Senior Data Engineer

Snowflake | dbt | Apache Kafka

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Snowflake, dbt, and Apache Kafka to design and develop scalable data pipelines, real-time streaming solutions, and cloud-based data platforms. The role requires close collaboration with architects, analysts, product owners, and business teams at the Plano location.

Key Responsibilities

·      Design and develop scalable batch and real-time data pipelines using Snowflake, dbt, and Apache Kafka.

·      Build reusable dbt models, macros, tests, snapshots, and technical documentation.

·      Implement ELT processes for structured and semi-structured data.

·      Optimize Snowflake queries, virtual warehouses, storage, and overall platform performance.

·      Integrate Kafka topics with Snowflake and downstream applications using event-driven patterns.

·      Implement data-quality checks, monitoring, lineage, reconciliation, and operational controls.

·      Support CI/CD automation and production deployment of data pipelines.

·      Troubleshoot pipeline failures, data-quality issues, and performance bottlenecks.

Required Qualifications

·      8+ years of experience in data engineering or data platform development.

·      Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake, including Streams, Tasks, Snowpipe, and performance tuning.

·      Advanced experience with dbt development, testing, documentation, and deployment best practices.

·      Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures.

·      Strong SQL, data modeling, and data warehousing skills.

·      Experience with Python, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.

·      Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.

·      Ability to work onsite in Plano, Texas.

· ·      Experience in banking or financial services.

·      Knowledge of Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, and stream-processing frameworks.

·      Experience with AWS or Azure cloud services.

·      Familiarity with data governance, lineage, security, and regulatory requirements.

·      Snowflake, dbt, or Kafka certification is a plus.