Principal Data Engineer - Streaming

Key Skills

Agile methodologies, Apache Kafka, Data Architecture, Data science techniques, Data Warehousing, Design, Leadership Skill, SLA, Teamwork, US Healthcare Recruitment

Job Description

What makes HCA Healthcare Information Technology Group (ITG) unique as a technology company is that our solutions ultimately impact the care of patients. Although our skills are needed in many industries, we in ITG apply them specifically to the noble cause of healthcare. We are Healthcare Inspired. It is this guiding vision that pervades and positively influences every level of our organization. It shapes our mission, defines our values, and brings our leaders and employees together in a shared enthusiasm for their work, setting ITG apart as a uniquely purpose-driven company in the IT industry. As a part of that, we exist to raise the bar, unlock possibilities, and care like family. 

As a Principal Data Engineer you will be part of the data engineering community which includes data platforms, data warehousing, data science, software engineering, and visual insights. We use our data platforms to power analytics and data products and to deliver relevant experiences in real-time. We enable our company to validate strategic decisions, make smarter choices, and react to the fast-changing world of healthcare. 

HCA is on a mission to change the face of the healthcare industry through value-driven technology and products. You will be part of a small agile team with a mission of innovating data products for all users of healthcare across HCA’s nationwide ecosystem. At the intersection of healthcare and technology is the opportunity to change lives for the better through technology modernization, curiosity, and adapting or setting industry best practices. 

Major Responsibilities

• Work with data engineers, data architects, data scientists, and other internal stakeholders to understand product requirements and then design, build, and monitor streaming platforms and capabilities that meet today's requirements but can gracefully scale. 
• Implement automated workflows that lower manual/operational costs, define and uphold SLAs for timely delivery of data, and move the company closer to democratizing streaming data. 
• Enable a self-service data architecture supporting query exploration, dashboards, data catalog, and rich data discovery. 
• Promote a collaborative team environment that prioritizes effective communication, team member growth, and success of the team over success of the individual. 
• Design and create real-time data services using Confluent Kafka and/or Streamsets that accelerate the time from idea to insight. 
• Define and document platform engineering best practices, processes, and standards. Lead teams in upholding these standards and evolve and update the standards as technology changes. 
• Produce high quality, modular, reusable code that incorporates best practices and serves as an example for less experienced engineers. 
• Promote and support security best practices that align with industry standards and regulatory and legal requirements. 
• Mentor team members on complex data projects, in estimating their work, and following the Agile process. 
• Lead analysis efforts, architectural design, and solution proposals to streaming data architecture problems. 
• Lead implementation of unit and integration tests and promote and conduct performance testing where appropriate. 
• Be a leader in the HCA data community. Evangelize data and platform engineering best practices and standards, participate or present at community events, and encourage the continual growth and development of others. 
• Work closely with all business units and engineering teams to develop the strategy and roadmap for long term streaming architectures.

Education & Experience 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field 
• 15+ years of experience in a data engineering, platform engineering, data architecture, or related roles 

Licenses, Certifications, & Training 

• Confluent Certified Developer is required 
• Confluent Certified Administrator is required 
• Google Cloud Developer is preferred

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.