Principal Cloud Platform Engineer

Key Skills

Agile methodologies, AWS, Azure, Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery - CI/CD, Data Analytics, Data Architecture, Data science techniques, Design, Git, Github, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Leadership Skill, SQL, US Healthcare Recruitment

Job Description

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking a Principal Cloud Platform Engineer for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Position Summary

 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 Cloud Platform 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 infrastructure 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 data platforms and pipelines 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 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 pipelines that accelerate the time from idea to insight.
• Define and document data 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 data 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 data analysis efforts and solution proposals to data related and 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 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 data platform architecture. 
• Be curious. Be growth minded. Encourage and enable this in others. 
• Demonstrate professional and personal maturity through self-leadership.
• Build productive and healthy relationships within the department and other teams in order to foster growth of our culture, our people, and our platforms.
• Practices and adheres to the Code of Conduct philosophy and Mission and Value Statement. 
• Performs other duties as assigned 

Specific Role Responsibilities: 

Healthcare Data Engine – Google platform product this role will support 

• Design, build and manage data platforms, solutions, and interfaces in GCP or an equivalent public cloud provider 
• Provide design criteria and solutions across multiple technologies and services
• Understand use cases for Cloud services and technologies providing recommendations for the business 
• Participate in rotating on-call support process with other team members which requires temporary 24x7 availability
• Requires in-depth knowledge of supported Cloud services, utilities, vendor products, applicable programming languages, diagnostic techniques, and benchmarking methodologies for system monitoring and evaluation
• In-depth knowledge of technology, storage, network, data, and applications architectures and how those work in the Cloud
• The ability to communicate with various levels, including management and types of end users is required 
• Maintain frequent interaction with internal and vendor technical staff and project managers to ensure effective delivery of solutions in accordance with project timelines and associated budgets 
• Provides input and recommendations regarding short- and long-range departmental planning for Cloud design 
• Assists with the education and training of junior personnel in technology areas

Education & Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field Preferred 
• 15+ years of experience in a data engineering, data architecture, or related roles Required Or equivalent combination of education and/or experience 

Licenses, Certifications, & Training:

• Google Cloud Certified Professional Data Engineer Preferred
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer
• AWS Certified Data Analytics 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Behaviors: 

• Demonstrates an empathetic and growth mindset with a willingness to learn new skills, technologies, and methodologies. Required
• Outstanding knowledge of public cloud best practices and design patterns used in creating, automating, and supporting data pipelines. Required
• Expert ability to assemble large, complex sets of data that meet functional and non-functional product requirements. Required 
• Expert ability to identify, design, and implement internal process improvements including redesigning data platforms for greater scalability, optimized data delivery, and automating manual processes. Required 
• Expert ability to create and use analytical tools to monitor data pipeline metrics and provide actionable intelligence to increase operational efficiency and valuable data outcomes. Required 
• Expert ability to present and facilitate technical ideas while creating alignment among audience of varying disciplines. Required 
• Expert ability using source control management tools such as Git/GitHub. Required 
• Expert ability using CI/CD automation tools. Required
• Strong understanding of SQL and analytical data warehouses Required 
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and how to apply Agile within the team. Required 
• Adept at mentoring and coaching junior team members and others external to the team. Required 
• Proven ability to complete work, make sound decisions, and plan and accomplish goals without explicit direction/guidance from leadership. Required 
• Builds and nurtures healthy relationships with all colleagues. Required 
• Stays abreast of public cloud technologies, capabilities, and industry use of public cloud to help guide HCA’s strategy and adoption. Required
•  Demonstrates productive and inclusive communication skills with all colleagues. Required 
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Required
• Ability to work both independently and on a team. Preferred 
• Ability to sit for long periods of time. Required