Senior (Lead) DataOps Engineer II, Remote

The Senior DataOps Engineer II will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining data security services that support our business. You will understand data and automation are important ingredients to our mission and know how to actively employ these ingredients at scale. Beyond the technical expertise, we value individuals who can partner cross-functionally across various teams, driving impactful outcomes and further securing our digital landscape.
We are flexible with respect to geographic location, and the ideal candidate will be comfortable working remotely/work from home within the U.S. or from our headquarters office in Bethesda, MD.

Primary Duties:

• Working cross functionally to design, build, and operate solutions that continuously improve and automate our security capabilities.
• Leveraging data to understand trends, metrics, and opportunities to improve our security posture and then helping execute on those opportunities with stakeholders.
• Leading and enhancing incident / issues response efforts, spearheading analysis, containment, and mitigation strategies in a cross-functional environment to ensure effective resolution and remediation of security incidents / issues.
• Helping craft and refine security documentation pertinent to our Security Program, such as policies, standards, baselines, and standard operating procedures.
• Mentoring and coaching more junior engineers or analysts.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BTech (or higher) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or a related field, 10 years security domain experience without degree
• 6+ years combined experience in an enterprise environment (preferably cloud) in the relevant domain(s).
• 2+ years of experience working in operations and/or supporting incident response 
• 2+ years of experience acting as a trusted technical decision-maker in a team setting, solving for short-term and long term business value
• 2+ years of experience coaching other engineers

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience with health-tech systems, like Electronic Health Records, Clinical data, etc.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash) and SQL.
• Experience with Cloud Native Software Development environments and practices.
• Experience with security and systems that handle sensitive data.
• Proficiency in working with large datasets and data warehouses/lakes such as Snowflake, Databricks etc.
• Experience working with data ingestion systems.
• Experience in architecting, designing, and developing large scale data solutions with integrated backup and recovery systems.
• Experience influencing software engineers and business stakeholders to continuously improve the data security posture of their products and operations.
• Experience generating automated metrics to measure service and program effectiveness and consistency.
• Strong understanding of the Data Lifecycle and reference architectures.
• In-depth knowledge of databases and data storage technologies as well as replication, sharding and other techniques for scalability and high availability of databases.
• Solid understanding of data security principles, including encryption, access controls, obfuscation etc. 
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the capability to articulate complex technical issues  to a diverse audience.

Who We Are:Aledade, a public benefit corporation, exists to empower the most transformational part of our health care landscape - independent primary care. We were founded in 2014, and since then, we've become the largest network of independent primary care in the country - helping practices, health centers and clinics deliver better care to their patients and thrive in value-based care. Additionally, by creating value-based contracts across a wide variety of payers, we aim to flip the script on the traditional fee-for-service model. Our work strengthens continuity of care, aligns incentives, and ensures primary care physicians are paid for what they do best - keeping patients healthy. If you want to help create a health care system that is good for patients, good for practices and good for society - and if you're eager to join a collaborative, inclusive and remote-first culture - you've come to the right place.
What Does This Mean for You?At Aledade, you will be part of a creative culture that is driven by a passion for tackling complex issues with respect, open-mindedness and a desire to learn. You will collaborate with team members who bring a wide range of experiences, interests, backgrounds, beliefs and achievements to their work - and who are all united by a shared passion for public health and a commitment to the Aledade mission.