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12 results for Data Engineer in Austin, TX

Data Engineer
  • Austin, TX
  • onsite
  • Temporary to Hire
  • 54 - 56 USD / Hourly
  • We are looking for a Data Engineer to join a growing Data &amp; Reporting team in Austin, Texas. This contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role is ideal for a detail-oriented candidate who can turn complex business data into reliable reporting solutions that support informed decision-making across the organization. In this role, you will help build and maintain the data foundation behind dashboards, reports, and analytics tools while partnering with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Build and enhance data architectures that collect, structure, and deliver information for reporting and analytics use across the organization.<br>• Design, develop, and support end-to-end ETL processes, moving data from source systems into data warehouses, operational stores, and business intelligence platforms.<br>• Partner with business subject matter experts to identify data sources, define reporting needs, and shape data models that align with operational goals.<br>• Create and maintain database solutions that support efficient storage, retrieval, performance tuning, and ongoing system reliability.<br>• Administer server databases by handling upgrades, patching, troubleshooting, and optimization activities to ensure stable production environments.<br>• Develop logical and conceptual data models and expand enterprise data structures to accommodate new business requirements and incoming data sources.<br>• Translate business questions into technical specifications and build reporting-ready datasets, metadata, and presentation-layer objects for dashboards and self-service analytics.<br>• Support data migration efforts from legacy platforms to modern solutions, including development, testing, deployment preparation, and code promotion activities.<br>• Work closely with stakeholders to determine which metrics and data elements provide the most value for visual reporting and decision support.<br>• Contribute to additional data engineering and reporting initiatives as business priorities evolve.
  • 2026-05-12T00:00:00Z
Data Engineer
  • Austin, TX
  • onsite
  • Temporary to Hire
  • 30 - 40 USD / Hourly
  • <p>Data Engineer</p><p>On-site | Austin, TX | Contract</p><p><br></p><p>Robert Half is partnering with a financial services organization to hire a Data Engineer in Austin, TX. This contract opportunity is ideal for someone with 3 years of experience building and optimizing modern data pipelines and analytics environments. The role focuses on moving data across cloud-based platforms to support reliable reporting, stronger data visibility, and informed decision-making across the organization.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>• Build and maintain data pipelines that move information from data lake environments into structured warehouse and reporting platforms.</p><p>• Develop, schedule, and optimize ETL and ELT workflows using Matillion to support dependable data delivery.</p><p>• Design and manage Snowflake data models that improve accessibility, performance, and scalability for business users.</p><p>• Partner with analytics and reporting stakeholders to prepare datasets that support Tableau dashboards and visual insights.</p><p>• Monitor data processing jobs, troubleshoot failures, and resolve quality issues to maintain trusted data assets.</p><p>• Work within AWS-based environments to support secure, efficient, and scalable data integration processes.</p><p>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data needs and translate them into practical engineering solutions.</p>
  • 2026-05-08T00:00:00Z
Data Analyst
  • Austin, TX
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 55.83 - 80.33 USD / Hourly
  • <p><b>Data Analyst </b></p><p>On-site | Austin, TX | Contract</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsiblities:</strong></p><ul><li>Collect, analyze, and interpret large datasets to support business decision‑making</li><li>Develop, maintain, and automate reports, dashboards, and visualizations</li><li>Identify trends, patterns, and insights to drive data‑driven recommendations</li><li>Translate business requirements into clear analytical questions and solutions</li><li>Write and optimize SQL queries to extract and analyze data from multiple sources</li><li>Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across reports and dashboards</li><li>Partner with stakeholders across departments to understand reporting and analytics needs</li><li>Perform ad‑hoc analyses to support strategic initiatives and executive requests</li><li>Document data definitions, metrics, and reporting processes</li><li>Continuously improve data quality, reporting efficiency, and analytical processes</li></ul>
  • 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z
Data Analyst I
  • Austin, TX
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 30 - 35 USD / Hourly
  • <p><strong>Position Overview</strong></p><p>We are seeking a Data Analyst I to join a fast-paced retail grocery business team supporting specialty food categories such as dairy, specialty cheese, fresh pasta, dips, and charcuterie. This role is ideal for someone early in their career who is passionate about data, business insights, and the food industry, and who thrives in a collaborative, high-visibility environment.</p><p>The analyst will be responsible for supporting reporting, data analysis, and business decision-making processes while partnering closely with internal stakeholders and vendors.</p><p>W<strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Perform data analysis and generate insights to support business decisions across specialty grocery categories</li><li>Build and maintain reports, dashboards, and presentation decks for leadership and cross-functional teams</li><li>Support vendor meetings through data preparation, reporting, and insights</li><li>Translate data into clear business narratives and actionable recommendations</li><li>Assist in identifying trends, prioritization opportunities, and process improvements</li><li>Collaborate with internal teams on ongoing reporting and operational initiatives</li></ul>
  • 2026-05-08T00:00:00Z
Database administrator
  • Austin, TX
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 43 - 50 USD / Hourly
