Platform Engineer

W2 Only -
Job Title: Platform Engineer
Location: Downtown, Houston, TX
Duration: Flex (contract – 7  months) w/potential option to renew

Required Skills & Experience
 - 5+ years in data engineering or platform engineering, with at least 2–3 years in Databricks administration.
 - Expert knowledge of Unity Catalog, cluster policies, Delta Lake, Spark, workspace configuration, and jobs.
 - Strong grounding in data governance, data modeling, ingestion frameworks, schema enforcement, versioning, and lineage.
 - Proven experience implementing RBAC and ABAC in Databricks or similar platforms.
 - Experience with cost optimization, monitoring, billing logs, and compute governance.
 - Strong Python/PySpark and SQL skills; familiarity with DLT, Airflow, or Databricks Workflows.
 - Strong communication skills with ability to set standards and influence teams diplomatically.