Data Integration Engineer

*** As required by our governmental client, this position requires being a US Citizen. ***

ATA LLC is seeking a Data Integration Engineer to support healthcare data integration efforts within an Azure‑based data platform. This role is hands‑on and delivery‑focused, with a strong emphasis on Python‑driven data pipelines, Azure Synapse, and healthcare interoperability (FHIR/HL7). A core expectation of this role is the ability to design, test, and validate data pipelines in environments where upstream specifications may be incomplete or inconsistent. The ideal candidate brings strong technical judgment, repeatable testing strategies, and the ability to raise data quality standards across the team.

Location: “Work from Anywhere” in the Continental United States with the ability to travel to the Greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area or to a client location from time to time. Our preference is for remote personnel in one of the following locations: Greater Metro Washington DC area and Huntsville, AL.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines in Azure Synapse using Python.
• Implement and operate a medallion data architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers).
• Ingest, transform, and publish data in CSV, Parquet, and XML formats.
• Perform complex data mapping and transformation across healthcare data sources.
• Work directly with HL7 and FHIR healthcare data standards.
• Define and execute data pipeline testing strategies, including: 
  • Validation of transformations and mappings
  • Data completeness, accuracy, and consistency checks
  • Repeatable, team‑adoptable testing approaches
• Operate effectively in situations where test cases or specs are not clearly provided, helping establish defensible validation criteria.
• Serve as a technical lead, setting patterns and best practices the broader team can follow.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, QA, and stakeholders to improve data quality and delivery outcomes.

Minimum Requirements:

This is a Health IT opportunity and previous experience working in Health IT and with healthcare data and data standards is required. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 2–5 years of experience in data integration or data engineering roles.
• Hands-on experience with HL7, FHIR, X12, or similar healthcare data formats. 
• Proficiency with Git for version control and collaborative development. 
• Experience using Terraform to deploy or manage cloud infrastructure.
• General knowledge of cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP). 
• Working knowledge of Azure Synapse or similar cloud data platforms. 
• Experience working with Parquet file formats in data engineering workflows.
• Strong SQL and/or Python skills for data manipulation and validation.

General personal traits we know will connect well with the team: 

• A positive, willing attitude
• Self-motivated ability to make and meet commitments.
• An ability to think on your feet and solve problems quickly.
• Can learn new subject areas on the fly.
• Enjoys working in a cross-disciplinary team environment.
• Technology agnostic with the ability to apply the right tool to the requirement.

About ATA: A leading provider of full-stack data and AI solutions with deep mission experience supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, IC, and federal agencies. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Virginia, ATA specializes in secure, scalable, and operationally ready technologies that transform data into actionable insight. With a proven track record in advanced analytics, software development, and technology integration, ATA is uniquely positioned to accelerate federal organizations in a number of ways by leveraging powerful contracting options and delivering cutting-edge, automation-enhanced, AI-assisted capabilities—tailored to need and mission assurance imperatives. We believe our diversity of infrastructure, data, and application experience is valuable and is one of the attributes that sets ATA apart. 

Summary of Benefits: We expect each member of our team to fully engage creatively and work collaboratively and perform each day to the best of their ability.  To support this, we have created a benefit package focused on professional growth, achieving a healthy work-life balance, and participation in the long-term success of the company.  Our benefits include: generous paid time-off; an employee incentive program; continuous learning culture, Internal Investment Projects (IIP), virtual brown-bags/level-ups, and other professional development activities; recruiting bonuses; 3% 401k Safe Harbor contributions; Medical/Dental/Vision, Long & Short-term Disability, AD&D insurance, and Life Insurance.

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