EMPLOYER: Delta Dental Insurance Company
TITLE: Senior Data Engineer
Location: 1130 Sanctuary Parkway, Alpharetta, GA 30009; Must live within reasonable commuting distance from HQ and able to appear in office as required.
Salary Range: $160,056/yr - $165,056/yr
Behind the smile! We are dedicated to safeguarding the health and financial stability of our employees and their loved ones. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to foster personal growth and holistic wellbeing. Our life-changing rewards package includes:
Fair Chance Ordinances and Criminal Background Considerations
This position requires that the applicant undergo a background check. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with any applicable federal, state or local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and/or New York Corrections Law Article 23-A.
Important Work Authorization Information
Please note, Delta Dental will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
#LI-Hybrid
Bachelor's degree or foreign degree equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and five (5) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related ETL Development/Data Engineering role.
Developing and optimizing entity relationship models using ERWIN, crafting complex SQL queries, and refining them to support analytical requirements and business insights.
Designing, developing, and optimizing enterprise database schemas in Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server, including creation of tables, views, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and applying performance tuning techniques.
Building ETL and data integration workflows using SAP Data Services, SSIS, and Azure Data Factory (ADF), including pipelines, datasets, triggers, integration runtimes, and detailed source-to-target mapping documents.
Designing dimensional data models for OLTP and OLAP environments using Star and Snowflake schemas and applying data architecture best practices such as normalization and de-normalization.
Developing automation scripts using Python and Unix Shell Scripting to streamline data ingestion, transformation, validation, and cloud analytics processes.
Creating and deploying interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI to provide operational and analytical visualizations.
Enforcing data integrity, accuracy, and compliance by applying data quality checks, validation rules, and governance frameworks throughout the data lifecycle.
Implementing data governance and data quality processes, including data profiling, reconciliation checks, error-handling logic, and anomaly detection methods.
Designing and managing scheduling and workflow automation using ADF triggers, Jenkins, SQL Server Agent, or TIDAL to orchestrate ETL and data pipeline operations.
Using version control systems such as GitHub or SVN to manage source code, track revisions, and maintain consistency across ETL pipelines, database artifacts, and cloud resources.
Applying experience across all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) including requirements gathering, technical design, development, documentation, testing, configuration management, deployment, and production support.
Performing troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance optimization of SAP BODS jobs, SQL queries, ADF pipelines, and cloud-based data transformation processes.
Base Pay Information
The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental's assessment of the candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity.
Pay Grade 22. $160,056/yr - $165,056/yr
Design, develop, and implement enterprise data engineering solutions to support business processes and analytical requirements.
Collaborate with Business Analysts, Architecture teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable data models, cloud data pipelines, and integration frameworks.
Design and implement data integration processes using SAP Data Services, SSIS, and Azure Data Factory (ADF) to extract, transform, and load structured and unstructured data across heterogeneous systems.
Build and optimize data processing platforms using Microsoft Azure services including Azure Data Factory and Azure SQL Database.
Design end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and analytical data preparation. Create complex SQL logic, stored procedures, packages, and functions in Oracle and SQL Server to support operational and analytical workloads.
Develop and maintain data warehouse and data lake architecture using Star and Snowflake schema designs.
Perform data profiling, data quality checks, and enforce governance standards to ensure integrity, consistency, and compliance across the data lifecycle.
Prototype solution designs for review with business and architecture teams; evaluate and select optimal cloud technologies for ingestion, transformation, reporting, visualization, and analytics.
Design and develop dashboards, KPIs, and visualizations using Power BI to support enterprise reporting needs.
Automate manual workflows using Python and Unix Shell scripting.
Troubleshoot data pipeline failures, optimize performance, and resolve data-related issues to minimize business disruption.
Participate in data architecture discussions, contributing to integration strategies, cloud migration efforts, and modernization initiatives.
Prepare technical design documents, mapping specifications, workflow diagrams, and solution architectures; ensure all designs follow organizational and security standards.
Support all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, technical design, development, testing (unit, integration, system), deployment, and production support.
Mentor junior team members by providing guidance on best practices, coding standards, and cloud data engineering methodologies.
Must live within reasonable commuting distance from HQ and able to appear in office as required.
Design, develop, and implement enterprise data engineering solutions to support business processes and analytical requirements.
Collaborate with Business Analysts, Architecture teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable data models, cloud data pipelines, and integration frameworks.
Design and implement data integration processes using SAP Data Services, SSIS, and Azure Data Factory (ADF) to extract, transform, and load structured and unstructured data across heterogeneous systems.
Build and optimize data processing platforms using Microsoft Azure services including Azure Data Factory and Azure SQL Database.
Design end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and analytical data preparation. Create complex SQL logic, stored procedures, packages, and functions in Oracle and SQL Server to support operational and analytical workloads.
Develop and maintain data warehouse and data lake architecture using Star and Snowflake schema designs.
Perform data profiling, data quality checks, and enforce governance standards to ensure integrity, consistency, and compliance across the data lifecycle.
Prototype solution designs for review with business and architecture teams; evaluate and select optimal cloud technologies for ingestion, transformation, reporting, visualization, and analytics.
Design and develop dashboards, KPIs, and visualizations using Power BI to support enterprise reporting needs.
Automate manual workflows using Python and Unix Shell scripting.
Troubleshoot data pipeline failures, optimize performance, and resolve data-related issues to minimize business disruption.
Participate in data architecture discussions, contributing to integration strategies, cloud migration efforts, and modernization initiatives.
Prepare technical design documents, mapping specifications, workflow diagrams, and solution architectures; ensure all designs follow organizational and security standards.
Support all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, technical design, development, testing (unit, integration, system), deployment, and production support.
Mentor junior team members by providing guidance on best practices, coding standards, and cloud data engineering methodologies.
Must live within reasonable commuting distance from HQ and able to appear in office as required.
Delta Dental covers more Americans than any other dental benefits provider. As an employee you’ll take part in our mission to become the trusted health partner by collaborating with our communities and employees to reimagine and deliver new possibilities in an ever-changing environment. Our Enterprise Strategy focuses on pillars of Growth and Diversification, supported by the platforms of Culture and People, Process and Technology.
Our strategy is only as strong as the people who execute it. We’re hiring individuals that are not just right for today but also for our future. Delta Dental leaders optimistically share future possibilities to inspire and motivate others toward their full potential. We’ve built a foundation of high-trust by treating all people with dignity, making and keeping commitments and consistently striving to do the right thing. As we are working through transformation, we ask employees to find ways to embrace positive change, challenge the status quo to be curious and provide solutions to unmet problems. Joining Delta Dental means joining a culture focused on fostering development, building genuine connections, recognizing each other’s strengths and sharing in successes.
We are part of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of companies that provides dental coverage to 74 million people in the U.S. Delta Dental of California, Delta Dental of New York, Inc., Delta Dental of Pennsylvania and Delta Dental Insurance Company, together with our affiliate companies, form one of the nation’s largest dental benefits delivery systems, covering 33 million enrollees. All of our companies are members, or affiliates of members, of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of 39 Delta Dental companies throughout the country.
Delta Dental provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Delta Dental complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.