  • <p><strong>Robert Half</strong> is actively partnering with an Austin-based client to identify a Database Administrator<strong> (contract).</strong> In this role, you will operate with limited supervision as part of an internal Data &amp; Analytics team, supporting enterprise business intelligence initiatives that transform raw data into actionable insights for both internal and external stakeholders. The position is responsible for designing and delivering reporting solutions, including data modeling, data integration, metadata management, and the development of static, interactive, and subscription-based reports and dashboards. <strong>This role is hybrid in Austin, Tx. </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Design and maintain data infrastructure that enables secure access to curated data sets for approved users.</li><li>Identify and integrate internal and external data sources by collaborating with business and technical subject matter experts to understand data structures, usage needs, and reporting requirements.</li><li>Administer and support SQL Server environments, including database maintenance, performance tuning, upgrades, and issue resolution.</li><li>Contribute to the design, maintenance, and evolution of conceptual and logical enterprise data models supporting data warehouse, data mart, and OLAP solutions.</li><li>Develop and maintain database solutions to support data storage, retrieval, and analytics use cases.</li><li>Own and support the full data pipeline, from ingesting raw data through transformation and integration into data warehouses, operational data stores, and reporting platforms.</li><li>Lead or support data migrations from legacy platforms to modern data solutions.</li><li>Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines across development and production environments, including requirements gathering, data analysis, validation, and release management.</li><li>Translate business needs into technical data and system requirements, ensuring alignment between business processes and analytics solutions.</li><li>Partner with stakeholders to determine which data elements deliver the greatest business value and ensure those metrics are accurately represented in dashboards and reports.</li><li>Design and maintain presentation-layer objects that enable intuitive reporting and support self-service analytics through enterprise BI tools or connectors.</li><li>Perform ongoing database administration, including patching, upgrades, monitoring, and performance optimization.</li><li>Analyze business requirements independently or in collaboration with business systems or BI analysts and produce detailed technical specifications.</li><li>Act as a data subject matter expert, promoting data-driven decision-making and integrating analytics into existing or evolving business processes.</li></ul>
  • 2026-05-04T00:00:00Z
Database Administrator
  • Austin, TX
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 55.39 - 79.75 USD / Hourly
  • <p><strong>Database Administrator</strong></p><p>On-site | Austin, TX | Contract</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Install, configure, manage, and maintain database systems in on‑prem, cloud, or hybrid environments</li><li>Ensure database performance, availability, reliability, and scalability</li><li>Monitor databases and troubleshoot performance, capacity, and connectivity issues</li><li>Manage database security, user access, roles, and permissions</li><li>Perform database backups, restores, and disaster recovery planning</li><li>Optimize queries, indexes, and database structures for performance and efficiency</li><li>Apply patches, upgrades, and version updates with minimal downtime</li><li>Implement data integrity, consistency, and quality standards</li><li>Collaborate with developers, data engineers, and infrastructure teams to support applications</li><li>Create and maintain documentation for database configurations, procedures, and standards</li></ul>
  • 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z
Software Engineer
  • Austin, TX
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 63.37 - 97.88 USD / Hourly
  • <p><strong>Software Engineer</strong></p><p>On-site | Austin, TX | Contract</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications and systems</li><li>Write clean, scalable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards</li><li>Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define requirements and solutions</li><li>Participate in code reviews to ensure quality, performance, and maintainability</li><li>Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve software defects and production issues</li><li>Build and integrate APIs, services, and backend components</li><li>Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and reliability</li><li>Contribute to system architecture, technical design, and documentation</li><li>Follow SDLC processes using Agile, Scrum, or similar methodologies</li><li>Stay current with emerging technologies and continuously improve development practices</li></ul>
  • 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z
Business Analyst
  • Seguin, TX
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 33.25 - 38.5 USD / Hourly
  • <p>We are looking for a Business Analyst to join a long-term contract opportunity supporting a global Workday transformation in San Antonio, Texas. This role will contribute to improving HR, payroll, and benefits operations across multiple business entities by partnering with project stakeholders and helping organize key analysis activities. The ideal candidate brings strong documentation and analytical skills, is comfortable working in a fast-moving environment, and can support both process-focused work and testing efforts throughout the program.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Analyze existing HR, payroll, scheduling, and benefits workflows and help define improved future-state processes across global operations.</p><p>• Gather business needs during stakeholder discussions and translate findings into clear documentation, process maps, and actionable requirements.</p><p>• Support payroll-related validation efforts by assisting with test planning, test execution, issue tracking, and follow-up on identified gaps.</p><p>• Maintain project artifacts and status updates in SmartSheet and help ensure work items remain organized and current.</p><p>• Partner with senior team members to review data sets, identify inconsistencies, and support decisions related to process alignment and optimization.</p><p>• Contribute to end-to-end business analysis activities spanning the employee lifecycle, including recruiting through retirement processes.</p><p>• Document observations, risks, and process improvement opportunities to support compliance and consistency across subsidiaries.</p><p>• Work within Jira and related project tools to track tasks, coordinate updates, and support delivery in an Agile or hybrid environment.</p>
