Senior Data Operations Engineer Hybrid Platform Automation

Mission Technologies, a division of HII; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k Match

Paid holidays

Education allowances

Job summary

Enlighten, a leader in big data solutions, seeks a Mid-Senior Data Operations role to lead a technically focused team. You will ensure reliable data delivery, translate complex requirements into workflows, and maintain an adaptive, self-healing platform for mission-critical datasets.

The role emphasizes customer interface, high-touch communication, and collaboration with cloud environments while supporting a hybrid work model with onsite days in San Antonio.

Qualifications

• Must have active Secret level U.S. Government Security Clearance.
• 9+ years in technical operations, systems engineering, or data management with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience with high-volume data flow, distributed messaging queues, data orchestration, and cloud-native storage.
• Proficiency in observability platforms and log analysis tools.
• Strong understanding of JSON/XML data formats and data standards.
• Experience managing ETL processes for rapid analytics.
• SQL skills for data validation within teams and customers.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python/Java) to automate tasks.
• Excellent technical communication to translate customer requirements into specs.
• Willingness to obtain Security+ certification within 60 days and work in a hybrid San Antonio office.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer interface between client and technical team, translating data needs into engineering tasks.
• Oversee daily DataOps team operations to accelerate data availability and reduce latency.
• Manage deployment and maintenance of data flows using core libraries provided by the Engineering team.
• Perform cluster performance tuning and monitor pipelines to minimize data discovery latency.
• Drive evolution of the data platform toward proactive, automated operations.
• Coordinate ecosystem scripts and flow strategies across domains for reuse.
• Implement automated Quality Gates and schema validations before production.
• Troubleshoot complex dataflow issues across distributed messaging, orchestration, and cloud environments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Security Clearance

Years of Experience

Distributed Systems

Observability

Data Standards

ETL Management

SQL Data Validation

Automation Scripting

Technical Communication

Security+ Certification

Hybrid Work San Antonio

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

High School Diploma

Job description

Enlighten, a leader in big data solutions, seeks a Mid-Senior Data Operations role to lead a technically focused team. You will ensure reliable data delivery, translate complex requirements into workflows, and maintain an adaptive, self-healing platform for mission-critical datasets.

The role emphasizes customer interface, high-touch communication, and collaboration with cloud environments while supporting a hybrid work model with onsite days in San Antonio.