Data Platform Lead

Guidehouse Inc.
Washington, DC, United States
17 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
7 years minimum
Compensation
$149,000.0 - $248,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence Airflow Amazon Web Services Business Analytics Applications Microsoft Azure Big Data Continuous Integration Data as a Services Information Engineering Data Infrastructure Extract Transform Load (ETL)
+23 more
Data Transformation Data Systems DevOps Distributed Computing Environment Python (Programming Language) Operational Databases Cloud Services Standard Sql SQL Databases Unstructured Data Workflow Management Systems Enterprise Data Management Google Cloud Cloud Platform System Data Ingestion Azure Data Factory Apache Spark Build Management Microsoft Fabric Data Lakes Data Management Data Lakehouse Data Pipelines

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Data Engineer to support the design, development, and deployment of data pipelines and data services across a Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) platform. This role focuses on building scalable, production-grade data systems that power AI-enabled workflows across claims, denials, AR management, coding, and performance analytics.

The role includes designing and managing cloud-native data platforms, data lakes/fabrics, and pipeline orchestration, supporting both analytics and AI use cases.

What You Will Do:

Design and build scalable data pipelines for RCM use cases; Develop ingestion frameworks for structured and unstructured data (claims, remits, account notes); Implement ETL/ELT pipelines and data transformation logic; Build and maintain enterprise data lake/data fabric architectures; Integrate data across enterprise systems and APIs; Ensure data quality, lineage, and governance; Support data services for AI/ML and analytics workflows; Deploy and manage data workloads in cloud environments using modern DevOps practices

Requirements

  • Minimum of SEVEN (7)+ years of overall work experience
  • Experience building and deploying data pipelines and data platforms in production; Strong SQL and Python skills; Experience with cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
  • Experience with ETL/ELT and large-scale data processing; Understanding of data modeling, data quality, and governance
  • Experience integrating enterprise data sources and APIs
  • SQL, Python, and data engineering frameworks
  • Data pipelines (ETL/ELT) and large-scale data processing
  • Cloud data platforms (Azure Data Factory, AWS, GCP)
  • Data lake / data fabric architectures
  • Structured and unstructured data integration
  • API integration and data ingestion patterns
  • Data quality, governance, and lineage
  • CI/CD and DevOps for data pipelines
  • Distributed processing (Spark or equivalent)
  • Experience delivering production data systems at scale

What Would Be Nice To Have:

  • Experience in healthcare RCM data (claims, billing, AR); Experience supporting AI/ML or analytics platforms; Familiarity with data lakehouse architectures; Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, ADF, etc.); Experience working in regulated environments.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Referral program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Parental leave
  • 401(k)
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Health savings account, The annual salary range for this position is $149,000.00-$248,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life
  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Student Loan PayDown
  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
  • Skills Development & Certifications
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
  • Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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