks, Delta Lake, and Py Spark
• Develop scalable ingestion and transformation pipelines across Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers
• Participate in daily data operations management, including monitoring pipelines, ensuring on-time data delivers, and troubleshooting issues
• Collaborate with IT leaders, business stakeholders, and end users to define and deliver data solutions
• Mentor junior engineers and help establish engineering standards, reusable frameworks, and best practices
• Support mission-critical initiatives including HBA/TPA build-out, claims processing, eligibility, pharmacy operations, clinical programs, and reporting/analytics
• Improve pipeline reliability, performance, and observability through logging, alerting, and automation

• 3-7+ years of experience in data engineering or similar roles
• Advanced knowledge working with Azure and Databricks (PySpark, SQL, Delta Lake)
• Experience operating a Medallion architecture data ecosystem
• Hands-on experience managing daily data operations in a production environment
• Ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience mentoring more junior team members
• Healthcare, PBM, TPA, or HIPAA regulated data experience is a plus

We’ve got a job to do. Actually, we’ve got lots of jobs to do. Helping our employer clients do great things for their employees through their healthcare benefits is our purpose. Helping our patients live fuller, healthier lives is our vocation. However, creating an environment in which we can all contribute, grow, and take care of our families while fulfilling our purpose and our vocation, is the Northwind recipe for success.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Information Technology

• Hospitals and Health Care