Real Time Medical Systems

Sr. Data Platform Engineer Job purpose summary Real Time’s suite of Interventional Analytics solutions enables post-acute facilities to seamlessly collaborate with their partner hospitals, health systems, ACOs, and managed care plans to improve care, reduce costs, and achieve a level of interoperability. Real Time is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer with deep hands-on experience across AWS, Terraform, Python, PySpark, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and C#. This role will focus on designing and optimizing cloud-native data solutions, driving performance and cost efficiency, and enabling large-scale migrations from legacy SQL Server systems to modern PostgreSQL-based architectures. The ideal candidate thrives in independent, dynamic environments, is comfortable shifting between multiple projects, and can balance long-term architecture with short-term deliverables. Duties and responsibilities - Design, build, and optimize data pipelines (batch and streaming) using PySpark, Python, and SQL - Lead and support SQL Server → PostgreSQL migration efforts, including schema translation, performance tuning, and data validation - Implement and maintain Terraform infrastructure for AWS services (S3, Glue, Lambda, EMR, Redshift, DMS, etc.) - Conduct performance and cost optimization reviews of AWS workloads, recommending and implementing improvements - Develop frameworks for data quality, monitoring, and reconciliation - Collaborate with business stakeholders and other engineers to translate requirements into scalable solutions - Apply software engineering best practices (version control, CI/CD, testing, code reviews) to data engineering workflows - Contribute to standards, best practices, and technical mentorship across the team - Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to provide production support, ensuring reliability of data platforms with minimal disruption to business operations Additional Duties and Responsibilities - Maintain regular and punctual attendance. - Any other assigned tasks - Comply with all company policies and procedures. Qualifications - 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering or software engineering roles - Advanced skills with Python and PySpark for large-scale data processing - Strong SQL development experience, including query tuning and ETL/ELT design - Hands-on experience with AWS data services (S3, Glue, EMR, Lambda, DDB, DMS, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC) - Experience with Terraform/Terragrunt (or equivalent IaC) for AWS infrastructure automation - Familiarity with SQL Server and PostgreSQL, including database optimization and migration patterns - Working knowledge of C# for application/data integrations - Strong grasp of data modeling, architecture, and governance best practices - Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to self-manage, and comfort working in environments with changing priorities - Bachelor’s degree required - Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills. - Ability to thrive in a fast paced, deadline driven environment. - AWS certification (Solutions Architect, Data Analytics, or DevOps) a plus - Data visualization experience with Tableau, PowerBI, MicroStrategy, etc. also a plus - Experience working in the healthcare industry a plus - You must love what you do! You will be working with other talented and passionate individuals who enjoy working and solving problems together! Additional Qualifications - Independent contributor who can also collaborate effectively in a remote environment - Strong communication skills, both technical and business-oriented - Comfortable balancing multiple priorities without losing quality - Reliability and responsiveness when participating in the on-call rotation, with a proactive and calm approach to production issues - Positive, solution-oriented mindset - able to tackle tasks with optimism Working conditions Position requires minimal amount of travel. Remote/Work from anywhere work environment within the United States. Physical requirements Remaining in a stationary position, often sitting for prolonged periods. Direct reports NoneWhy you'll love it here: - You’ll be part of a team that helps save lives every day, and improves the lives of 100,000s of people! - Competitive base salary - Ongoing training and coaching for career development - Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage with significant company contribution - Disability insurance - 401(k) retirement savings program