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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Data Engineer - **Company:** LHC Group, Inc. - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $112,700.0 - $193,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Systems, Data Visualization, Distributed Computing Environment, Python (Programming Language), Query Optimization, Power BI, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Tableau (Software), Google Cloud, Spring Cloud, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, Pyspark, Health Level Seven International, Data Management, Databricks - **Published:** August 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us07b03aff765905b82b8585f5d007ef40/eaa ## About the Role * 10+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Data Architecture, Software Engineering, or related disciplines * 5+ years of cloud experience (Azure, GCP, AWS, or similar platforms) * 4+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks or similar tools, using Python and/or PySpark and SQL to build scalable applications and solutions * 3+ years of experience delivering AI-driven data solutions * 3+ years of experience working within enterprise environments with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, security, and governance * 3+ years of proven track record of leading large-scale technical initiatives, collaborating effectively with business and technology stakeholders, influencing architecture decisions across multiple teams, and driving enterprise-wide engineering best practices Preferred Qualifications: * Healthcare industry experience with healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR, HL7, or related healthcare data models * Experience building cloud-native applications, APIs, or data products or supporting solutions using visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau or similar tools * Experience working with Databricks Lakehouse architecture and distributed data processing platforms * Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills * Demonstrated experience working in global delivery models with effective onshore-offshore collaboration *All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy. ## Description * Provide technical leadership for analytics engineering, owning solution design, implementation, and operationalization across enterprise analytics platforms * Design, build, and optimize scalable analytics pipelines using modern data platforms (e.g., Databricks) * Develop and govern business intelligence solutions (e.g., Power BI), including semantic models, dashboards, and executive reporting * Partner with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to define metrics and enable data driven decision making * Apply advanced analytics and AI enabled insights to surface trends, risks, and opportunities * Ensure data quality, lineage, security, and governance across analytics assets * Optimize performance through efficient data modeling, query tuning, and pipeline optimization * Collaborate within global delivery models and provide technical guidance to analytics engineers * Participate in analytics platform partner sessions and workshops to stay aligned with platform capabilities and best practices You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear directions on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in., Manufacturing Design / Foundry Engineer needed for 1st shift with wonderful team - great stability, career development, leadership! 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