Data Engineer - Remote

City/State
Virginia Beach, VA
Work Shift
First (Days)
Overview:
Sentara is hiring a Data Engineer!
This is a fully remote position.

Work Location:
Remote opportunities available in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington (state), West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Overview
We are looking for a Data Engineer to support a modern data platform built on Databricks. This role will focus on building scalable data pipelines, supporting a metadata-driven ingestion framework, and ensuring data quality and governance are embedded into the platform.

Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain data pipelines using PySpark and Databricks
Work within a metadata-driven ingestion framework to onboard new datasets
Implement data quality checks and validation rules within pipelines
Support ingestion from file-based sources and ingestion tools (e.g., Fivetran)
Handle schema changes, incremental loads, and file processing patterns
Contribute to data governance practices including tagging, metadata, and lineage
Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline failures and performance issues
Collaborate with architects and stakeholders on data onboarding and requirements
Follow and contribute to coding standards, reusable components, and best practices

Education
Experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree
3+ years of relevant experience with a degree
5+ years of relevant experience without a degree

Certification/Licensure
No specific certification or licensure requirements

Experience
Required to 3 to 5 years of relevant experience
Hands-on experience with PySpark and Databricks
Strong SQL skills
Experience building ETL/ELT data pipelines
Understanding of Delta Lake concepts (merge, schema evolution, partitions)
Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
Basic experience with Git and version control
Exposure to data catalog or governance tools (e.g., DataHub)
Experience with Fivetran or similar ingestion tools
Understanding of data quality and validation concepts
Experience working with metadata-driven frameworks
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
Ability to work in a structured, framework-driven environment
Focus on data quality, not just pipeline execution
Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-evolving data ecosystem

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay rate for Full Time employment is: $80,204.80 - $133,681.60. Additional compensation may be available for this role such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Keywords: Data Engineer, Azure, ACP, Azure Cloud Platform, Fivetran, metadata, PySpark, Databricks

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.