Principal Data Engineer
Vistra Corp6 months ago
Irving, TX, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of scalable data ingestion, processing, storage, and retrieval pipelines.
- Develop optimized data models and schemas for analytics and efficient querying.
- Use big data technologies and frameworks to process large data volumes for analytics and machine learning initiatives.
- Manage and optimize cloud-based data infrastructure, containerization technologies, and distributed computing environments.
- Develop data engineering best practices, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure data security, privacy, governance, and regulatory compliance.
- Evaluate and recommend technologies to improve data infrastructure efficiency and scalability.
- Lead complex data engineering projects and mentor team members.
- Collaborate with Data Science, Analytics, Product, and cross-functional teams to understand data needs.
Requirements
- 9–11 years of experience in data engineering, including designing and building data pipelines.
- Strong proficiency with ETL frameworks, big data processing, and SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Deep understanding of database systems, data modeling, and data warehousing.
- Experience with cloud-based data storage and processing technologies such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Understanding of data privacy and data governance policies.
- Experience leading data engineers and managing complex projects.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to lead and manage projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with agile software development methodologies.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement in Irving, Texas.
- Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation support are provided.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data Engineering
About Vistra Corp
Vistra Corp is a U.S. integrated retail electricity and power generation company, selling power and related services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. It operates a diversified fleet—including the Comanche Peak nuclear plant, natural gas units, renewables, and large-scale battery storage—and is headquartered in Irving, Texas, trading on the NYSE as VST. Retail brands such as TXU Energy and Ambit serve deregulated markets, backed by wholesale generation across multiple regional power markets.