Data Engineer, Consultant (Hybrid)
Releady · San Francisco, CA
$75–$85/hrfrom the description
Jul 20, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual contributor role focused on designing and delivering complex data pipelines and data products across cloud platforms — primarily Azure, Snowflake, and Databricks — for a healthcare technology organization. The work spans data modeling (including Data Vault 2.0), pipeline architecture, CI/CD, and preparing governed datasets to support AI/ML use cases. The role also involves technical mentorship and cross-functional collaboration, without formal people management duties.
Senior level · 7+ years · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2 people in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database administrators). range 1–4
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $109,169 (middle half $74,902–$143,702). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The title is 'Data Engineer, Consultant' with no seniority level word in the title itself, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the role's scope (7+ years required, technical leadership, end-to-end architecture ownership) firmly supports Senior.
This is a contract-to-hire engagement with a six-month contract term. The compensation ($75–$85/hr) reflects the contract phase.
The posting lists multiple California metro locations (San Diego, Long Beach, Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Oakland/SF Bay Area) as hybrid options. San Diego is listed first; the CBSA reflects that city, but the role could be based in any of those metros.
Azure is listed as 'preferred' within the qualifications block ('Azure preferred'), but the specific Azure services (ADLS, Synapse, Data Factory) are listed alongside it in the same required-qualifications sentence. Azure is marked required given the firm gating language of the qualifications section, with the 'preferred' qualifier interpreted as preferring Azure over other cloud platforms rather than making cloud experience optional.
Snowflake and Databricks are listed together in the same required-qualifications sentence; both are marked required.
Airflow and Tidal are listed as interchangeable orchestration options ('such as Airflow or Tidal'); Tidal is captured as an alternative.
Data Vault 2.0 is mentioned in the Responsibilities section (not the Qualifications block) as one of several modeling techniques to apply — treated as preferred context rather than a hard gate.
Healthcare industry experience and Epic are explicitly called 'preferred' in the qualifications.
C2C (corp-to-corp) is explicitly excluded; US work authorization without sponsorship is required.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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