Data Platform Engineer- Contract Role in The Woodlands, Texas at Sterling Construction Company, Inc.

What You'll Do

• • Design and enhance scalable, metadata-driven data frameworks.
  • Develop and maintain data pipelines integrating APIs, SQL databases, and other data sources.
  • Build reusable solutions for data ingestion, transformation, and automation.
  • Improve data quality, monitoring, error handling, and platform reliability.
  • Develop and maintain Python, PySpark, and SQL-based solutions.
  • Collaborate with technical teams to improve platform performance and support business needs.

What We're Looking For

• • 5+ years of data engineering experience building and supporting cloud-based data platforms.
  • Hands-on experience with at least one of the following: Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake, Synapse, or a similar cloud data platform.
  • Experience with AI Code first development using Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or a similar platform.
  • Strong proficiency in Python, PySpark, SQL, and Delta Lake.
  • Experience developing REST API integrations and automated data pipelines.
  • Knowledge of metadata-driven frameworks, data modeling, and ETL/ELT processes.
  • Experience testing, troubleshooting, and optimizing production data pipelines.