Senior Data Engineer

About Position:

We are looking for a highly experienced and proactive Senior Data Engineer with 12+ years of expertise in building scalable, cloud-native data solutions. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience in Databricks, Snowflake, and modern data engineering practices, along with strong leadership capabilities.

• Role: Senior Data Engineer
• Location: All Persistent Location
• Experience: 12+ Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable data pipelines using Databricks (PySpark, SQL) across Azure and GCP environments.
• Architect, implement, and manage Snowflake and BigQuery data warehouse solutions focusing on performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams to translate data requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Perform advanced data analysis on healthcare datasets, including claims, EMR, HL7, and FHIR.
• Drive execution and coordinate engineering tasks, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, promoting best practices in coding, testing, and documentation.
• Implement data governance, security, and lineage frameworks using tools like Unity Catalog, Terraform, and GitLab CI/CD.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulatory standards such as HIPAA and HITRUST.
• Contribute to the development of reusable frameworks, automation strategies, and data engineering best practices.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 12+ years of experience in data engineering, with strong exposure to cloud-native data platforms.
• Expert-level proficiency in:
• Databricks, PySpark, SQL
• Data pipeline architecture and orchestration
• Proven experience with:
• Snowflake and Google BigQuery
• Healthcare data formats such as FHIR, HL7, EMR, Claims data
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms and services:
• Azure (ADF, Synapse)
• GCP (Cloud Composer, GCS, BigQuery)
• Hands-on experience with:
• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps for Data Engineering
• Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or equivalent)
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated experience in team leadership, mentoring, and coordination.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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