Senior Data Engineer – Medicaid, CHIP

A1M Solutions

Senior Data Engineer at A1M Solutions designing scalable data pipelines for Medicaid and CHIP programs. Collaborating with teams to achieve concrete project goals and improve government healthcare services.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $125,000 - $155,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAmazon RedshiftAWSCassandraCloudJavaJavaScriptNoSQLPostgresPythonSOAPSparkSQLTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As an A1M Senior Data Engineer, you work with minimal guidance to design and implement complex, scalable data pipelines and services.
You collaborate with the team to break down ambiguous or complex goals into concrete, feasible steps that align with and inform wider system strategy.
Senior engineers do not always have formal management or lead responsibilities, but an interest in teaching and coaching is essential.
Build and maintain complex, scalable data pipelines that ingest, reconcile, and validate data across multiple components, services or systems
Own components or services from development through deployment, monitoring, and production support
Deploy and manage tools in cloud environments using CI/CD and infrastructure as code
Build and operate data ingestion workflows that support mixed-modality content — spreadsheets (Excel, CSV), documents (PDF, Word), API feeds, and enterprise data services — with full lineage and audit traceability
Shape system design and contribute to architectural decisions, including writing decision documents and creating diagrams
Develop API services that facilitate bidirectional data integration with external systems, and enable dashboard and report development in tools like Power BI and Salesforce
Build data processing workflows using client appropriate tools (e.g. AWS, S3, Glue, EMR, Athena, RDS/Redshift) and, where applicable, appropriate tools for big-data processing (e.g. Databricks, Spark, and Hive)
Maintain data security and privacy controls for data at rest and in transit (FIPS 140 validated encryption, KMS-managed keys, least-privilege access)
Implement automated data quality, validation, and reconciliation jobs that flag missing or mismatched data, and other anomalies
Contribute to robust DevOps practices by writing unit and integration tests for all data processing code and partnering with DevOps engineers on CI, CD, and IaC (GitHub Actions, Terraform), so pipelines deploy reliably
Document data dictionaries, lineage, calculation logic, and pipeline runbooks
Drive improvements in code quality, testing practices, and development standards across the team
Mentor engineers, review code and technical designs, and contribute to team growth and technical direction
Collaborate to break down ambiguous or complex goals into concrete, feasible steps
Seek out and share new technologies and skills that support project goals
Participate in discussions with internal and external stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

8 years of relevant professional experience, including 4+ years of data pipeline experience.
Ability to write high-quality, working, and reusable code
Advanced proficiency in modern software development languages and systems (e.g., HTML, CSS, Javascript, Python, AWS, )
Data pipeline experience using Python, Java, and cloud technologies
Strong understanding of AWS data services including S3, Redshift, RDS, EMR, AWS Glue, AWS Glue DataBrew, Athena, QuickSight, and Amazon SNS
Strong skills with relational, NoSQL, and SQL databases including Postgres and Cassandra
Experience with big-data processing with tools like Databricks, Spark or Hive
Experienced in data governance processes to ingest (batch and stream), curate, and share data with upstream and downstream consumers
Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow, Luigi, or Azkaban
Familiar with how to build secure, compliant software and defend against common vulnerabilities
Familiar with adjacent specializations like backend and frontend development, Dev Ops, or accessibility and comfortable flexing skills, as needed
Capable of operating as a self-starter in ambiguous environments, identifying high-impact work independently and executing on it
Proven ability to communicate technical results clearly and effectively to diverse stakeholders.
Experience working in government consulting engagements
Preferred:
Experience working with a social impact-focused product team or in civic tech
Experience working with distributed, cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, engineers, and subject matter experts
Personal experience with government health and human services programs
Working knowledge of Medicare, the ACA, MACRA, Medicaid, or CHIP
Familiarity with SAFe and agile methodologies
Experience working or integrating with legacy systems
Experience working on large-scale applications and systems
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline
Specific to this opening:
Experience working with Medicaid, MMIS, T-MSIS, APD/MDBT, or other CMS data sets
Experience integrating data with Salesforce via REST/SOAP APIs, Bulk API, and Salesforce Connect
Familiarity with Power BI semantic models, datamarts, and Microsoft Fabric / DataConnect equivalents
AWS Data Analytics or AWS Solutions Architect certification

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life insurance, short-term disability, and optional voluntary benefits
401(k) retirement benefits with employer matching
Four weeks of paid time off, seven company holidays, two personal days, and your birthday off
Paid volunteer time
Wellness reimbursements
Budgets to support training, development, travel, and office supply needs
Donations to a nonprofit of your choice upon hire and a few times throughout each year

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Hard Skills & Tools

data pipelinePythonJavaAWSSQLNoSQLDatabricksSparkHivedata governance

Soft Skills

communicationmentoringcollaborationself-starterproblem-solvingcoachingteam growthtechnical directioncode qualitytesting practices

Certifications

AWS Data AnalyticsAWS Solutions Architect