Data Engineer – MUST HAVE AZURE & IICS – 100% Remote

Description Role Overview: The Data Engineer will be a key builder on our AI journey, responsible for designing, constructing, and maintaining the data infrastructure required to support our AI initiatives. This role will focus on building robust and scalable data pipelines to extract data from a variety of sources, integrate it with our data lake/warehouse, and prepare it for analysis by our Data Analysts and training custom AI models. This position is critical for enabling our focus on vendor-provided capabilities and eventually building custom solutions. Key Responsibilities • Design, build, and maintain scalable and efficient ETL/ELT data pipelines to ingest data from internal and external sources (e.g., APIs from EPIC, Workday, relational databases, flat files) and data warehouse to ensure data is clean, accessible, and ready for analysis and model training. • Collaborate with the Data Analyst(s) and other stakeholders to understand their data requirements and provide them with clean, well-structured datasets. • Implement data governance, security, and quality controls to ensure data integrity and compliance. • Automate data ingestion, transformation, and validation processes. • Work with our broader IT team to ensure seamless integration of data infrastructure with existing systems. • Contribute to the evaluation and implementation of new data technologies and tools. Required Skills & Qualifications • ETL/ELT Development: Strong experience in designing and building data pipelines using ETL/ELT tools and frameworks. • SQL: Advanced proficiency in SQL for data manipulation, transformation, and optimization. • Programming: Strong programming skills in Python (or a similar language) for scripting, automation, and data processing. • Data Warehousing: Experience with data warehousing concepts and technologies. • EPIC EMR: Experience with EPIC Health System’s databases (Chronicles, Clarity, or Caboodle) and ability to extract data and build ETL pipelines. • Informatica: Hands‑on experience with Informatica ETL toolkit (IICS preferred). • Problem‑Solving: Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline issues. • Data Modeling: Experience with various data modeling techniques (e.g., dimensional modeling). • Real‑time Processing: Familiarity with real‑time data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Azure Event Hubs). • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. • Experience with Microsoft Fabric: Direct experience with Microsoft Fabric’s integrated data platform (OneLake, Data Factory, Synapse Data Engineering). Nice‑to‑Have Skills • API Integration: Experience building data connectors and integrating with APIs from major enterprise systems (e.g., EPIC, Workday). • Cloud Computing: Hands‑on experience with at least one major cloud platform’s data services (e.g., Microsoft Azure Data Factory, Azure Fabric, IICS). • Version Control: Proficiency with Git for code management and collaboration. • CI/CD: Knowledge of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment practices for data pipelines. • AI/ML MLOps: A basic understanding of the machine learning lifecycle and how to build data pipelines to support model training and deployment. Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Columbus, OH. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $70.00 – $90.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision. Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital. 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available. Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents). Short and long‑term disability. Health Spending Account (HSA). Transportation benefits. Employee Assistance Program. Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave). Workplace Type This is a fully remote position. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Jan 21, 2026. EEO Statement The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. Apply tot his job