Health IT Data Engineer

Are you a seasoned Data Engineer with a passion for transforming healthcare through robust data solutions? Imagine a role where your expertise directly contributes to modernizing vital health services, impacting lives on a significant scale. We are searching for an exceptional Health IT Data Engineer to join our dynamic team. This is a chance to truly make a difference, building the backbone for critical insights and operational efficiency in a fully remote, worldwide capacity.

Overview

As a Health IT Data Engineer at Aptive, you will provide advanced data engineering and analytics infrastructure support for the ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) Health Information Technology Unit (HITU). Your primary mission involves IT modernization and enhancing enterprise data environments. This pivotal role requires you to design, build, configure, and maintain secure, reliable data pipelines, data structures, and intricate integration workflows. Your work will enable crucial analytics, reporting, and operational insight across IHSC clinical, operational, and administrative domains. This is a designated Key Personnel position, underscoring its importance to our mission.

Key Responsibilities

Perform scripted development utilizing powerful tools such as Python, SQL, and various ETL/ELT frameworks.
Optimize data models and schemas specifically for enhanced reporting capabilities.
Implement rigorous data validation, reconciliation, and quality control processes to ensure data integrity.
Design, build, configure, and maintain secure and dependable data pipelines.
Develop robust data structures and integration workflows that facilitate analytics, reporting, and operational insights.
Conduct all development, configuration, and implementation activities within authorized Government-managed platforms and environments.
Ensure strict adherence to Government oversight, direction, and approval protocols.
Obtain written authorization from the COR or designated Government technical representative prior to any deployment to production environments.

Requirements

Proven extensive experience in data engineering, particularly within Health IT or similar highly regulated environments.
Expert proficiency in scripted development, including Python, SQL, and a variety of ETL/ELT frameworks.
Demonstrated ability to design, build, and maintain secure and scalable data pipelines.
Solid understanding and experience with data modeling, schema optimization for reporting, and data architecture principles.
Strong background in implementing data validation, reconciliation, and robust quality control processes.
Experience working with Government clients or within environments requiring stringent authorization and oversight is highly preferred.
Exceptional problem solving skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work effectively and independently in a fully remote, global team setting.

What You'll Gain

The extraordinary opportunity to contribute directly to the modernization of essential health information technology systems, impacting public health services.
Engage in challenging and rewarding work at the forefront of data engineering, shaping the future of healthcare data.
Expand your expertise within a supportive and collaborative remote team, working on critical infrastructure projects.
Benefit from a truly global work environment, offering flexibility and diverse perspectives.
Make a tangible impact by enabling crucial clinical, operational, and administrative insights across a wide domain.