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Lead Data Platform Engineer (Manager / Architect)

Chicago - 550 Van Buren, USRemoteFull-time$140k–$190k2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10
Remote

Core

Unify a diverse ecosystem of siloed analytics applications into a coherent, scalable technology platform for healthcare clients.

Role type

Lead Data Platform Engineer (Manager / Architect)

Builds

Shared platform services, integration patterns, and data pipelines connecting distributed analytics tools.

Domain

Healthcare technology / Cloud Data Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, SQL, AWS (compute/storage/data services), distributed systems, AI-assisted development tools, technical leadership, system auditing, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CDK)

Preferred skills

dbt, Snowflake, Apache Iceberg, Spark, Java, distributed team coordination, ETL/ELT, schema management, ML platform tooling (Airflow/MLflow)

Technologies

AWS, Terraform, CDK, dbt, Snowflake, Apache Iceberg, Spark, Java, Airflow, MLflow

Responsibilities

Set technical direction for platform engineers; mentor engineers via pairing and code review; audit existing analytics applications; design integration patterns (APIs, event streams); build shared platform services; develop data pipelines and manage cloud infrastructure.

Seniority

Manager, hands-on IC with mentorship