Data Engineer - Cloudera & AWS Lakehouse (Irving, Texas)

Gainwell Technologies LLC; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 91,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health benefits

Educational assistance

Flexible vacation

Job summary

Gainwell Technologies LLC in Irving, Texas, seeks a Data Engineer to design and optimize data pipelines using Cloudera and AWS Lakehouse. You will lead teams, craft scalable data solutions, and mentor peers. The role requires 5+ years of hands-on PySpark, AWS data engineering, and Apache Iceberg experience.

Remote in Texas with some travel; base pay range $90,900–$129,900 and comprehensive benefits. Gainwell values flexibility, learning, and career development, offering education assistance and

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience.
• Advanced PySpark Development with large-scale data pipelines in Cloudera Data Platform.
• AWS data engineering experience including Spark workload management across EMR, Glue and S3 data lake environments.
• Apache Iceberg knowledge including Lakehouse table management and schema evolution.
• Airflow orchestration experience with DAG development and AWS integrations.
• 2+ years .NET/C# experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and install complex database applications with server, client and web components.
• Oversee relationships between architects and developers to ensure flexible, reusable system components.
• Write design, coding and testing documentation for purpose-built technical products.
• Serve as SME in development, domain, application design and database methodologies and best practices.
• Provide clients with technical consulting on highly complex projects by refining existing apps and designing new modules.
• Mentor and guide less experienced application designers.

Skills

PySpark

AWS data engineering

Apache Iceberg

Airflow

Cloudera Data Platform

.NET/C#

Job description

Summary

Be part of a team that unleashes the power of leading-edge technologies to help improve the health and well-being of those most vulnerable in our country and communities. Working at Gainwell carries its rewards. You’ll have an incredible opportunity to grow your career in a company that values work flexibility, learning, and career development. You’ll add to your technical credentials and certifications while enjoying a generous, flexible vacation policy and educational assistance. We also have comprehensive leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.

Data Engineer - Cloudera & AWS Lakehouse (Irving, Texas)

at Gainwell, you can contribute your skills as we harness the power of technology to help our clients improve the health and well-being of the members they serve — a community’s most vulnerable. Connect your passion with purpose, teaming with people who thrive on finding innovative solutions to some of healthcare’s biggest challenges. Here are the details on this position.

Your role in our mission

Discover career satisfaction by design in this challenging position, where you will:

• Head up technical teams and workstreams as you design, develop, test and install complex database applications software — with server, client and web components
• Keep the team on the same page by overseeing relationships between application architects and developers to ensure design requirements result in flexible, reusable system components
• Create more satisfied clients by writing highly complex design, coding and testing documentation that yields purpose-built technical products that meet real needs
• Shine as an SME in the areas of development, domain, application design and database methodologies and best practices
• Show your know-how as you provide clients with technical consulting on highly complex projects by refining existing apps and designing new application modules and components
• Exercise your expertise by mentoring and guiding less experienced application designers

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of hands on experience
• Advanced PySpark Development skills with experience building, optimizing, and maintaining large scale data pipelines in Cloudera Data Platform. 5+ years of hands on experience
• AWS data engineering experience, including Spark workload management across EMR, Glue, and S3 based data lake environments. 5+ years of hands on experience
• Apache Iceberg knowledge, including Lakehouse table management, schema evolution, performance optimization, and Spark integration. 5+ years of hands on experience
• Airflow orchestration experience, including DAG development, workflow monitoring, and integration with AWS services such as S3, EMR, Lambda, and CloudWatch
• 2+ years .NET/C# experience preferable

What you should expect in this role

Remote in Texas (Must be located or close to Irving, Texas) 225 E John W Carpenter Fwy Ste 500, Irving, TX 75062

Opportunities to travel through your work (0-10%)

Willingness to work a flexible schedule to accommodate business needs and travel as required

Video cameras must be used during all interviews, as well as during the initial week of orientation

Other details

The deadline to submit applications for this posting is October 30, 2026

The pay range for this position is $90,900.00 - $129,900.00 per year, however, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

All salaried, full-time candidates are eligible for our generous, flexible vacation policy, a401(k) employer match, comprehensive health benefits , and educational assistance. We also have a variety of leadership and technical development academies to help build your skills and capabilities.

About Gainwell

We believe nothing is impossible when you bring together people who care deeply about making healthcare work better for everyone. Build your career with Gainwell, an industry leader. You’ll be joining a company where collaboration, innovation, and inclusion fuel our growth. Learn more about Gainwell at our company website and visit our Careers site for all available job role openings.

Gainwell Technologies is committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.