  • 2026-05-01T00:00:00Z
Business Analyst
  • Seguin, TX
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 47.5 - 55 USD / Hourly
  • <p>We are looking for a Business Analyst to support a global Workday HCM initiative for an organization operating across multiple subsidiaries. This Long-term Contract position is based in San Antonio, Texas, and will focus on strengthening payroll, benefits, and workforce process consistency through detailed analysis and stakeholder collaboration. The role will work closely with business teams and project partners to convert operational needs into clear, actionable requirements that support enterprise-wide alignment and compliance.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements across HR, payroll, benefits, and related workforce processes spanning multiple entities.</p><p>• Evaluate existing scheduling models, pay structures, and leave programs to identify opportunities for simplification and standardization.</p><p>• Convert business priorities into well-defined requirements that can be used by Workday teams for configuration and solution design.</p><p>• Partner with stakeholders across departments and regions to align process decisions and promote consistent operating practices.</p><p>• Support payroll and benefits testing activities by validating outcomes, tracking issues, and helping resolve gaps before deployment.</p><p>• Coordinate with the systems integrator and internal project teams to monitor progress, maintain documentation, and support delivery milestones using tools such as Smartsheet and Jira.</p><p>• Perform gap analysis on current and future-state processes to improve operational efficiency and compliance across subsidiaries.</p><p>• Contribute to global process alignment efforts by helping harmonize payroll cycles, work schedules, and policy-driven HR practices.</p>
  • 2026-05-01T00:00:00Z
Network Engineer
  • Austin, TX
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 63.8 - 89.9 USD / Hourly
  • <p><strong>Network Engineer</strong></p><p>On-site | Austin, TX | Contract</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Design, implement, manage, and support enterprise network infrastructure</li><li>Monitor network performance, availability, and security to ensure optimal uptime</li><li>Troubleshoot and resolve network issues related to LAN, WAN, VPN, and wireless environments</li><li>Configure and maintain network hardware such as routers, switches, firewalls, and access points</li><li>Implement and manage network security controls, policies, and best practices</li><li>Collaborate with IT teams to support application, server, and cloud network requirements</li><li>Perform network upgrades, patches, and capacity planning</li><li>Document network architecture, configurations, and standard operating procedures</li><li>Support network connectivity for on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments</li><li>Participate in on‑call rotations and respond to network outages or incidents as needed</li></ul>
  • 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z
Network Engineer
  • Austin, TX
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 65 - 70 USD / Hourly
  • <p>We are looking for a senior Network Engineer to support a fast-growing healthcare organization through a long term contract position. This role focuses on designing and delivering enterprise network solutions across expanding sites and lab environments, with a strong emphasis on switching, security, and clear technical documentation. The ideal candidate brings deep Juniper expertise, strong familiarity with Palo Alto firewall technologies, and the ability to translate complex designs into practical plans for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Design and deliver enterprise network solutions for new branches, campuses, and lab environments and related sites.</p><p>• Lead technical projects from discovery and architecture through implementation, validation, and handoff with minimal oversight.</p><p>• Build and enhance switching infrastructure to support business growth, lab connectivity, and segmented device environments.</p><p>• Develop network designs and supporting documentation that clearly explain solutions, risks, and implementation steps for varied audiences.</p><p>• Partner with senior and entry-level team members, as well as server and wireless teams, to align network changes with broader infrastructure goals.</p><p>• Configure and support Juniper-based enterprise networking and contribute to firewall strategy involving Palo Alto platforms.</p><p>• Assist with AWS networking initiatives, including connectivity planning and integration with on-premises environments.</p><p>• Ensure network security practices align with healthcare regulatory expectations, including protection of sensitive systems and data.</p><p>• Support site expansion efforts and contribute to network migration and operational activities tied to infrastructure projects.</p>
  • 2026-05-08T00:00:00Z
Web Developer
  • Austin, TX
  • onsite
  • Temporary / Contract
  • 54.52 - 95.7 USD / Hourly
  • <p><strong>Web Developer</strong></p><p>On-site | Austin, TX | Contract</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities: </strong></p><ul><li>Design, build, and maintain responsive, user‑friendly websites and web applications</li><li>Develop front‑end and/or back‑end functionality using modern web technologies</li><li>Collaborate with designers, product managers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions</li><li>Write clean, scalable, and well‑documented code following best practices</li><li>Ensure website performance, security, accessibility, and cross‑browser compatibility</li><li>Integrate APIs, third‑party services, and databases</li><li>Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve website and application issues</li><li>Optimize web applications for speed, SEO, and usability</li><li>Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment processes</li><li>Maintain and update existing websites, features, and content</li></ul>
  • 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z