Ventra is a leading business solutions provider for facility-based physicians practicing anesthesia, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, pathology, and radiology. Focused on Revenue Cycle Management, Ventra partners with private practices, hospitals, health systems, and ambulatory surgery centers to deliver transparent and data-driven solutions that solve the most complex revenue and reimbursement issues, enabling clinicians to focus on providing outstanding care to their patients and communities.
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Job Summary
- We are seeking an experienced Lead Snowflake Data Engineer to join our Data & Analytics team. This role involves designing, implementing, and optimizing Snowflake-based data solutions while providing strategic direction and leadership to a team of junior and mid-level data engineers. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Snowflake, cloud data platforms, ETL/ELT processes, and Medallion data architecture best practices. The lead data engineer role has a strong focus on performance optimization, security, scalability, and Snowflake credit control and management. This is a tactical role requiring independent in-depth data analysis and data discovery to understand our existing source systems, fact and dimension data models, and implement an enterprise data warehouse solution in Snowflake.
Essential Functions And Tasks
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of a scalable Snowflake data solution serving our enterprise data & analytics team.
- Architect and implement data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and data warehouse solutions using Snowflake and related technologies.
- Optimize Snowflake database performance, storage, and security.
- Provide guidance on Snowflake best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams of data analysts, business analysts, data scientists, and software engineers, to define and implement data solutions.
- Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance across the organization.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level data engineers.
- Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues, ensuring high availability and performance of the data platform.
Education And Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in-depth data engineering, with at least 3+ minimum years of dedicated experience engineering solutions in a Snowflake environment.
- Tactical expertise in ANSI SQL, performance tuning, and data modeling techniques.
- Strong experience with cloud platforms (preference to Azure) and their data services.
- Proficiency in ETL/ELT development using tools such as Azure Data Factory, dbt, Matillion, Talend, or Fivetran.
- Hands-on experience with scripting languages like Python for data processing.
- Strong understanding of data governance, security, and compliance best practices.
- Snowflake SnowPro certification; preference to the engineering course path.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Knowledge of streaming data processing frameworks such as Apache Kafka or Spark Streaming.
- Familiarity with BI and visualization tools such as PowerBI.
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
- Familiarity working in an agile scum team, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
- Ability to self-manage large complex deliverables and document user stories and tasks through Azure Dev Ops.
- Personal accountability to committed sprint user stories and tasks.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to handle complex data challenges.
- Ability to read, understand, and apply state/federal laws, regulations, and policies.
- Ability to communicate with diverse personalities in a tactful, mature, and professional manner.
- Ability to remain flexible and work within a collaborative and fast paced environment.
- Understand and comply with company policies and procedures.
- Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong time management and organizational skills.
Compensation
- Base Compensation will be based on various factors unique to each candidate including geographic location, skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons .
- This position is also eligible for a discretionary incentiv e bon us in accordance with company policies .
Ventra Health
Equal Employment Opportunity (Applicable only in the US)
Ventra Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a culturally diverse organization. We strive for inclusiveness and a workplace where mutual respect is paramount. We encourage applications from a diverse pool of candidates, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or veteran status. We will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, as needed, to assist them in performing essential job functions.
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