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Tekgence Inc

Lead Data Engineer

Contract · In Office · Dallas, Texas (USA)

Posted Aug 28, 2026

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  • We are seeking a Lead Data Engineer with strong expertise in Python/Java, AWS, Kafka, and data pipelines to lead development of a configuration-driven, event-based platform supporting healthcare payer and Payment Integrity workflows.
  • Must Have:
  • 10+ years of software/data engineering experience with technical leadership.
  • Strong Python and/or Java skills.
  • Hands-on Kafka & event-driven architecture.
  • Strong AWS experience – EKS, ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB.
  • Experience building configuration/metadata-driven systems and rule engines.
  • Strong SQL/NoSQL data modeling and microservices experience.
  • Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD and GitOps.
  • Strong Healthcare Payer / Payment Integrity / Claims domain knowledge.
  • Experience with Facets, QNXT, Amisys or similar healthcare systems is preferred.
  • Dynatrace knowledge preferred; Machinify exposure is a plus.

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