Principal Data Platform Engineer (Databricks)
Core
Senior technical leader owning architecture and delivery of modern data platforms for healthcare and life sciences clients.
Role type
Principal Data Platform Engineer (Databricks)
Builds
Scalable data solutions, pipelines, and lakehouse architectures for healthcare and life sciences organizations
Domain
Healthcare and Life Sciences
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Databricks, Delta Lake, Spark, SQL, Python, AWS/Azure/GCP, data modeling, ETL/ELT, Airflow, dbt, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code
Preferred skills
Healthcare data (Epic, HL7, FHIR, claims), medallion architecture, lakehouse design
Technologies
Databricks, Delta Lake, Spark, AWS, Azure, GCP, Airflow, dbt
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end architecture and delivery of scalable data solutions; Lead design and implementation of data pipelines and transformation frameworks; Serve as primary client-facing technical leader; Translate ambiguous business requirements into technical architectures; Establish best practices for data engineering and DevOps; Drive platform strategy including lakehouse design and governance; Lead and mentor delivery teams; Collaborate with cross-functional teams; Support business development efforts
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship
