Senior Data Engineer — Lead Scalable Data Pipelines

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 138,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Data Engineer at Dell Medical School leads design, development, and optimization of complex data pipelines and platforms supporting enterprise analytics, reporting, and AI readiness. Partners with data scientists, analysts, software engineers, and clinical stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure data solutions in clinical, operational, and research domains.

Reporting to the Director of Data Intelligence, the role mentors engineers, guides architecture decisions, and champions best

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/DI or related field.
• 6+ years in data engineering or data platform development.
• Experience leading complex data pipelines and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and optimization of data pipelines for structured and unstructured data.
• Own data platforms and architecture components across domains.
• Enable advanced analytics and collaboration with data science teams.
• Drive automation, monitoring, and CI/CD for data pipelines.
• Mentor data engineers and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into technical solutions.

Skills

SQL

Python

Spark

Airflow

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Data modeling

HIPAA compliance

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related

Master’s Degree in Data Science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

The Senior Data Engineer at Dell Medical School leads design, development, and optimization of complex data pipelines and platforms supporting enterprise analytics, reporting, and AI readiness. Partners with data scientists, analysts, software engineers, and clinical stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure data solutions in clinical, operational, and research domains.

Reporting to the Director of Data Intelligence, the role mentors engineers, guides architecture decisions, and champions best