Job Description

Data Engineer III

JOB-10043933

Anticipated Start Date

5/26/2025

Location

Houston, TX

Type of Employment

Contract-to-Hire

Employer Info

Our client is an American natural gas and crude oil pipeline company with headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Job Summary

We are currently seeking an experienced Data Engineer III to join the Big Data and Advanced Analytics department. The Data Engineer will work closely with business domain experts to create an Enterprise Data Lakehouse to support data analytic use cases for the midstream oil and gas operations, engineering, and measurements business units.

Job Description

• Design and implement reliable data pipelines to integrate disparate data sources into a single Data Lakehouse
• Design and implement data quality pipelines to ensure data correctness and building trusted datasets
• Design and implement a Data Lakehouse solution which accurately reflects business operations
• Assist with data platform performance tuning and physical data model support including partitioning and compaction
• Provide guidance in data visualizations and reporting efforts to ensure solutions are aligned to business objectives

Skills Required

• Must Haves:
  • Experience software development/ software engineering experience
  • 5+ years with Python
  • Experience with Data Build Tool (DBT)
  • Knowledge of Data Lakehouse technologies Apache Iceberg or Delta Lake
  • Working with S3 object storage
• Nice to Haves:
  • Python UI development experience, Dash
  • Dremio experience
  • Kubernetes/AWS EKS
  • AWS Cloud experience
• The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer designing and maintaining data pipeline architectures
  • 5+ years of programming experience in Python and ANSI SQL
  • 2+ years of development experience with DBT, Data Build Tool
  • Experience in various data modelling methods such as Star Schema, Snowflake, and Data Vault design
  • Experience in implementing a Data Lakehouse using a Medallion Architecture with Apache Iceberg on S3 Object Storage
  • Experience in various data integration patterns including ELT, Pub/Sub, and Change Data Capture
  • Experience with common Python Data Engineering packages including Pandas, Numpy, Pyarrow Pytest, Scikit-Learn, and Boto3
  • Excellent communication skills with experience presenting complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience in software development practices such as Design Principles and Patterns, Testing, Refactoring, CI/CD, and version control
  • Experience with Dremio, Apache Airflow, and Airbyte is preferred

Education/Training/Certifications

• Highschool diploma or GED.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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