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Overview:

Sentara is hiring a Data Engineer!

This is a fully remote position.

Overview

We are looking for a Data Engineer to support a modern data platform built on Databricks. This role will focus on building scalable data pipelines, supporting a metadata-driven ingestion framework, and ensuring data quality and governance are embedded into the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data pipelines usingPySpark and Databricks
• Work within ametadata-driven ingestion frameworkto onboard new datasets
• Implementdata quality checks and validation ruleswithin pipelines
• Support ingestion fromfile-based sources and ingestion tools (e.g., Fivetran)
• Handleschema changes, incremental loads, and file processing patterns
• Contribute todata governance practicesincluding tagging, metadata, and lineage
• Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline failures and performance issues
• Collaborate with architects and stakeholders ondata onboarding and requirements
• Follow and contribute tocoding standards, reusable components, and best practices

Education

• Experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years of relevant experience with a degree
• 5+ years of relevant experience without a degree

Certification/Licensure

• No specific certification or licensure requirements

Experience

• Required to 3 to 5 years of relevant experience
• Hands-on experience withPySpark and Databricks
• Strong SQL skills
• Experience buildingETL/ELT data pipelines
• Understanding ofDelta Lake concepts(merge, schema evolution, partitions)
• Familiarity withcloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• Basic experience withGit and version control
• Exposure todata catalog or governance tools (e.g., DataHub)
• Experience withFivetran or similar ingestion tools
• Understanding ofdata quality and validation concepts
• Experience working withmetadata-driven frameworks
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Ability to work in a structured, framework-driven environment
• Focus on data quality, not just pipeline execution
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-evolving data ecosystem

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.