[Remote] Senior Data Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Chenega Corporation is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to support mission-critical public health analytics. The role will architect and operate enterprise-scale data pipelines and platforms using Databricks, Palantir Foundry, PySpark, SQL, and cloud-native services, while leading platform migrations, optimization, governance, and stakeholder communication.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and own scalable data pipelines and platform components (Databricks, Palantir Foundry)
- Engineer robust schemas, medallion patterns, partitioning, and performance tuning (PySpark/SQL)
- Implement cloud-native orchestration and CI/CD for data services; automate testing/validation
- Lead onboarding/migration to data platforms; develop reusable libraries and templates
- Champion data quality, observability, and governance; communicate tradeoffs and decisions to stakeholders
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- 5+ years of experience with PySpark, SQL, distributed data processing and enterprise-scale data engineering
- 5+ years of experience designing, developing, owning, and maintaining end-to-end production data pipelines
- 5+ years of experience with data architecture, including schema design, Medallion architecture, partitioning strategies, and performance optimization
- 5+ years of experience collaborating with business stakeholders, gathering requirements, and delivering technical presentations to technical and non-technical audiences
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks, including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Job orchestration
- 2+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure, including Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Azure Storage, or equivalent cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Experience with Palantir Foundry, including pipeline development, transformation logic, and data modeling
- Experience supervising others and leading deliverables in cross-functional environments
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
- Bachelor's degree
Benefits
- PTO / Vacation – 5.67 hours accrued per pay period / 136 hours accrued annually
- Paid Holidays - 11
- California residents receive an additional 24 hours of sick leave a year
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Prescription
- Employee Assistance Program
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dependent Care Spending Account
- Commuter Benefits
- 401k / 401a
- Hospital Indemnity
- Critical Illness
- Accident Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Insurance
- ID Theft Protection
- 100% Remote - US
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