Senior Data Engineer: Drilling Ops AI & Real-Time Pipelines

NOV; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NOV is seeking a senior data engineer in Houston to lead the development of a robust data ecosystem that transforms drilling, equipment, and operational data into actionable insights. You will collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and operational experts to deliver reliable data solutions and enable analytics and ML/AI applications across NOV’s operations.

You will design and optimize data pipelines, build ETL/ELT processes, model data, and productionize predictive models while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering, software engineering, or related data-focused roles.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Python, PySpark , SQL and modern data engineering technologies.
• Proven experience designing and operating scalable batch and streaming data pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, ETL/ELT, distributed processing, and cloud/hybrid data architectures.
• Experience with platforms and technologies such as Databricks, Spark, SQL Server, Data Lakes, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Experience with software engineering practices including Git, automated testing, CI/CD, and deployment automation.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and ability to collaborate across engineering, data science, and operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable, high-performance data pipelines supporting analytics, condition-based maintenance, and drilling optimization KPIs.
• Build, deploy, and maintain reliable batch and streaming ETL/ELT pipelines for structured, unstructured, time-series, and high-frequency sensor data.
• Develop data models, features, and architectures that support reporting, operational analytics, data science, machine learning, and AI applications.
• Implement data quality controls, monitoring, testing, observability, and CI/CD practices to ensure reliable production solutions.
• Work directly with engineers, data scientists, and operational experts to prepare data, engineer features, develop analytical solutions, and productionize predictive and machine learning models.
• Provide technical leadership through hands‑on development, establish engineering best practices, and mentor other team members.
• Translate operational requirements into scalable data and analytical solutions while proactively identifying and addressing performance, data quality, and reliability risks.

Skills

5+ years data engineering

Python

PySpark

SQL

batch and streaming pipelines

data modeling

ETL/ELT

cloud/hybrid data architectures

Databricks

Spark

SQL Server

Data Lakes

SQL/NoSQL databases

Git

CI/CD

leadership/cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS / CE / Data Engineering or related field

Tools

Databricks

Spark

SQL Server

Data Lakes

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

NOV is seeking a senior data engineer in Houston to lead the development of a robust data ecosystem that transforms drilling, equipment, and operational data into actionable insights. You will collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and operational experts to deliver reliable data solutions and enable analytics and ML/AI applications across NOV’s operations.

You will design and optimize data pipelines, build ETL/ELT processes, model data, and productionize predictive models while ensuring