Senior Data Platform Engineer

Job at a Glance

• Title: Senior Data Platform Engineer
• Location: Dallas, TX; Pittsburgh, PA; Strongsville, OH; Birmingham, AL; Farmers Branch, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Remote/Onsite: When on contract: remote, If converted: Onsite
• Contract: W2 only, 6-12 month contract with potential for extension or conversion to full time with either the client or CEI
• Pay: $75/hour + optional medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to design, build, deploy, and operate containerized data workloads supporting Apache Iceberg–based lakehouse architectures. This role focuses on engineering and operating data platform runtimes (Spark, Trino, Airflow) deployed on Red Hat OpenShift, partnering closely with platform, security, and infrastructure teams while remaining primarily focused on data workload enablement, not OpenShift administration. This is a hands-on senior role for an engineer comfortable owning production-grade data pipelines, query engines, and orchestration platforms in containerized enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, deploy, and operate containerized data workloads supporting Apache Iceberg–based lakehouse architectures
• Focus on engineering and operating data platform runtimes (Spark, Trino, Airflow) deployed on Red Hat OpenShift
• Partner closely with platform, security, and infrastructure teams
• Own production-grade data pipelines, query engines, and orchestration platforms
• Maintain and optimize data workloads in containerized enterprise environments

Required Skills

• Apache Iceberg (at least 5 yrs)
• CI/CD Pipeline Integration
• Image Creation of open-source tools
• Apache Spark
• Trino/Presto
• Apache Airflow
• Docker
• Helm
• OpenShift/Kubernetes
• Python
• SQL
• Soft Skills: Provide updates, follow-up, provide feedback, written and verbal communication, leader, self-starter, driven

Required Education

No Education Requirements

Preferred Skills

• Experience with DevOps engineering and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong collaboration skills within team environments
• Ability to troubleshoot and optimize data workloads
• Familiarity with enterprise security standards

Why Should I Apply?

This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge lakehouse architectures with Apache Iceberg, supporting large-scale data environments. You will be a key contributor in a dynamic team, driving innovative data solutions in a containerized enterprise setting.

About CEI:

As a trusted technology partner, CEI delivers solutions that help our customers transform their business and achieve meaningful results. From strategy and custom application development through application management - our technology and digital experience services are tailored to meet each unique need of our customers. Our staffing solutions bring specialized skills to complement our customers'' workforce and project requirements.

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