Data Engineering Lead, Arine

• This role requires consistently high standards in both coding and execution
• 6+ years working with data in production environments
• Proven ability to lead a small team (up to 3 engineers)
• Track record of building automated ETL workflows using Python and dbt SQL
• Hands-on proficiency with modern data technologies and comfort leveraging AI coding assistants to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance productivity
• Strong skills in data processing, validation, cleaning, and debugging across complex datasets
• Demonstrated success building production-grade dbt pipelines (macros, incremental and Python models, and testing)
• Deep, demonstrable understanding of healthcare and healthcare claims data
• Comfort working with large-scale datasets (10GB+)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desirable

• The Data Engineering Lead is a pivotal hybrid role within the Data Engineering team, combining hands-on development with leadership responsibilities
• This individual will lead a squad of Data Engineers to deliver high-quality, high-velocity customer data pipelines while maintaining existing ones
• The Data Engineering Lead owns end-to-end delivery including project management, data quality, and timelines and is accountable for both team output and their own individual contributions
• You'll collaborate with the Implementation team and Data Analyst to review and own DE requirement writeups, ensuring they fully address data needs discussed in implementation calls
• Communicate timelines for deliverables to unblock Data Engineers for ETL pipeline development
• Proactively flag risks to timelines or quality to stakeholders and project managers
• Lead backlog grooming for implementation-related tickets
• Ensure team cross-coverage by making sure the DE Lead and assigned Data Engineer understand the full ETL flow, with at least two additional engineers familiar at a high level
• Conduct thorough peer reviews and DE UATs after initial UAT completion
• Design and maintain data transformation pipelines using dbt, including macros, incremental models, and dbt tests
• Work with QA and CSA teams to resolve post-UAT issues and update the DE UAT checklist
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, and promote best practices and coding standards
• Identify and escalate inefficiencies within and across teams
• Support project management and provide leadership to peers as needed
• Author and support high-quality technical documentation, assisting junior engineers in doing the same
• Collaborate with the DE Manager to report on DE contractor performance issues