Top Data Engineer Jobs in Houston, TX

Lead Data Engineer builds and maintains scalable data pipelines and lakehouse/warehouse platforms (Databricks) to support analytics, BI, reporting, and AI. Responsibilities include data modeling, ETL/ELT, medallion architecture, orchestration and monitoring (Airflow/Cron), performance tuning, CDC/incremental loads, data quality, and leading/mentoring a team while collaborating with stakeholders and maintaining documentation.

Design and build cloud-based data applications and pipelines to analyze clinical data, enrich and provision datasets, and support clinical/operational processes. Mentor junior engineers, drive R&D for repeatable templates, collaborate with Product/Platform/Architecture, and prioritize source control, documentation, and simple solutions using modern data, ETL, and LLM tooling.

Architect, build, and maintain Snowflake-based ELT pipelines and production data models. Implement observability, data quality, and governance; optimize cost and freshness. Partner with Analytics, Product, and Engineering, use dbt/CI-CD and AI-assisted tooling, and participate in reviews and architecture planning to support analytics, BI, and ML.

Design and develop Big Data applications using Java, Spark, and MapReduce on Cloudera/Hadoop ecosystems. Work with Hive, Impala, YARN, Kafka, and large datasets; write tests (JUnit), perform data analysis, and script in Unix/Python. Lead and manage global technology teams and follow industry best practices.

Design and implement data federation and lakehouse architectures, build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines with Python and Spark, optimize performance across federated queries, manage Delta/Iceberg/Hudi tables, and enforce governance, security, and access controls for analytics and AI teams.

Design and implement big data solutions (Spark, Hive, Java, CDP). Analyze and consolidate disparate data sources, produce functional specifications, review data models, gather stakeholder requirements, validate implementations, support production deployments, investigate data quality and data lineage, and collaborate with technology leads to ensure data completeness and accuracy.

Design, build, test, and maintain high-performance Python data applications and backend services. Lead technical design, review code, mentor junior engineers, integrate with databases and cloud services, optimize performance, and ensure security, scalability, and reliability.

Design, develop, maintain, and optimize enterprise Tableau dashboards and BI solutions. Integrate and cleanse data from Oracle/Sybase/Big Data, tune SQL, automate Tableau extracts, manage Tableau Server on Linux, support testing, UAT, deployments, and troubleshoot data integrity and performance issues.

Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines into Snowflake, enforce data quality, optimize data models and query performance for Power BI reporting, produce documentation, and troubleshoot data issues while collaborating with stakeholders.

Design, implement, and maintain data quality processes using cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP). Collaborate with stakeholders to define standards, perform data profiling and cleansing, document issues and remediation, generate quality metrics, and support cross-functional teams to improve data architectures and integration.

Design, implement, and maintain PySpark-based data reconciliation solutions for financial systems. Build matching algorithms, integrate with rules engines, process large distributed datasets, identify and resolve discrepancies, and collaborate with analysts and architects to improve data quality and governance.

Design, build, and operate large-scale data pipelines and ETL processes to normalize varied partner datasets. Lead technical decisions, mentor engineers, implement testing and monitoring, manage data warehouses/lakes, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver robust data infrastructure that supports ML and product teams.

Design, implement, and maintain PySpark applications to automate large-scale financial data reconciliations. Build transformation and matching algorithms, integrate with rules engines, analyze data gaps, and collaborate with analysts and architects to ensure data quality and system resilience.

Design, develop, test, and deploy high-performance Spark/Scala data processing applications and ETL pipelines using the Cloudera Hadoop ecosystem. Optimize Spark and platform performance, ensure data integrity and security, collaborate with data scientists and analysts, troubleshoot issues, and implement version control and CI/CD for Spark applications.

Design, build, and optimize PySpark applications and ETL pipelines to process large-scale datasets from SQL/NoSQL sources, data lakes, and streaming platforms. Ensure data quality, error handling, performance tuning, and collaborate with analysts, scientists, and architects to deliver scalable data solutions.

Design, develop, and maintain PySpark applications and ETL pipelines to process, transform, and integrate large-scale datasets from SQL, NoSQL, data lakes, and streaming sources. Optimize Spark job performance, implement robust error handling, and collaborate with data analysts, scientists, and architects using orchestration tools like Airflow or Luigi.

Lead design and implementation of scalable cloud data lakes, warehouses, and marts. Build ELT/ETL pipelines, apply Data Vault 2.0 and dimensional modeling, implement data quality, lineage, observability, and governance. Optimize Snowflake/Databricks/Synapse platforms, champion CI/CD and DataOps, mentor engineers, and enable AI/ML-ready data products through collaboration with architecture and product teams.

Build and maintain data pipelines, applications, workflows, and governance within Palantir Foundry. Apply industrial engineering and operations research methods to analyze depot, MRO, and supply chain processes, integrate ERP/MRO data into models, run capacity/throughput analyses, deliver decision‑support briefings, and support adoption of advanced analytics and digital engineering. Coordinate with stakeholders and support business development activities.

Design, develop, and maintain Customer Data Platform solutions and data pipelines to create unified customer profiles, manage identity resolution, enable audience segmentation and activation, ensure data quality and governance, and support integrations with marketing, CRM, and cloud data systems.

Own the 2-3 year architecture and reliability of high-volume catalog, pricing, and inventory ingestion. Lead migrations from legacy batch to modern systems, define data SLAs, build observability and orchestration, mentor senior engineers, and resolve cross-team, high-severity data problems.

Design, build, and maintain scalable data systems and ETLs on GCP; connect production data to business systems; generate analytics and ML-driven insights for GTM teams; work cross-functionally and introduce modern tools (Airflow, DBT, Presto, Hightouch).

Design and implement BI solutions: build data models, automations, ETL/ELT workflows, dashboards, and ad-hoc analyses. Monitor and analyze RF/video performance using Dataminer/Qligent or similar tools. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, document requirements, and deliver actionable insights to optimize hybrid terrestrial and satellite video delivery.

Design, build, and maintain scalable batch and streaming data pipelines, improve data modeling and governance, contribute to enterprise data architecture, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, high-quality data for analytics and operational use.

Lead design and delivery of scalable, secure cloud data pipelines and products. Translate requirements into architecture, apply advanced data modeling (Data Vault 2.0/dimensional), embed data quality, observability, security, and DataOps/CI-CD practices, optimize performance and cost, mentor engineers, and enable AI/ML-ready datasets within an agile DevSecOps model.

Design, build, and operate scalable cloud data pipelines and platforms (Azure preferred). Implement DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, performance tuning, and production readiness. Mentor engineers, drive operational excellence, and translate requirements into robust technical designs. Apply healthcare domain knowledge and collaborate in agile teams to deliver secure, reliable data products.