Senior Data Engineer at Hilltop Holdings is a key technical leader responsible for the design, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise data systems across on-premises and cloud environments. This role combines traditional database administration with advanced data engineering work in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Fabric. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in database administration, data platform modernization, and cloud-based architecture, including leading on-prem to Azure migrations.

Responsibilities

Traditional DBA responsibilities: administer, monitor, and maintain high-availability SQL Server environments (OLTP/OLAP); perform daily operational tasks including backups, restores, index maintenance, integrity checks, performance tuning, and job management; implement and manage HA/DR solutions; troubleshoot database performance issues using SQL Profiler, Query Store, and DMVs; enforce database security, RBAC, and permissions; maintain documentation; manage 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; 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 sup

About the role

Senior Data Engineer at Hilltop Holdings is a key technical leader responsible for the design, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise data systems across on-premises and cloud environments. This role combines traditional database administration with advanced data engineering work in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Fabric. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in database administration, data platform modernization, and cloud-based architecture, including leading on-prem to Azure migrations.

Responsibilities

Traditional DBA responsibilities: administer, monitor, and maintain high-availability SQL Server environments (OLTP/OLAP); perform daily operational tasks including backups, restores, index maintenance, integrity checks, performance tuning, and job management; implement and manage HA/DR solutions; troubleshoot database performance issues using SQL Profiler, Query Store, and DMVs; enforce database security, RBAC, and permissions; maintain documentation; manage 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; 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 sup

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