Sr. Data Engineer, Data Platflorm

Crane Worldwide Logistics
Houston, TX, United States
about 1 month ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Adobe InDesign Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Information Engineering Github Protocol Buffers Python (Programming Language) Prometheus Software Engineering SQL Databases Grafana
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Backend Kubernetes Information Technology Avro Apache Kafka Terraform Stream Processing Docker Pagerduty

Job description

  • Build and maintain streaming and replication pipelines (CDC, Kafka, Materialize) that move data reliably from source systems into the platform
  • Manage schemas, topics, and data contracts (Schema Registry, Protobuf/Avro) to keep producers and consumers consistent and governed
  • Provision and manage infrastructure as code (Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker) across shared environments
  • Configure clusters, access controls, and role-based permissions for shared platform resources
  • Own CI/CD pipelines and deployment tooling (GitHub Actions) so teams can ship safely and quickly
  • Build monitoring, alerting, and observability (Prometheus, Grafana, PagerDuty) to catch problems before users do
  • Participate in on-call rotations, investigate incidents, and drive durable (not band-aid) fixes with clear post-incident follow-through
  • Write and maintain runbooks, architecture docs, and platform guides so teams can self-serve
  • Participate in design reviews and RFCs to align platform solutions with business and engineering requirements
  • Expertise in Kafka, streaming systems, Python (or similar), SQL, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Requirements

  • Talking, hearing and using hands to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and other computer components
  • Sitting for extended periods of time
  • Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus, * Bachelor’s degree in computer/software engineering, computer science, Maths or Physics is required.
  • 10+ years prior experience in a data engineering, platform, or infrastructure-focused backend software engineering role.

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES

  • Professional certification may be required in some areas., Required
  • High School or better

Preferred

  • Bachelors or better in Computer Science

Benefits & conditions

  • Quarterly Incentive Plan
  • 136 hours of Paid Time Off which equals 17 days for the year, that can be used for Sick Time or for Personal Use
  • Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement for education related to your job
  • Employee Referral Bonuses
  • Employee Recognition and Rewards Program
  • Paid Volunteer Time to support a cause that is close to your heart and contributes to our communities
  • Employee Discounts
  • Wellness Incentives that can go up to $100 per year for completing challenges, in addition to a discount on contribution rates

Come join the leader in logistics and take your career in the right direction.

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