Senior Analytics Engineer

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world.  As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
 

** Applicants for this job have the flexibility to work remote from home anywhere in the Continental United States

Position Purpose:

This role is responsible for designing, building, and scaling a modern analytics engineering framework that enables efficient ingestion, transformation, and delivery of data to support advanced analytics and strategic decision-making. The position plays a key role in developing automated, production-ready data pipelines and analytics assets, while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to drive measurable business impact and establish scalable, team-based data practices.

• Design, build, and own scalable data pipelines that ingest external and internal data into Snowflake, including automation of file-based ingestion processes.

• Architect, develop, and maintain dbt transformation workflows to produce curated, production-ready data models and tables.

• Establish and enforce best practices for data modeling, performance optimization, data quality, and pipeline reliability across the platform.

• Develop and maintain Python- and SQL-based processes for data ingestion, validation, transformation, and monitoring.

• Lead the implementation and management of GitLab for version control, code collaboration, and CI/CD processes across the analytics team.

• Define and operationalize team standards for source control, code reviews, deployment workflows, and documentation.

• Build, optimize, and own Power BI datasets, semantic models, and reporting layers to support scalable analytics and decision-making.

• Partner with clinical, operational, and business stakeholders to translate data needs into technical solutions and communicate insights effectively.

• Mentor and train team members on data engineering workflows, Snowflake, dbt, GitLab, and Power BI to enable shared ownership and reduce single points of failure.

• Continuously improve platform architecture, tooling, and processes to support a scalable, maintainable, and modern analytics ecosystem.

• Support expansion of Snowflake capabilities (e.g., application layers or integrations) to enable advanced analytics and operational use cases.

• Contribute to advanced analytical initiatives, including identifying cost-savings opportunities and generating insights from complex healthcare datasets.

Education/Experience:

Required:

• A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science)
• Requires 4 – 6 years of related experience

Preferred:

• 3+ years of experience with SQL and Python
• Experience working with modern data platforms and tools specifically with Snowflake, dbt, GitLab, Power BI
• Experience designing and maintaining scalable data pipelines and data models​Familiarity with medallion architecture
• Experience working with healthcare data (e.g., claims, provider, pharmacy datasets)

License/Certification (nice to have):

• Snowflake Certifications (Core, Specialty [e.g., Snowpark], or Advanced [e.g., Data Engineer, Data Analyst])
• GitLab Certifications (e.g., Fundamentals, CI/CD Associate)
• Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.  Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status.  Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act