Trella Health is looking to adopt and build out the capabilities of its data platform, requiring a Principal Data Engineer to lead these efforts, provide mentorship, and ensure the platform can handle sensitive healthcare data at scale while maintaining compliance and long-term scalability.
Requirements
- Core Competencies: Python, Advanced SQL, Apache Spark (or other big data technologies), & Apache Kafka (or other streaming technologies).
- 8+ years of engineering experience with a minimum of 3+ years demonstrated technical leadership.
- Proven record of building production-grade data infrastructure and platforms from inception.
- Experience with at least one Enterprise Data Platform (Snowflake, Databricks) in highly regulated environments.
- Multi-tenant system architecture experience with complex access and security requirements.
- Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their data services.
- Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) in production environments.
Responsibilities
- Drive vendor evaluation and adoption of critical data platform tools.
- Architect and lead the implementation of a production-grade, multi-tenant data lake handling PHI at scale.
- Lead cross-functional implementation of new data infrastructure.
- Establish and maintain SLAs for critical data processing and availability.
- Create operational accountability frameworks for entire data pipeline lifecycle.
- Maintain legacy pipelines and processing while helping provide pathways to replace older systems with new tooling.
- Guide architectural decisions such that they balance immediate needs with long-term goals of scalability, compliances, and enhanced capabilities.
Other
- Provide mentorship to existing team members.
- strong preference for candidates within commuting distance of Atlanta, GA; Philadelphia, PA; or Nashville, TN.
- We will also consider applicants based in other U.S. locations.
- Prior experience working with PHI/PII and working in audited environments.
- HIPAA, SOC2, and HITRUST compliance requirements and implementation.
