Big data engineer Jobs in Springfield, IL

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Lead the design and development of complex software applications from business requirements in collaboration with other team members
• Investigate new solutions, tools, products, and techniques to incorporate into coding standards.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and produce detailed proposals to resolve.
• Support testing and remediate defects
• Guide, coach, and mentor entry and mid-level developers

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead end to end Medicaid data conversion efforts, including planning, design, development, testing, and execution
• Establish conversion strategies for migrating data between Medicaid systems while minimizing operational risk
• Provide technical leadership to development teams
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for conversion-related decisions and issue resolution
• Development & Technical Execution
• Design and develop data extraction, transformation, and load (ETL / ELT) processes for large, complex datasets
• Develop transformation logic to map legacy Medicaid data models to target system structures
• Ensure conversion programs follow coding standards, performance expectations, and security practices
• Review code, validate transformation rules, and oversee defect remediation
• Optimize conversion performance to support high volume Medicaid datasets
• Medicaid Domain Expertise
• Lead conversion of core Medicaid data domains
• Ensure conversions meet CMS, state Medicaid, and contractual requirements
• Support regulatory, audit, and certification activities related to converted data
• Testing, Validation & Reconciliation
• Define and oversee data validation, reconciliation, and sign off processes
• Partner with business, compliance, and QA teams to confirm completeness and accuracy
• Ensure converted data supports downstream reporting, operations, and compliance needs

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 7-10 years of relevant professional experience required.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience considered in lieu of degree.

Program Specific Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of hands-on development experience, with significant experience leading data conversions
• Strong experience working with Medicaid data and healthcare systems
• Advanced SQL skills and experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL)
• Experience building ETL / ELT processes using custom code or integration tools
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Program Specific Preferences

• Experience migrating data between state Medicaid systems platforms
• Experience supporting system certification, readiness reviews, or go live activities

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EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment.

Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package.

Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards.

Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off.

Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience.

An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation.

Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Accommodations

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Minimum Salary

125,000.00

Maximum Salary

170,000.00