Data Platform Engineer, Ops & Reliability

Houston - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

System Operations & Incident Response

Monitor and operate pipelines on top of a stack including HVR Prefect dbt Snowflake Materialize and Kafka
Respond to alerts and lead incident workflows using and Jira
Diagnose and resolve data quality issues failed connectors/jobs and SLA degradations
Establish clear escalation paths and backup coverage to drive 24/7 operational readiness
Respond to alerts and initiate incident workflows (Jira )
Troubleshoot data quality issues SLA degradations and failed jobs or connectors

Reliability Engineering

Maintain and enhance runbooks for Snowflake Materialize Prefect and Kafka workloads
Implement observability with Grafana (monitoring alerting logs and metrics)
Optimize cost and performance across multi-cloud infrastructure (Azure AWS Snowflake)
Improve incident detection and recovery through better alerting and automation

Support & Collaboration

Provide Tier-2/Tier-3 support for BI developers analysts and client-facing integrations
Manage user access role-based controls and onboarding for shared environments
Partner with engineering and analytics teams to prevent recurring issues

Process Leadership

Contribute to the rollout of SLA dashboards for Snowflake and Kafka
Champion use of for all P1/P2 incident coordination and documentation
Help define the on-call schedule and coverage model for 24/7 support

Other duties as assigned

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Experience operating and troubleshooting data systems such as Snowflake Materialize or Kafka
Familiarity with orchestration frameworks (Prefect Airflow) and CI/CD practices for data (dbt Terraform GitHub Actions)
Hands-on use of monitoring/observability tools (Grafana Datadog Prometheus or similar)
Strong incident management background including on-call rotations and post-incident reviews
Knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS and/or Azure)
Proficiency in Python or Bash for automation and debugging

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High Diploma required
8 years data engineering experience
Bachelors degree in Information Technology preferred

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSES

Professional certification may be required in some areas

MUST COMPLETE PI ASSESSMENT IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION:

SHOULD YOU WORK FOR CRANE

At Crane we believe in providing our employees with excellent benefits at a Great Place to Work.

We offer:

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.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

This position requires the final candidate to successfully pass an E-Verify Check.

More Information: benefits are contingent upon meeting eligibility requirements and plan conditions.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSSystem Operations & Incident ResponseMonitor and operate pipelines on top of a stack including HVR Prefect dbt Snowflake Materialize and KafkaRespond to alerts and lead incident workflows using and JiraDiagnose and resolve data quality issues failed connectors/jobs and SLA de...