Senior Data Engineer

Job Description: Senior Data Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize the data infrastructure that powers our Near Real Time Processing. You will play a key role in developing scalable data systems, mentoring junior engineers, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, high-quality data.

Responsibilities

• Data Architecture & Development
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Build robust data models and warehouses to support analytics and reporting.
• Implement data quality checks, monitoring, and governance frameworks.
• Collaboration & Leadership
• Work closely with data scientists, analysts, and software engineers to ensure smooth data flow across systems.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and contribute to best practices.
• Partner with product and business stakeholders to understand data needs and translate them into solutions.
• Performance & Optimization
• Optimize database queries and data pipelines for performance and cost efficiency.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of data infrastructure.
• Stay up to date with emerging data engineering technologies and evaluate their applicability.

Qualifications

• Required:
• 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering or related field.
• Strong expertise in SQL and data modeling.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Java, or Scala).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern data stacks (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Redshift, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with distributed data systems (Spark, Kafka, Flink, or similar).
• Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance best practices.
• Preferred:
• Background in building data platforms at scale.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Exposure to machine learning workflows and MLOps practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to communicate complex ideas clearly.

Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission, along with potential eligibility for equity participation. We maintain broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect differing products, industries, and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary, for US-based employees, will be in this range from (min-mid-max, USD):

$105,500 - $150,700 - $195,900

Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.

Benefits Overview

1. Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance

2. Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability

3. Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

4. Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children

5. Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account

6. Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching

7. Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy

8. Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually

9. Sick leave

10. Parental support: Paid parental leave

11. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors

12. Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options

13. Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution

We are an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates to apply to join our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability. Contact applicationassistance@sailpoint.com or mail to 11120 Four Points Dr, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78726, to discuss reasonable accommodations. NOTE: Any unsolicited resumes sent by candidates or agencies to this email will not be considered for current openings.

About Us

We are a leading provider of identity security for the modern enterprise. Enterprise security starts and ends with identities and their access, yet the ability to manage and secure identities today has moved well beyond human capacity. Using a foundation of artificial intelligence and machine learning, the Identity Security Platform delivers the right level of access to the right identities and resources at the right time—matching the scale, velocity, and environmental needs of today’s cloud-oriented enterprise. Our intelligent, autonomous, and integrated solutions put identity security at the core of digital business operations, enabling even the most complex organizations across the globe to build a security foundation capable of defending against today’s most pressing threats.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

The employment policy is to provide equal opportunity to all persons, and it is our policy to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

It is our policy to recruit, hire, train and promote qualified individuals in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, military and/or veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status, and we will ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements. We do not discriminate on the basis of national origin or citizenship status as provided under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Employees and applicants shall not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination because they have engaged in or may engage in any of the following activities:

• Filing a complaint;
• Assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of the affirmative action provisions of Section 503, VEVRAA, or any other Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities or protected veterans;
• Opposing any act or practice made unlawful by Section 503, VEVRAA, or their implementing regulations in this part, or any other Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities or protected veterans; or
• Exercising any other right protected by section 503, VEVRAA or their implementing regulations.

We will also provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified employee or applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Our affirmative action program contains an audit and reporting system which enables us to measure the effectiveness of our program, indicate any need for remedial action, determine the degree to which our objectives have been attained, determine whether protected veterans and individuals with disabilities had had the opportunity to participate in company-sponsored activities, measure our compliance with the program’s specific obligations, and document actions taken to comply with these obligations.