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Senior Data Engineer
Dallas, TX, United States
Live, first seen by us 36 days ago- Pay
- Pay not listedSimilar roles state $127K–$190K
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- Not stated
- Employment
Full-time — employment source
Employment type in the employer’s posting: Full-Time
From the employer’s posting
Before you apply
- Work authorization
- Must already have the right to work in the US
*Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future.*
What you’ll work on
Full postingAdminister and tune high-availability SQL Server environments (OLTP/OLAP)
Lead on-prem to Azure migration projects, including re-platforming and testing
Implement and manage HA/DR solutions such as AlwaysOn and log shipping
Maintain Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, and Azure Data Lake environments
Help deploy and configure Microsoft Fabric for enterprise data workloads
From the employer’s posting
Administer, monitor, and maintain high-availability SQL Server environments (OLTP/OLAP).
Execute on-prem to Azure migration projects, including re-platforming, data replication, and testing.
Implement and manage HA/DR solutions (AlwaysOn, failover clustering, log shipping, etc.).
Maintain Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, and Azure Data Lake environments.
Participate in the deployment and configuration of Microsoft Fabric for enterprise data workloads.
Education & alternatives
- Maintain awareness of industry best practices and emerging trends in data engineering. - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field preferred. Combination of equivalent relevant work experience and high school diploma or GED required. - 7+ years of experience as a Database Administrator or Data Engineer.
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- First seen by us
- Sep 30, 202636 days ago
- Recorded sightings
- 118
- Last seen by us
- Nov 5, 2026
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How this job compares
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Day 36
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Hilltop Holdings is hiring
1 open job
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- Python
- SQL
- Azure
- SQL Server
Where the posting names them
- Strong T-SQL skills and knowledge of indexing, partitioning, and query optimization. - Experience with CI/CD, scripting, and automation in PowerShell, Python, or Azure DevOps. - Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
Traditional DBA Responsibilities: - Administer, monitor, and maintain high-availability SQL Server environments (OLTP/OLAP). - Perform daily operational DBA tasks: backups, restores, index maintenance, integrity checks, performance tuning, and job management.
- Implement and manage HA/DR solutions (AlwaysOn, failover clustering, log shipping, etc.). - Troubleshoot database performance issues using tools like SQL Profiler, Query Store, and DMVs. - Enforce database security, compliance policies, user access controls, and role-based permissions.
- Maintain documentation for data systems, configurations, and standard operating procedures. - Maintain db replication: Qlik Attunity, Shadowbase, SQL Log Shipping - Understanding of dimensional modeling concepts.
Cloud Data Engineering (Azure): - Maintain Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, and Azure Data Lake environments. - Execute on-prem to Azure migration projects, including re-platforming, data replication, and testing.
- Experience leading on-prem to Azure migrations. - Experience with replication tools: Qlik Attunity, Shadowbase, SQL log shipping - Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse and Data Warehouse workloads.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse and Data Warehouse workloads. - Strong T-SQL skills and knowledge of indexing, partitioning, and query optimization. - Experience with CI/CD, scripting, and automation in PowerShell, Python, or Azure DevOps.
Hilltop Holdings is looking for a Senior Data Engineer! The Senior Data Engineer is a key technical leader responsible for the design, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise data systems across on-premises and cloud environments. This hybrid role combines traditional DBA responsibilities with advanced engineering work in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Fabric. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in database administration, data platform modernization, and cloud-based architecture, particularly in leading on-prem to Azure migrations. Traditional DBA Responsibilities:
- Understanding of dimensional modeling concepts. Cloud Data Engineering (Azure): - Maintain Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, and Azure Data Lake environments.
- Maintain Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, and Azure Data Lake environments. - Execute on-prem to Azure migration projects, including re-platforming, data replication, and testing. - Optimize cost, performance, and scalability of cloud-based data solutions.
- Optimize cost, performance, and scalability of cloud-based data solutions. - Implement monitoring and alerting across cloud environments using tools like Azure Monitor and Log Analytics. - Participate in the deployment and configuration of Microsoft Fabric for enterprise data workloads.
