Full Stack Data Engineer, Consultant
Blue Shield of California
Oakland, CA 94607Full Time
Job Description
Your Role
The Data Services and Solutions team is responsible for design, development, test, deployment and operation of large enterprise data warehouse/BI data solutions using cloud technologies. The Full Stack Data Engineer, Consultant will report to the Manager, Data Services and Solutions. In this role you will be the comprehensive subject matter expert in the technology products/platform feature space and apply, learn, and extend your skills beyond formal role boundaries. Having a desire to help achieve transformational healthcare improvement should serve as the inspiration behind the ideal candidate’s willingness to participate across many different activities within an agile working model.
Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.
Your Work
In this role, you will:
Build data pipelines: Create, maintain, and optimize workloads from development to production for specific use cases, with a focus on cloud-native solutions and modern frameworks
Develop the most efficient and cost-effective implementation, leveraging reusable features where possible
Drive operational excellence, including but not limited to Incident Management, process automation leveraging AI and ensuring smooth deployments for your technology products/platform features
Execute and oversee the analysis and remediation of root causes, including deficiencies in technology, process, or resource capabilities and implement corrective actions
Have the capability to leverage AI across development, testing, and deployment stages to drive innovation, reduce operational overhead, and enhance product quality
Monitor and manage software configuration changes to anticipate and address data reliability and customer satisfaction issues, leveraging cloud monitoring tools and practices
Coordinate sustaining support for multiple application platforms or business processes, ensuring seamless integration and operation in a cloud environment
Work in agile/DevSecOps pod model alongside solution leads, data modelers, analysts, business partners and other developers in delivery of data
Support of monitoring and tuning application code to assure optimal availability, performance and utilization of resources
Provide technical expertise working with Analysts and Business Users to implement complex and varied functional specifications into technical designs
Lead and mentor senior data engineers/developers and analysts
Your Knowledge and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience), with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in enterprise application support and cloud-based solution delivery
Strong experience in design, coding, integration, and deployment on Windows and/or Linux platforms
Expertise in cloud platforms (preferably Azure; AWS/GCP acceptable) and related services (ADLS, Synapse, Data Factory)
Proficiency in SQL and Python, with strong scripting/automation skills
Hands-on experience with modern data stack tools: dbt, Snowflake or Databricks, BigQuery, Airflow or Tidal
Strong knowledge of data modeling (Data Vault 2.0), data integration, data architecture, warehousing, and data quality
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket, GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code tools (Ansible)
Familiarity with Collibra for data quality and governance
Implement testing frameworks and validation processes for data pipelines
Optimize performance and reliability of data workflows across development, testing, and deployment
Strong knowledge of networking/security protocols (LDAP, Active Directory) and API integrations
Unix/Linux command-line proficiency and shell scripting
Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, and enterprise cloud integration
Excellent communication skills for translating technical deliverables
Preferred: Healthcare industry experience and Epic software knowledge
Well versed of data governance, security standards, and production certification processes
ABOUT THE TEAM
About Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies
Stellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends, and neighbors.
Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company.
Stellarus’ vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus’ objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California’s vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members.
To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.
Our Values:
At Stellarus, our core values of agility, trust, drive, courage and service shape our approach to developing innovative product offerings.
Our Workplace Model:
We believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility - providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce. Our workplace model is designed around intentional in-person interaction, collaboration, connection, creativity and flexibility:
For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week.
Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews.
Physical Requirements:
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.
The Data Services and Solutions team is responsible for design, development, test, deployment and operation of large enterprise data warehouse/BI data solutions using cloud technologies. The Full Stack Data Engineer, Consultant will report to the Manager, Data Services and Solutions. In this role you will be the comprehensive subject matter expert in the technology products/platform feature space and apply, learn, and extend your skills beyond formal role boundaries. Having a desire to help achieve transformational healthcare improvement should serve as the inspiration behind the ideal candidate’s willingness to participate across many different activities within an agile working model.
Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.
Your Work
In this role, you will:
Build data pipelines: Create, maintain, and optimize workloads from development to production for specific use cases, with a focus on cloud-native solutions and modern frameworks
Develop the most efficient and cost-effective implementation, leveraging reusable features where possible
Drive operational excellence, including but not limited to Incident Management, process automation leveraging AI and ensuring smooth deployments for your technology products/platform features
Execute and oversee the analysis and remediation of root causes, including deficiencies in technology, process, or resource capabilities and implement corrective actions
Have the capability to leverage AI across development, testing, and deployment stages to drive innovation, reduce operational overhead, and enhance product quality
Monitor and manage software configuration changes to anticipate and address data reliability and customer satisfaction issues, leveraging cloud monitoring tools and practices
Coordinate sustaining support for multiple application platforms or business processes, ensuring seamless integration and operation in a cloud environment
Work in agile/DevSecOps pod model alongside solution leads, data modelers, analysts, business partners and other developers in delivery of data
Support of monitoring and tuning application code to assure optimal availability, performance and utilization of resources
Provide technical expertise working with Analysts and Business Users to implement complex and varied functional specifications into technical designs
Lead and mentor senior data engineers/developers and analysts
Your Knowledge and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience), with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in enterprise application support and cloud-based solution delivery
Strong experience in design, coding, integration, and deployment on Windows and/or Linux platforms
Expertise in cloud platforms (preferably Azure; AWS/GCP acceptable) and related services (ADLS, Synapse, Data Factory)
Proficiency in SQL and Python, with strong scripting/automation skills
Hands-on experience with modern data stack tools: dbt, Snowflake or Databricks, BigQuery, Airflow or Tidal
Strong knowledge of data modeling (Data Vault 2.0), data integration, data architecture, warehousing, and data quality
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket, GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code tools (Ansible)
Familiarity with Collibra for data quality and governance
Implement testing frameworks and validation processes for data pipelines
Optimize performance and reliability of data workflows across development, testing, and deployment
Strong knowledge of networking/security protocols (LDAP, Active Directory) and API integrations
Unix/Linux command-line proficiency and shell scripting
Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, and enterprise cloud integration
Excellent communication skills for translating technical deliverables
Preferred: Healthcare industry experience and Epic software knowledge
Well versed of data governance, security standards, and production certification processes
ABOUT THE TEAM
About Stellarus and the Ascendiun Family of Companies
Stellarus, launched in January 2025, is designed to scale innovative healthcare solutions that support customers in creating a health care experience deserving of their family, friends, and neighbors.
Stellarus is part of a family of organizations that is overseen by a nonprofit corporate entity named Ascendiun. The Ascendiun Family of Companies also includes Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and Altais, a clinical services company.
Stellarus’ vision is to empower its customers to create a healthcare experience that is worthy of their family, friends, and neighbors. Stellarus’ objective is to offer innovative, modern, scalable solutions that challenge the health care status quo. This very closely aligns with Blue Shield of California’s vision by using innovation to improve quality, affordability, and experience for members.
To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.
Our Values:
At Stellarus, our core values of agility, trust, drive, courage and service shape our approach to developing innovative product offerings.
Our Workplace Model:
We believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility - providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce. Our workplace model is designed around intentional in-person interaction, collaboration, connection, creativity and flexibility:
For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week.
Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews.
Physical Requirements:
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.