Newfire Global Partners

Senior/Lead Python Data Engineer

Newfire Global Partners

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

PythonSSIS

About the role

  • Design, build, and maintain production Python data pipelines, working daily with Python, Dagster, Snowflake, and Databricks
  • Define, evolve, and document Python engineering standards, patterns, and guardrails for the data platform
  • Lead adoption of version-locked dependency management and standardized development workflows
  • Build, maintain, and improve GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for build, test, security checks, and deployment
  • Review complex designs and code for correctness, security, performance, and long-term maintainability
  • Ensure data pipelines are reliable and operable, with proper error handling, retries, idempotency, and validation
  • Anticipate failure modes and design systems for recoverability and operational clarity
  • Troubleshoot CI/CD failures, dependency conflicts, and production incidents, participating in root-cause analysis
  • Apply secure development practices appropriate for healthcare data (secrets management, least privilege, safe logging)
  • Collaborate closely with platform architecture and data platform teams to ensure end-to-end coherence
  • Mentor senior engineers through design reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing
  • As a Senior team member, you will be expected to actively participate in our hiring processes by serving on interview panels for future roles across the company.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering or backend platform roles, with deep hands-on Python expertise
  • Strong experience designing and operating modern data platforms, working daily with Python, Dagster, Snowflake, and/or Databricks
  • Proven ability to define and enforce engineering standards, patterns, and guardrails
  • Experience leading technical decision-making on high-impact or long-term architectural changes
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD, dependency management, testing, and release practices for Python systems
  • Hands-on experience with GitHub and GitHub Actions for CI/CD
  • Solid knowledge of data modeling, orchestration, and workflow design
  • Experience working in regulated environments, preferably healthcare
  • Awareness of HIPAA / HITRUST requirements when handling sensitive data
  • Strong troubleshooting skills and an ownership mindset for production systems
  • Experience with SSIS is a strong plus
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonDagsterSnowflakeDatabricksCI/CDdependency managementdata modelingorchestrationworkflow designSSIS
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringtroubleshootingcollaborationtechnical decision-makingknowledge sharingownership mindset
Certifications
HIPAAHITRUST