Senior Data Platform Engineer

Join us in shaping a healthier future for kids. At Children’s Hospital Association, we unite more than 200 member hospitals to put children first—advancing care, informing policy, and driving progress together.

This position is based in our Lenexa, KS office. We leverage a hybrid working model working three days in the office, two days optional remote work.

The Senior Data Platform Engineer will design, develop, and support cloud-based data solutions within CHA’s Microsoft Azure environment. This hands‑on engineering role will focus on building and maintaining scalable data pipelines, data integrations, and data platform capabilities using Microsoft Azure technologies, SQL, and Python. The role will collaborate with business and technical teams to deliver reliable, high‑quality data solutions while following modern development best practices.

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scalable data pipelines and cloud-based data solutions using Microsoft Azure technologies.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into efficient, reliable, and maintainable data solutions.
• Build and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, transform, and deliver data from a variety of internal and external source systems.
• Develop reusable frameworks, automation solutions, and data engineering best practices to improve platform efficiency and reliability.
• Support CI/CD processes and promote Dev Ops and Data Ops practices across the data platform.
• Drive improvements in platform reliability, scalability, observability, and operational efficiency.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex data pipeline failures, performance bottlenecks, and data quality issues.
• Provide technical guidance, support, and recommendations related to Azure data platform, data reliability, consistency, performance, and platform optimization.
• Create, maintain, and enhance operational documentation, support runbooks, standards, and knowledge‑sharing resources.
• Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, testing, deployment, and performance tuning activities while mentoring team members and driving continuous improvement of engineering standards, processes, and technical capabilities.

Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge is qualifying.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or STEM related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise data platforms, cloud data solutions, and large-scale data integration environments.
• 4+ years of experience building and supporting data pipelines using Microsoft Azure technologies.
• Experience designing, developing, and optimizing ETL/ELT solutions for analytics, reporting, and operational data workloads.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python for data engineering, automation, and performance optimization.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, source control, automated deployments, and Dev Ops/Data Ops practices.
• Experience working with real‑time and event‑driven data processing technologies such as Event Hubs, Kafka, Spark Streaming, or related platforms.
• Familiarity with healthcare data, FHIR standards, interoperability platforms, or healthcare analytics environments preferred.

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Retirement Savings program with generous company contribution
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• Wellness program
• Paid time off and personal days
• 9 paid holidays
• And more!

This pay rangeshown isa guideline. Min:$96,000 – $173,000 Compensation is based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on therole'slocation and is subject to change based on work location.

CHA is committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within our organization, our membership, the care delivery of children’s hospitals and their communities and through the federal policy making environment. With children’s hospitals we strive to ensure organizational cultures where everyone feels valued and actively participates in the mission of our organizations. Racism stands firmly in the way of improving children’s health.

We remain vigilant in our quest for a diverse and inclusive community and in standing against racism and discrimination wherever it exists.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, and protected veteran status, or disability status.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.