[Hiring] Data Integration Engineer @Cherokee Federal

Role Description

ATA LLC is seeking a Data Integration Engineer to support healthcare data integration efforts within an Azure‑based data platform. This role is hands‑on and delivery‑focused, with a strong emphasis on Python‑driven data pipelines, Azure Synapse, and healthcare interoperability (FHIR/HL7).

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines in Azure Synapse using Python.
• Implement and operate a medallion data architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers).
• Ingest, transform, and publish data in CSV, Parquet, and XML formats.
• Perform complex data mapping and transformation across healthcare data sources.
• Work directly with HL7 and FHIR healthcare data standards.
• Define and execute data pipeline testing strategies, including:
  • Validation of transformations and mappings
  • Data completeness, accuracy, and consistency checks
  • Repeatable, team‑adoptable testing approaches
• Operate effectively in situations where test cases or specs are not clearly provided, helping establish defensible validation criteria.
• Serve as a technical lead, setting patterns and best practices the broader team can follow.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, QA, and stakeholders to improve data quality and delivery outcomes.

Qualifications

• This is a Health IT opportunity and previous experience working in Health IT and with healthcare data and data standards is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 2–5 years of experience in data integration or data engineering roles.
• Hands-on experience with HL7, FHIR, X12, or similar healthcare data formats.
• Proficiency with Git for version control and collaborative development.
• Experience using Terraform to deploy or manage cloud infrastructure.
• General knowledge of cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Working knowledge of Azure Synapse or similar cloud data platforms.
• Experience working with Parquet file formats in data engineering workflows.
• Strong SQL and/or Python skills for data manipulation and validation.

Requirements

• A positive, willing attitude
• Self-motivated ability to make and meet commitments.
• An ability to think on your feet and solve problems quickly.
• Can learn new subject areas on the fly.
• Enjoys working in a cross-disciplinary team environment.
• Technology agnostic with the ability to apply the right tool to the requirement.

Benefits

• Generous paid time-off
• Employee incentive program
• Continuous learning culture, Internal Investment Projects (IIP), virtual brown-bags/level-ups, and other professional development activities
• Recruiting bonuses
• 3% 401k Safe Harbor contributions
• Medical/Dental/Vision, Long & Short-term Disability, AD&D insurance, and Life Insurance