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# Data Engineer (Snowflake, dbt)

- **Company:** LEDGENT
- **Location:** Long Beach, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $135,200.0 - $176,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Application Services, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Data Warehousing, IT Management, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft SQL Server, Software Tools, Standard Sql, SQL Databases, Enterprise Data Management, Snowflake, Data Strategy, Information Technology, Terraform, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/03aaec3d-a61e-40c3-b453-1d30903f8748

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
 * 5+ years of experience building and supporting enterprise data platforms and large-scale data integration solutions
 * 3+ years of hands-on experience with Snowflake and dbt
 * Strong SQL and Python development skills
 * Experience with cloud technologies and modern data engineering tools; AWS (S3, ECS, Lambda) preferred
 * Exposure to Terraform, CI/CD practices, Airflow, or Dagster is highly desirable
 * Experience working in healthcare or other HIPAA-regulated environments is a plus

## Description

In this role, you'll serve as the primary technical owner of our Snowflake data warehouse, dbt transformation framework, and broader data engineering environment. You'll play a key role in ensuring data quality, availability, scalability, and governance across reporting, analytics, and operational use cases.
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What You'll Do

 * Involved in the design, development, and governance of enterprise data models, dbt transformations, and overall data architecture
 * Build, maintain, and optimize scalable ELT pipelines using SQL and Python, integrating data from SQL Server, third-party applications, APIs, and flat files into Snowflake
 * Own data platform infrastructure, automation, deployment processes, and engineering best practices
 * Establish and maintain data quality standards, monitoring frameworks, and technical documentation
 * Partner closely with BI teams, business stakeholders, and IT leadership to guide data strategy and architectural decisions
 * Ensure compliance with HIPAA requirements and established governance and change-management processes


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