Lead Data Engineer
Company: Centene
Location: Michigan (Remote)
Salary: $102,900 - $190,500 a year
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-03-24
About this role
You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
Position Purpose: Uses advanced expertise and knowledge to lead the development and operationalization of data pipelines to make data available for consumption (reports and advanced analytics), including data ingestion, data transformation, data validation / quality, data pipeline optimization, and orchestration. Works closely with the DevSecOps Engineer during continuous integration and continuous deployment.
- Leads the design and implementation of standardized data management procedures around data staging, data ingestion, data preparation, data provisioning, and data destruction (scripts, programs, automation, assisted by automation, etc.)
- Leads data engineers and provides advanced experience in the design, development, implementation, testing, documenting, and operating of large-scale, high-volume, high-performance data structures for business intelligence analytics
- Leads the team using advanced experience and knowledge in the design, development, and maintenance of real-time processing applications and real-time data pipelines
- Ensure quality of technical solutions as data moves across Centene’s environments
- Provides advanced knowledge and insight into the changing data environment, data processing, data storage, and utilization requirements for the company and offers suggestions for solutions
- Develops, constructs, tests, and maintains architectures using advanced programming language and tools
- Leads and implements ways to improve data reliability, efficiency, and quality; use data to discover tasks that can be automated
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all policies and standards
Education/Experience: A Bachelor's degree ...