Senior Data Platform Engineer

Jobtailor; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Austin, Texas is seeking an experienced data platform engineer to architect and evolve core data components, design secure, high-performing end-to-end data workflows, and own platform infrastructure focused on uptime and operability.

You will lead Snowflake operations, integrate diverse data sources, enforce governance and security, and drive reliability through monitoring, IAM controls, and incident response.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 4+ years of experience in SQL and 2+ years in Python.
• Experience with Git and building CI/CD pipelines (ex. GitHub Actions).

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve core data platform components to be robust, scalable, and maintainable.
• Design and deliver secure, high-performing end-to-end data workflows in partnership with technical and business teams.
• Build and operate data pipelines and orchestration workflows, ensuring reliable scheduling, lineage, quality, and recoverability.
• Own platform infrastructure with a focus on uptime, repeatability, and operational excellence.
• Lead Snowflake operations including configuration, performance tuning, cost optimization, and scalable data modeling patterns.
• Integrate diverse sources to enable a unified, governed data strategy across the organization.
• Drive reliability and security through monitoring/alerting, incident troubleshooting, IAM controls, encryption, and healthcare compliance alignment (e.g., HIPAA), while mentoring others on best practices and documentation.
• Develop and host training/demos for business and technical users on how to interact with relevant parts of the data platform.

Skills

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

GitHub Actions

Job description

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve core data platform components to be robust, scalable, and maintainable.
• Design and deliver secure, high-performing end-to-end data workflows in partnership with technical and business teams.
• Build and operate data pipelines and orchestration workflows, ensuring reliable scheduling, lineage, quality, and recoverability.
• Own platform infrastructure with a focus on uptime, repeatability, and operational excellence.
• Lead Snowflake operations including configuration, performance tuning, cost optimization, and scalable data modeling patterns.
• Integrate diverse sources to enable a unified, governed data strategy across the organization.
• Drive reliability and security through monitoring/alerting, incident troubleshooting, IAM controls, encryption, and healthcare compliance alignment (e.g., HIPAA), while mentoring others on best practices and documentation.
• Develop and host training/demos for business and technical users on how to interact with relevant parts of the data platform.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• At least 4 years of experience in SQL and at least 2 years in Python or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Experience with Git and building CI/CD pipelines (ex. GitHub Actions).