Senior Data Platform Engineer — Cloud, Streaming & ML

Peyton Resource Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Peyton Resource Group in Houston, Texas is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and operate cloud-scale data platforms. You will lead the development of enterprise data solutions, ensuring quality, performance, and security. The ideal candidate has strong experience in data engineering, cloud data platforms, and excellent collaboration skills. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree and significant experience in leading data architecture at scale, alongside strong technical proficiencies in Python and SQL.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of experience in data engineering or platform roles delivering enterprise-grade systems.
• 2+ years leading or architecting cloud data platforms at scale.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native data services, orchestration frameworks, and distributed processing.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and operation of enterprise data platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams.
• Coach engineers on standards, observability, and operational excellence.

Skills

Cloud data engineering

Data platform architecture

ELT/ETL and streaming pipelines

Python

SQL

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

Airflow

Kafka

Azure Data Lake

AWS S3

Terraform

Job description

Peyton Resource Group in Houston, Texas is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and operate cloud-scale data platforms. You will lead the development of enterprise data solutions, ensuring quality, performance, and security. The ideal candidate has strong experience in data engineering, cloud data platforms, and excellent collaboration skills. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree and significant experience in leading data architecture at scale, alongside strong technical proficiencies in Python and SQL.