IT AI&S Senior Data Engineer

SOCOTEC•Dallas, TX

About The Position

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will design and build scalable data systems that power SOCOTEC’s digital platforms and enterprise analytics. You will play a key role in architecting our modern data stack, enabling reliable ingestion, transformation, and modeling of data across multiple enterprise systems. This role requires strong experience in Databricks, distributed data processing, and enterprise data architecture, along with the ability to lead large data initiatives and collaborate with engineering and business teams. You will work closely with software engineers and platform teams to ensure SOCOTEC’s data ecosystem is reliable, scalable, and optimized for both operational systems and advanced analytics.

Requirements

8+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or similar role
Experience designing and owning large enterprise data projects
Strong hands-on experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, and Delta Lake
Experience building enterprise-scale ETL/ELT pipelines
Experience working in enterprise environments with complex data systems
Strong SQL and Python skills
Has owned and delivered large-scale data platforms
Is comfortable working in complex enterprise environments
Can design systems that scale across multiple business units and data sources
Is passionate about building reliable data infrastructure that enables analytics and AI
This role requires both deep technical expertise and architectural thinking, as you will play a key role in shaping SOCOTEC’s long-term data strategy.

Nice To Haves

Experience building Master Data Management (MDM) systems
Experience with modern cloud data stacks (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Experience integrating data from ERP systems such as Deltek, SAP, or Oracle
Experience with data governance, data lineage, and metadata management
Familiarity with lakehouse architectures and modern data platforms

Responsibilities

Build SOCOTEC’s Enterprise Data Platform
Design and implement scalable data pipelines that ingest and transform data from enterprise systems such as ERP, CRM, and operational databases.
Develop and maintain data pipelines in Databricks using Spark and Delta Lake.
Build and maintain data models that support analytics, AI applications, and operational systems.
Lead Master Data Management (MDM) Initiatives
Architect and implement SOCOTEC’s custom MDM platform using Databricks.
Design data models that establish consistent “golden records” across multiple enterprise systems.
Implement data governance, lineage, and quality frameworks.
Design Enterprise-Scale Data Pipelines
Build reliable ingestion pipelines for large-scale structured and semi-structured data.
Implement batch and near-real-time data processing pipelines.
Optimize large-scale data processing jobs for performance and cost efficiency.
Enable Data for AI and Advanced Analytics
Partner with AI and software engineering teams to deliver high-quality datasets for machine learning and AI applications.
Build data pipelines that support SOCOTEC’s digital products, analytics dashboards, and operational platforms.
Drive Data Architecture and Best Practices
Define standards for data modeling, pipeline design, and data quality.
Implement monitoring, observability, and alerting data systems.
Ensure scalability, reliability, and security across the data platform.