Data Engineer

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.