Data Engineer
Healthfirst
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Hybrid - NY · Posted October 27, 2026
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About the job
The Data Engineer is responsible for data acquisition strategies and integration, scripting and tools, data migrations, conversions, purging, and back-ups. The incumbent works with product, financial control, analysts, users, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and support data architecture to build data acquisition strategies. The Data Engineer authors artifacts defining standards and definitions for storing, processing, and moving data including associated processes and business rules. Additionally, the Data Engineer maps the details within these their artifacts to business processes, non-functional characteristics, QA criteria and technical enablement. He/she constantly thinks through the needs of the business to support efficient and error-free processes. Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
Finds trends in datasets and develops workflows and algorithms to make raw data useful to the enterprise
Designs and implements standardized data management procedures around data staging, data ingestion, data preparation, data provisioning, and data destruction (scripts, programs, automation, assisted by automation, etc.)
Ensures quality of technical solutions as data moves across Healthfirst environments
Provides insight into the changing data environment, data processing, data storage and utilization requirements for the company and offer suggestions for solutions
Ensures managed analytic assets support Healthfirst’s strategic goals by creating and verifying data acquisition requirements and strategy
Develops, constructs, tests and maintains architectures
Aligns architecture with business requirements and uses programming language and tools
Identifies ways to improve data reliability, efficiency, and quality
Conducts research for industry and business questions
Deploys sophisticated analytics programs, machine learning and statistical methods
Prepares data for predictive and prescriptive modeling and finds hidden patterns using data
Uses data to discover tasks that can be automated
Creates data monitoring capabilities for each business process and works with data consumers on updates
Aligns data architecture to Healthfirst solution architecture; contributes to overall solution architecture
Helps maintain the integrity and security of the company data
Additional duties as assigned or required
Minimum Qualification:
Work experience in a data engineering
Work experience with healthcare claims data
Work experience with Alteryx
Work experience in data programing languages such as Java or Python
Work experience in a Big Data ecosystem processing data including file systems, data structures/databases, automation, security, messaging, movement, etc.
Work experience in a production cloud infrastructure
High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in computer engineering or related field
Hands on experience in leading healthcare data transformation initiatives from on-premise to cloud deployment
Demonstrated experience working in an Agile environment as a Data Engineer
Hands on work with Amazon Web Services, including creating Redshift data structures, accessing them with Spectrum and storing data in S3
Proven results using an analytical perspective to identify engineering patterns within complex strategies and ideas, and break them down into engineered code components
Knowledge of provider-sponsored health insurance systems/processes and the Healthcare industry
Experience developing, prototyping, and testing engineered processes, products, or services
Proficiency with relational, graph and noSQL databases; expertise in SQL
Demonstrates critical thinking skills with ability to problem solve
Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to influence with impact across functions and disciplines
Skilled in Microsoft Office including Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Visio
WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. HF Management Services, LLC complies with all applicable laws and regulations. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information, domestic violence victim status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, military status, veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, height and weight, familial status, marital status, or unemployment status, as well as any other legally protected basis. HF Management Services, LLC shall not discriminate against any disabled employee or applicant in regard to any position for which the employee or applicant is otherwise qualified.
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Hiring Range*:
Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $108,300 - $156,485
All Other Locations (within approved locations): $99,100 - $147,390
As a candidate for this position, your salary and related elements of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, licenses and certifications, and any other factors Healthfirst deems pertinent to the hiring decision.
In addition to your salary, Healthfirst offers employees a full range of benefits such as, medical, dental and vision coverage, incentive and recognition programs, life insurance, and 401k contributions (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Healthfirst believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package wherever its employees work and live.
*The hiring range is defined as the lowest and highest salaries that Healthfirst in “good faith” would pay to a new hire, or for a job promotion, or transfer into this role.