Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vaco is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to help bring data engineering and analytics capabilities in-house through a modern Databricks and dbt environment. The role focuses on building scalable data pipelines, transforming healthcare datasets, developing reliable data assets, and supporting analytics, reporting, and operational decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Databricks
• Develop and maintain dbt models to transform raw data into analytics-ready datasets
• Build and support ETL/ELT processes and automated workflows
• Integrate data from multiple healthcare and operational systems
• Create reusable data models and curated datasets for reporting and analytics
• Develop efficient SQL and Python/PySpark solutions for large-scale datasets
• Implement data quality testing, monitoring, and validation processes
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex data issues across source systems and downstream reporting
• Optimize data pipelines and platform performance for scalability and reliability
• Collaborate with business, analytics, and technical teams to deliver data solutions
• Maintain documentation for data models, transformations, and business rules

Skills

• • 5+ years of Data Engineering experience
• • Hands-on experience with Databricks
• • Strong experience with dbt
• • Advanced SQL skills
• • Experience building production ETL/ELT pipelines
• • Experience with Python and/or PySpark
• • Strong understanding of data modeling and modern data warehouse/lakehouse architecture
• • Experience with Git and software development best practices
• • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• • Experience working with healthcare data, including: + Claims + EHR/EMR + Eligibility + Pharmacy + Provider and clinical data
• • Experience with healthcare data models and transformation frameworks
• • Knowledge of ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS, NDC, LOINC, SNOMED, and NPI
• • Experience with FHIR and/or HL7
• • Experience with Databricks Delta Lake/Lakehouse architecture
• • Experience supporting Power BI or Tableau
• • Databricks and/or dbt certifications

Benefits

• Remote work in Nashville
• Discretionary bonuses

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