Data Engineer

All about us

You likely know us as an insurance company, but that's just a portion of what we do. Hundreds of thousands of North Dakotans trust us to provide them with personalized service and unmatched access to care. It's a mission we take seriously.

We also work with entities throughout the state to challenge the cost and complexity of health care in North Dakota. This uncompromising goal requires caring, innovative people who are ready and willing to help create a new level of health and well-being in North Dakota and beyond.

Work environment

This opportunity is eligible for a remote, hybrid or an in-office work arrangement. We empower our employees to find a work style that is best for them. Learn more at Life at Blue | BCBSND.

Pay information

• Pay Level: 025
• FLSA Category: Exempt - Salaried
• Individual pay will be based on skills, experience, qualifications, location, internal equity, and other relevant factors.
• Opportunities for continued salary growth through a performance-based merit program.

A day in the life

The Data Engineer is responsible for expanding and optimizing our data and data pipeline architecture, as well as optimizing data flow and collection for cross functional teams. This role assists with driving data initiatives and ensures optimal data delivery architecture is consistent throughout ongoing projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Creates and maintains optimal data pipeline and architecture.
• Assembles large, moderately complex data sets that meet functional and non-functional business requirements.
• Aids in designing and implementing internal process improvements such as automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
• Builds the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources.
• Builds data tools and provides actionable insights into healthcare data, operational efficiency, and other key business performance metrics.
• Works with stakeholders at all levels to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.
• Creates data tools for internal team members that assist them in building and optimizing our product lines into an innovative industry leader.
• Partners with subject matter experts to strive for greater functionality in our data systems.
• Performs analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Builds processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency, and workload management.
• Performs work under general supervision. Handles moderately complex issues and problems and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff.

What you need to succeed

• A Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field.
• 3 years of data engineering, computer programming language(s), coding, building deployment software, designing, building and supporting ETL / ELT, database methodologies, SQL queries, business information management applications, data lakes, data warehouses, or related experience is required.
• Healthcare industry experience is preferred!
• Desire to problem solve and work through challenges to find solutions.
• Strong analytical skills with a high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Be a collaborator and a team player with good communication skills when working with the team and with business stakeholders.

Equivalent combination of education, experience or training determined to be acceptable by Human Resources may be substituted, unless regulated by contract or program standards

Benefits and perks

• Wellness incentives including well-being lifestyle spending accounts, employee assistance program and employee discounts.
• Encouraged paid time off including paid holidays and flexible holidays to use as you wish.
• 16 hours of paid volunteer time with a $200 donation to a charity of your choice upon completion of all volunteer hours.
• Employee recognition, community initiative events and yearly company outings.
• Workplace flexibility offering different options for working arrangements and the freedom to make time for important commitments.
• Our core benefits include health, dental, vision and life insurance, short-term and long-term disability and paid parental leave.

Job posting policy

Employees new to Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota are eligible to apply for positions within their assigned department after successfully completing 90-days in their role. For positions outside of their department, new employees should attain a minimum of six months of service before applying for a new role. Exceptions to this are acceptable, provided there is good business justification for making the move.

Equal opportunity employment

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individual with Disabilities, as well as Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity.

For questions, please email careers@bcbsnd.com.

This job posting will be closed 12/5/2024 at 8:00 a.m. (CT). No further applications will be considered.