Senior Data Platform Reliability Engineer

drive for MPC; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401k matching

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Dental and vision insurance

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Company LP in Houston, TX, is seeking a Senior Data Operations Engineer to ensure reliability, scalability, and security of our enterprise data platforms. You will lead platform modernization across Databricks, Azure Lakehouse, streaming and Cognite, and mentor engineers to deliver high-performing data capabilities with strong governance.

Collaborate with Architecture, Security, and FinOps to maximize efficiency, uptime, and regulatory compliance in a fast-paced energy data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field; 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong experience with data platforms and enterprise data operations.
• Proven ability to implement governance, quality, and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform scalability and performance tuning initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and enforce best operational practices.
• Collaborate with architects to design robust platforms.
• Drive resolution of critical platform issues and implement monitoring/alerting.
• Ensure compliance with data storage regulations and governance.
• Drive adoption of new technologies and tools for platform operations.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Quality

Identity Access Management

Data Privacy

MDM

Data Stewardship

Data Classification

Data Cleansing

Stakeholder Communication

Cloud Platforms

Databricks

Azure

Cognite

Observability Tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Databricks

Azure

Cognite

Observability Tools

Job description

Marathon Petroleum Company LP in Houston, TX, is seeking a Senior Data Operations Engineer to ensure reliability, scalability, and security of our enterprise data platforms. You will lead platform modernization across Databricks, Azure Lakehouse, streaming and Cognite, and mentor engineers to deliver high-performing data capabilities with strong governance.

Collaborate with Architecture, Security, and FinOps to maximize efficiency, uptime, and regulatory compliance in a fast-paced energy data