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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Data Engineer - **Company:** Quanex Building Products Corporation - **Location:** Houston, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $140,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Microsoft Azure, Batch Processing, Business Intelligence Development, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Middleware, Information Lifecycle Management, Netsuite, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, SAP (Applications), SQL Stored Procedures, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Freeform SQL, Azure Data Factory, Database Optimization, Apache Spark, Microsoft Fabric, Data Lakes, Information Technology, Data Management, Data Pipelines, Databricks - **Published:** May 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f22e7be74451275b ## About the Role Do you have experience in Systems integration?, * 5+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles. * Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field required. * Advanced SQL expertise (complex joins, window functions, query optimization, indexing strategies, performance tuning). * Strong experience with ETL/ELT tools and frameworks. * Deep understanding of data lifecycle management (ingestion, transformation, storage, governance, and consumption). * Strong experience with data integration patterns (APIs, batch processing, streaming, middleware). * Proficiency in data modeling (star/snowflake schemas, normalization vs denormalization). * Experience with Data Warehousing and Data Lake architectures. * Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred). * Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, or similar tools. * Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite). * Experience with financial data and reconciliation processes. * Exposure to big data technologies (Spark, Databricks). * Understanding of EDI or structured data exchange formats. * Experience implementing data governance and data quality frameworks. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. * Attention to detail with strong focus on data quality and integrity. * Ability to understand and manage end-to-end data flows across systems. * Strong collaboration across technical and business teams. * Ownership mindset with proactive issue resolution. * Ability to work in agile, fast-paced environments. ## Description The Sr. Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and architectures that support enterprise reporting, analytics, and integration needs. This role ensures reliable, high-quality data flows across systems and owns the full data lifecycle-from ingestion to transformation, storage, and consumption-enabling business insights and data-driven decision-making., * Design, build, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest data from ERPs, applications, APIs, and external sources. * Own and manage the full data lifecycle: ingestion, transformation, storage, modeling, and consumption. * Develop and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and data transformations for large-scale datasets. * Design and maintain scalable data models for Data Warehouse and Data Lake environments (star/snowflake schemas). * Integrate data across multiple systems (ERPs, APIs, flat files, third-party tools) ensuring consistency and reliability. * Collaborate with integration teams to align data pipelines with enterprise architecture (integration layers, APIs, middleware). * Implement data quality, validation, and monitoring frameworks across all stages of the data lifecycle. * Optimize data pipelines, queries, and storage for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. * Troubleshoot data issues and ensure timely resolution of data-related incidents. * Partner with BI developers, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions. ## Related Videos - [Alibaba Big Data and Machine Learning Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/37-alibaba-big-data-and-machine-learning-technology) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Cutting LLM Costs Without Cutting Quality: How to Beat Proprietary LLMs with Fine-Tuned Open Source](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100151-cutting-llm-costs-without-cutting-quality-how-to-beat-proprietary-llms-with-fine-tuned-open-source) - [Why make use of an integration platform in today's software developments and infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/758-why-make-use-of-an-integration-platform-in-today-s-software-developments-and-infrastructure) - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [OLTP in the Lakehouse: Redefining Data for AI Workloads](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2038-oltp-in-the-lakehouse-redefining-data-for-ai-workloads) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers)