[Remote] Data Engineer (Databricks + Informatica + Azure)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Allata is a global consulting and technology services firm that helps organizations accelerate growth and solve complex challenges. They are seeking a skilled Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data solutions for analytics and reporting in the healthcare industry, collaborating with data architects and business stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines using modern distributed data processing platforms and cloud environments
- Build and optimize ETL/ELT processes following industry best practices and cloud-native architectures
- Implement data models aligned with modern Data Lakehouse principles and data architecture frameworks
- Ensure data quality, consistency, and performance across ingestion, staging, and curated data layers
- Collaborate with data architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand complex healthcare data requirements
- Develop reusable data transformation logic and modular processing components for efficient, maintainable systems
- Support deployment processes following CI/CD and DevOps best practices
- Monitor and optimize data workflows for performance, scalability, and reliability in production environments
- Contribute to data governance, security, and compliance practices relevant to regulated healthcare environments
Skills
- Proven hands-on experience with Informatica as a data integration and ETL platform
- Strong experience with Databricks or similar distributed data processing platforms
- Core expertise in data architecture, data integrations, data warehousing, and ETL/ELT process design
- Applied experience developing and deploying custom scripts and modules for distributed computing environments (custom code execution across parallel executors and worker nodes)
- Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, and PySpark (or equivalent distributed processing languages) for data transformation and processing
- Solid knowledge of cloud and hybrid relational database systems such as MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Azure SQL, AWS RDS, or comparable engines
- Hands-on experience with batch and streaming data processing techniques and data compaction strategies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and distributed teams
- Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Proactive mindset with a strong sense of ownership
- Commitment to delivering high-quality, reliable data solutions
Company Overview
- Allata is an IT company focused on helping clients enhance or scale business opportunities, create efficiencies and more. It was founded in 2016, and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.allata.com/.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- Allata has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 2 in 2022, 3 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.