- 7+ years of experience as a Database Administrator or Data Engineer. - 2+ years of hands-on experience with Azure Data Services - Experience leading on-prem to Azure migrations.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with Azure Data Services - Experience leading on-prem to Azure migrations. - Experience with replication tools: Qlik Attunity, Shadowbase, SQL log shipping
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About Hilltop Holdings
- People
- About 3,500 in 2025, down 3% from the year before.Annual report (SEC Form 10-K)
- Company
- Listed as HTH.
Demand for Data Engineer roles
New Data Engineer postings at the employers we follow are up 8% over the last 5 weeks compared with the 5 before.
Each bar is one week of new postings. The darkest bars are the last 5 weeks.
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About the role
We file this job under Data Engineer, by the work the posting describes.
Data engineers build and run the pipelines that copy data out of apps and outside services into a warehouse or lake, and fix them when a source changes or a load fails.
Expect SQL, Python, a cloud platform, a scheduler such as Airflow, and often tools for large data such as Spark or Kafka.
An analytics engineer works one step later, turning the raw data a data engineer lands into clean tables people can query.
US government figures for database architects
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $139,500
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 9.4% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for data engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, database architects, which includes data integration and data warehousing specialists.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1243.
Job description
Hilltop Holdings is looking for a Senior Data Engineer! The Senior Data Engineer is a key technical leader responsible for the design, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise data systems across on-premises and cloud environments. This hybrid role combines traditional DBA responsibilities with advanced engineering work in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Fabric. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in database administration, data platform modernization, and cloud-based architecture, particularly in leading on-prem to Azure migrations.
Traditional DBA Responsibilities:
- Administer, monitor, and maintain high-availability SQL Server environments (OLTP/OLAP).
- Perform daily operational DBA tasks: backups, restores, index maintenance, integrity checks, performance tuning, and job management.
- Implement and manage HA/DR solutions (AlwaysOn, failover clustering, log shipping, etc.).
- Troubleshoot database performance issues using tools like SQL Profiler, Query Store, and DMVs.
- Enforce database security, compliance policies, user access controls, and role-based permissions.
- Maintain documentation for data systems, configurations, and standard operating procedures.
- Maintain db replication: Qlik Attunity, Shadowbase, SQL Log Shipping
- Understanding of dimensional modeling concepts.
Cloud Data Engineering (Azure):
- Maintain Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, and Azure Data Lake environments.
- Execute on-prem to Azure migration projects, including re-platforming, data replication, and testing.
- Optimize cost, performance, and scalability of cloud-based data solutions.
- Implement monitoring and alerting across cloud environments using tools like Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
- Participate in the deployment and configuration of Microsoft Fabric for enterprise data workloads.
- Ensure compatibility between legacy systems and Fabric components to support unified analytics.
- Collaborate with data architects to modernize data platforms and contribute to data governance initiatives.
Collaboration & Leadership:
- Work cross-functionally with Data Architects, BI Developers, and Infrastructure teams.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide peer reviews for code, queries, and processes.
- Act as SME for database infrastructure and cloud architecture in planning and strategy sessions.
- Maintain awareness of industry best practices and emerging trends in data engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field preferred. Combination of equivalent relevant work experience and high school diploma or GED required.
- 7+ years of experience as a Database Administrator or Data Engineer.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with Azure Data Services
- Experience leading on-prem to Azure migrations.
- Experience with replication tools: Qlik Attunity, Shadowbase, SQL log shipping
- Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse and Data Warehouse workloads.
- Strong T-SQL skills and knowledge of indexing, partitioning, and query optimization.
- Experience with CI/CD, scripting, and automation in PowerShell, Python, or Azure DevOps.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
- Highly motivated individual with strong sense of ownership.
- Must be proactive with solid organizational and time management skills.
- Exceptional written and verbal skills.
*Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future.*
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals in, or assigned to, the above position and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required, and may be changed at the discretion of the Company.
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Dallas, TX, United States
Hilltop Holdings is looking for a Senior Data Engineer! The Senior Data Engineer is a key technical leader responsible for the design, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise data systems across on-premises and cloud environments. This hybrid role combines traditional DBA responsibilities with advanced engineering work in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Fabric. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in database administration, data platform modernization, and cloud-based architecture, particularly in leading on-prem to Azure migrations. Traditional DBA Responsibilities:
- Work authorization
- Exceptional written and verbal skills. *Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future.* The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals in, or assigned to, the above position and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required, and may be changed at the discretion of the Company.