Newfire Global Partners
Software Development, Staff Augmentation, and Advisory Services company operating in 8 countries across 4 continents.
Senior/Lead Python Data Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
22 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Bachelor Degree8 yrs expEnglishPythonSSIS
Job Description
• Design, build, and maintain production Python data pipelines, working daily with Python, Dagster, Snowflake, and Databricks
• Define, evolve, and document Python engineering standards, patterns, and guardrails for the data platform
• Lead adoption of version-locked dependency management and standardized development workflows
• Build, maintain, and improve GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for build, test, security checks, and deployment
• Review complex designs and code for correctness, security, performance, and long-term maintainability
• Ensure data pipelines are reliable and operable, with proper error handling, retries, idempotency, and validation
• Anticipate failure modes and design systems for recoverability and operational clarity
• Troubleshoot CI/CD failures, dependency conflicts, and production incidents, participating in root-cause analysis
• Apply secure development practices appropriate for healthcare data (secrets management, least privilege, safe logging)
• Collaborate closely with platform architecture and data platform teams to ensure end-to-end coherence
• Mentor senior engineers through design reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing
• As a Senior team member, you will be expected to actively participate in our hiring processes by serving on interview panels for future roles across the company.
Job Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in data engineering or backend platform roles, with deep hands-on Python expertise
- Strong experience designing and operating modern data platforms, working daily with Python, Dagster, Snowflake, and/or Databricks
- Proven ability to define and enforce engineering standards, patterns, and guardrails
- Experience leading technical decision-making on high-impact or long-term architectural changes
- Strong understanding of CI/CD, dependency management, testing, and release practices for Python systems
- Hands-on experience with GitHub and GitHub Actions for CI/CD
- Solid knowledge of data modeling, orchestration, and workflow design
- Experience working in regulated environments, preferably healthcare
- Awareness of HIPAA / HITRUST requirements when handling sensitive data
- Strong troubleshooting skills and an ownership mindset for production systems
- Experience with SSIS is a strong plus