Database Engineer (EPIC) - Remote

Longitude Rx is an early-stage company focused on reshaping specialty pharmacy through innovative solutions. The Database Engineer will design, build, and maintain the data infrastructure essential for analytics and operational workflows, ensuring data quality and system security while collaborating with various teams to support growth and automation.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, optimize, and maintain SQL databases, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data-ingestion processes across multiple sources
• Build and manage APIs and data services to enable secure and standardized data exchange between internal systems and external partners
• Design scalable data models, schemas, and workflows to support analytics, operational automation, and future system enhancements
• Implement data validation, logging, monitoring, and testing frameworks to ensure system reliability and accuracy
• Perform root-cause analysis for data discrepancies, breakages, or performance issues
• Implement durable solutions that prevent recurrence and improve long-term system stability
• Maintain documentation and standards that support reproducibility, transparency, and operational readiness
• Apply secure coding practices, access-control principles, and auditability measures across data systems
• Support SOC 2, HIPAA, and other security assessment requirements by maintaining compliant data-engineering practices
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure adherence to encryption, identity management, and secure data-transfer protocols
• Partner with analysts, architects, operations, and product teams to translate business needs into scalable engineering solutions
• Support new initiatives including automation, system integrations, and technology modernization efforts

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field preferred
• Minimum 2–4 years of experience in data engineering, database development, or ETL pipeline design
• EPIC experience required
• Advanced SQL proficiency, including performance tuning and complex query optimization
• Experience with ETL/ELT tools and orchestration frameworks (e.g., SSIS, dbt, Azure Data Factory)
• Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs or data-service layers
• Strong understanding of data governance, security practices, and auditability
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders
• Healthcare, pharmacy, or claims data experience preferred
• Exposure to SOC 2, HITRUST, or similar security/compliance frameworks
• Experience with cloud data ecosystems, particularly Snowflake and AWS, to support scalable data pipelines and modern data-architecture design
• Experience with secure coding, encryption, OAuth/RBAC, and logging/monitoring tools
• Cloud platform experience (Azure or AWS)