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# Slalom Flex Project-Based - Data Engineer

- **Company:** Slalom, LLC
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Salary:** $104,000 - $166,400
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Big Data, Cloud Database, Computer Programming, Information Engineering, Data Systems, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Systems Development Life Cycle, SQL Databases, Snowflake, Prompt Engineering, Apache Spark, Electronic Medical Records, Agentic-AI, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Google Bigquery, Data Management, Machine Learning Operations, Presto, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Amazon Elastic Mapreduce (EMR), Amazon Redshift, Databricks
- **Published:** November 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/slalom-flex-project-based-data-engineer-houston-tx--58bb5ce7-fba9-4e04-a06f-14be39c20cf0

## About the Role

Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cross-Functional, Data Management, Technical/Engineering Design, Engineering, Scalable System Development, Big Data, Electronic Medical Records, Apache Spark, * 3+ years of data engineering experience with 1+ years of hands-on data pipeline design and development experience with Databricks

 * Proficient in designing and building robust, scalable configuration driven data pipelines
 * Proficiency in Big Data Platforms (apache spark, presto, Amazon EMR)
 * Experience with cloud data warehouses (Amazon redshift, snowflake, google BigQuery)
 * Strong programming skills using SQL, Python, Java, etc
 * Exposure with IaC tools such as terraform
 * Familiarity with building DevOps, CI/CD pipelines
 * Exposure to AI/ML tools such as MLflow, prompt engineering, modern data/AI agentic workflows

Preferred Qualifications

 * Databricks Certification

## Description

You'll join our Slalom team to help deliver on complex Data and AI projects.

What You'll Do

 * Develop and implement data solutions using Databricks
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and optimize data pipelines