Sentara Hospitals is hiring a fully remote Data Engineer to help power a modern data platform built on Databricks. This role is focused on building scalable, production-grade pipelines with metadata-driven ingestion, embedded data quality, and practical data governance so datasets stay trustworthy as they grow.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA (remote). Work shift: First (Days). Compensation: USD 80,204 - 133,681 per year. Minimum experience: 3+ years.
What you’ll do
- Develop and maintain data pipelines using PySpark and Databricks.
- Onboard new datasets using a metadata-driven ingestion framework.
- Build data quality checks and validation rules directly into pipelines.
- Support ingestion from file-based sources and ingestion tools such as Fivetran.
- Manage schema changes, incremental loads, and file processing patterns.
- Support data governance practices including tagging, metadata, and lineage.
- Troubleshoot pipeline failures and performance issues to keep data moving reliably.
- Collaborate with architects and stakeholders on data onboarding and requirements.
- Follow coding standards by contributing reusable components and best practices.
What you bring
- Ability to use experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree.
- Hands-on experience with PySpark and Databricks.
- Strong SQL skills.
- Experience building ETL/ELT data pipelines.
- Understanding of Delta Lake concepts including merge, schema evolution, and partitions.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, with Azure preferred.
- Basic experience with Git and version control.
- Exposure to data catalog or governance tools such as 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, especially in framework-driven environments.
- Focus on data quality, not just pipeline execution.
- Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-evolving data ecosystem.
- Required experience: 3 to 5 years of relevant experience.
Tech you’ll use
- PySpark, Databricks, SQL
- Fivetran, Delta Lake
- Azure, Git, DataHub
Benefits
- 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 of $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down of $10,000
- Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria are met.
Remote coverage: 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.
