[Remote] Senior Data Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Alpine Solutions Group is a large international consulting firm seeking a Senior Data Engineer to support their health insurance client. The role involves designing, building, and operating real-time data infrastructure while ensuring data quality and integration for AI initiatives.ResponsibilitiesDesign and support real-time data streaming solutions using Kafka and Confluent technologies, ensuring scalable and reliable data processing across enterprise platformsManage Kafka infrastructure on Kubernetes, including performance tuning, monitoring, capacity planning, and production supportDevelop Python-based data pipelines and streaming applications that enable efficient data ingestion, transformation, and deliveryIntegrate data platforms across Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure environments to support analytics and business operationsMaintain data quality, schema governance, and service-level objectives for both streaming and batch workloadsCollaborate with DevOps teams to automate deployments and infrastructure management through CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practicesImplement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to improve platform reliability and operational visibilityPartner with stakeholders to define data contracts, manage schema evolution, and ensure seamless integration with downstream applications and servicesSkills6+ years in data engineering roles + has been a tech lead beforeVery strong hands on experience with data bricksExpert with data pipeline developmentStrong Python (idiomatic, tested, production-grade)Hands-on Confluent Kafka — producers, consumers, Connect, Schema RegistryKubernetes experience (deployments, namespaces, resource management)Solid SQL and experience with columnar/analytical stores (BigQuery, Synapse)Comfort operating in multi-cloud environments (GCP + Azure)Understanding of data stream processing concepts (offsets, partitions, exactly-once semantics), constant movement of dataHas done data integration workStrong with CDC- change data capture, concept, tools that support that (how you handle data integration into databricks)Someone who has an interest in being Ai driven, large amounts of data streaming between systemsVery good communication + can speak with clientsInsurance/healthcare insurance backgroundCompany OverviewAlpine Solutions Group is a staffing and services company It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in Culver City, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.alpinesolves.com.