SUMMARY

We are seeking an experienced professional who will serve as the Principal Data Engineer on our Data Platforms & Insights team.  The Principal Data Engineer serves as a senior technical leader within the Data Platforms & Insights team, responsible for architecting, developing, and maintaining scalable data solutions that support enterprise-wide analytics, reporting, and data management initiatives. This role drives the design and implementation of robust data pipelines, ensures data quality and governance, and enables self-service analytics through a “Data as a Service” model. The Principal Data Engineer collaborates closely with cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, and third-party service providers to deliver high-impact data solutions, while also mentoring and supervising Data Engineers to uphold engineering standards and best practices.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient data pipelines using ETL tools and programming languages 
• Develop integration solutions leveraging APIs to enable seamless communication between systems. 
• Analyze data elements from various systems, data flow, dependencies, relationships and assist in designing conceptual physical and logical data models 
• Implement data solutions across on-prem and cloud environments, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability  
• Ensure all data pipelines follow established data governance rules for data quality and completeness  
• Maintain and evolve existing monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks for proactively managing and troubleshooting data pipelines  
• Manage source code repositories and deployment processes using modern tools  
• Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to automate and manage infrastructure provisioning 
• Work within Agile development framework to understand and transform business requirements into scalable and manageable solutions 
• Work with various business and technical stakeholders and assist with data-related technical needs and issues 
• Partner with leadership to define and evolve the long-term data architecture and engineering strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals 
• Present solutions and options to leadership, project teams and other stakeholders adapting style to both technical and non-technical audiences 
• Establish and enforce documentation standards for data pipelines, schemas, and infrastructure 
• Ensures data engineers and other technical teams adhere to documented design and development patterns and standards 
• Conduct code reviews and provide guidance to other developers, fostering growth and development within the team 
• Proactively monitor and resolve on-going production issues data pipelines, databases, and infrastructure 
• Educate organization on latest trends and technologies in data engineering, APIs, and streaming data 
• Lead team on establishing industry best practices in data engineering to ensure high-quality deliverables 
• Adheres to all safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities while supporting a culture of high quality and great customer service. 
• Performs other duties that may be necessary or in the best interest of the organization. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous medical office experience preferred; previous ophthalmic experience strongly preferred. 
• Demonstrated ability to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, and ability to execute despite ambiguity   
• A self-motivated personality with a passion for working in a fast-paced environment  
• Professional in appearance and actions 
• Logical and Critical thinking skills with demonstrated problem solving and ability to work with a proactive mindset 
• Customer-focused with excellent written, listening and verbal communication skills 
• Enjoys learning new technologies and systems 
• Detail oriented, professional attitude, reliable 
• Exhibits a positive attitude and is flexible in accepting work assignments and priorities 
• Meets attendance and tardiness expectations 
• Management and organizational skills to support the leadership of this function 
• Ability to follow or provide verbal & written instructions with sufficient grammar and spelling skills to avoid mistakes or misinterpretations 
• Interpersonal skills to support customer service, functional, and teammate support need 
  • Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing 
• Ability for basic to intermediate problem solving, including mathematics  
• Travel to other site locations may be necessary.  Thus, those needing to travel for work must have access to dependable transportation, and driving record must meet company liability carrier standards 
• Knowledge of state and federal regulations for this position; general understanding of HIPAA guidelines 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Directly supervises Data Engineers on the Data Platforms & Insights team 
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.  
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems. 

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Minimum Required: B.S. or B.A. Preferred in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) field
• Minimum Required: 10+ years of hands-on-experience in the design, development, and implementation of data solutions 

LICENSES AND CREDENTIALS

• Minimum Required: None

SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Experience working with the following: 
  • Snowflake development and support
  • Advanced SQL knowledge with strong query writing skills
  • Object-oriented/object function scripting languages: Python, Java, Scala, etc.
  • AWS cloud services: EC2, EMR, RDS, DMS
  • Relational databases such as SQL Server and object relational databases such as PostgreSQL
  • Data analysis, ETL, and workflow automation
  • Multiple ETL/ELT tools and cloud-based data hubs such as Fivetran
  • Stream-processing systems: Kafka, Spark-Streaming, etc
  • Source code management and deployment tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins, dbt, Docker).
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation)
  • Enterprise MDM solutions 

LOCATION

• This position is located in St Louis, Missouri and offers a hybrid work schedule. Candidates living in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, N. Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia may also be considered for remote work.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, reach with arms and hands, talk and hear. The individual must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50+ pounds. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus. 

If you need assistance with this application, please contact (636) 227-2600. Please do not contact the office directly – only resumes submitted through this website will be considered.

EyeCare Partners is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.