Data Engineer Sr - Contractor

Data Engineer Sr.

Provide locations:
Dallas, TX
Length of Assignment: 1 year

• Coordinate the collection, normalization and analysis of datasets across multiple data platforms.
• Assist in designing and building data service infrastructure across multiple data platforms.
• Work with analytics teams to ensure functionality in data systems.
• Participate in the development of and implementation of data solutions for multiple applications to ensure scalability and maintainability.
• Design and implement process improvements including automation of processes and redesign of data infrastructure.
• Owns significant components of the database platform (specific schemas/domains, key performance areas, or HA/DR operational ownership) with minimal guidance.
• Leads technical work streams (e.g., partitioning rollout, performance remediation, operational readiness) and drives them to closure.
• Improves runbooks/automation; contributes to production incident response and prevention.

• Strong hands‑on experience designing and operating high‑volume, enterprise OLTP databases supporting mission‑critical transactions.
• Advanced SQL and performance tuning experience.
• MySQL.
• Oracle.
• Experience with operational best practices: backup/restore validation, patch planning, monitoring/alerting, incident response, and runbooks.
• Proven ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, and security with clear, structured communication.

• Exadata experience.
• Data Guard experience (HA/DR, role transitions, validation of primary/standby states).
• Golden Gate experience (replication design/operations).
• Understanding of enterprise MySQL deployment/replication patterns (e.g., primary/replica cross‑site patterns).