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.

About Sentara Health

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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

Requirements

• 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
• 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

Pay

• 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.
• Data Engineer, Azure, ACP, Azure Cloud Platform, Fivetran, metadata, PySpark, Databricks We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits.
• The base pay range for full-time employment is $101,670.40 - $155,750.40 annually.
• Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
• Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.
• If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.

Benefits

• We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits.
• Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary 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 •Pet Insurance •Legal Resources Plan •Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.