Lead Cloud Data Engineer Senior

Location: This position will work a hybrid model (remote and in office 1 -2 days per week). Ideal candidates will live within 50 miles of one of our Pulse Point locations in Indianapolis, IN, Grand Prairie, TX, Atlanta, GA, Richmond, VA or Chicago, IL.

The Lead Cloud Data Engineer Senior will be responsible for leading the end-to-end application system development and maintenance on large complex enterprise-wide technology platforms. This person will help our data engineering initiatives with a particular focus on leveraging AWS, GCP, Snowflake, SQL Server, Oracle, Python, Apache Airflow, SSIS, and others. This pivotal role involves leading the design, implementation, and optimization of our cloud-based data infrastructure, ensuring scalability, performance, and security. The successful candidate will be at the forefront of managing our data workflows, supporting analytics, and driving insights that inform strategic business decisions.

How you will make an impact:

• Maintains active relationships with customers to determine business requirements, leads requirements gathering meetings and reviews designs with the business.

• Leads efforts with Web and marketing team to increase the presence of web products.

• Anticipates broad technical change and ensures that company technology stays ahead of the curve.

• Prioritize projects and make trade-offs with respect to the enterprise systems changes based on broader business needs.

• Understands the entire architecture for a major part of our business and is able to articulate the scaling and reliability limits.

• Owns the change request process and coordinates with other teams as necessary.

• Develops and owns list of final enhancements.

• Develops and defines application scope and objectives and supervises the preparation of technical and/or functional specifications from with programs will be written.

• Performs technical design reviews and code reviews.

• Ensures unit test is completed and meets the test plan requirements, system testing is completed and system is implemented according to plan.

• Responsible for delivery of application technology solutions and data information planning effort.

• May participates in developing the multi-year technology strategy for critical areas of the business that may encompass multiple systems.

• Partners with technical and non technical stakeholder to identify the long term technical trajectory of the technology infrastructure.

• Creates architecture and anticipates future technology needs Leads the conversations internally about the direction of major areas of the technology, drives wide-team consensus to the adoption of this direction, and uses this direction when engaging engineers.

• Coordinates and manages on-call support and owns the system monitoring process.

• Reviews and monitors initiatives for end-to-end impact and coordination.

• Participates in review and decision making for enterprise solutions.

In this role the Lead Cloud Data Engineer will have the opportunity to:

• Strategic Data Engineering Leadership : Chart the course for the data engineering team, aligning data strategies with business objectives, and driving the adoption of best practices in data management and engineering.

• Advanced-Data Architecture : Architect and refine a scalable, robust cloud data architecture within AWS or GCP, integrating Snowflake for data warehousing, SQL Server for database management, and leveraging Python, SSIS, and DataStage for complex ETL processes.

• Pipeline Development & Optimization : Spearheaded the development of efficient data pipelines, employing Python for automation and scripting, streamlining data collection, transformation, and loading processes.

• Cloud & Database Management : Oversee deployment, optimizing, and scaling databases in AWS or GCP, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and performance tuning Snowflake and SQL Server environments.

• Data Governance and Security : Implement stringent data governance frameworks, ensuring data integrity, compliance with global data protection regulations, and securing sensitive information across all platforms.

• Performance Monitoring & Troubleshooting : Lead the monitoring of all data systems, promptly identifying and resolving any issues to minimize downtime and ensure the smooth operation of data flows.

• Team Leadership & Development : Mentor and cultivate a high-performing data engineering team, encouraging continuous learning and adoption of emerging technologies and methodologies.

• Cross-functional Collaboration : Act as a bridge between the data engineering team and other business units, translating complex data-related requirements into actionable plans and ensuring the delivery of data solutions that support business insights and decision-making.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study a minimum of 9 years' experience; multi-dimensional platform experience, expert level experience with business and technical applications; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• Experience mentoring others drive teams to achieve results, lead multiple or large projects and provide troubleshooting support strongly preferred.

• Proficiency in data modeling, data structures (e.g., relational, and non-relational data), databases, and ETL/ELT processes and an in-depth understanding of large-scale data sets including both structured and unstructured data with a solid track record of developing and executing data strategies that support business objectives strongly preferred.

• Proficiency in designing, implementing, and delivering scalable data solutions and pipelines on one of the cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) strongly preferred.

• Experience evaluating product feasibility and integrate new technologies into current frameworks strongly preferred.

• Expertise in evaluating existing frameworks and providing solutions to improve and modernize strongly preferred.

• Hands-on experience in the development, deployment, and operation of integration technologies (e.g., APIs) preferred.

• Proficiency with data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, SQL Server, Redshift, Big Query, etc.) preferred.

• Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) preferred.

• Experience with DevOps, Git, Bitbucket, CI/CD preferred.

• Expertise in designing and implementing data tokenization preferred.

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills preferred.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, capable of effectively leading a team and collaborating with various stakeholders preferred.

• Healthcare experience preferred.

For candidates working in person or remotely in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $161,744 to $242,616

Locations: Illinois

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws .

• The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.