DFW Data Roles We Recruit
Data roles only, for Dallas-Fort Worth employers and data professionals. Compare responsibilities, technical screening, and career guidance to find the right fit.
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Screened for real fit
Every core data role, screened with real depth.
DBAs, SQL developers, data engineers, analysts, BI and Power BI specialists, and data architects — matched to the level of skill each role demands.
Four areas, one standard of screening
We recruit across database, data engineering, analytics & BI, and architecture & governance — each screened by people who understand the work.
Database
The people who keep your core databases fast, available, and safe.
Database Administrator
Owns the health of your databases — backups, security, performance, patching, and uptime — so business-critical systems keep running.
Why hire
Because unmanaged databases fail quietly until they fail loudly. A strong DBA prevents the outages you never want to explain.
Signs you need this
Backups nobody has tested, recurring slowdowns, or a database managed 'on the side' by a developer.
SQL Server DBA
Administers Microsoft SQL Server specifically — Agent jobs, indexing, high availability, and instance hardening across on-prem and Azure.
Why hire
SQL Server rewards deep, platform-specific expertise. The right specialist turns a fragile instance into a dependable one.
Signs you need this
You run SQL Server for something that matters and have no one whose actual job is to keep it healthy.
Remote DBA
Provides senior database coverage without a full-time seat — monitoring, maintenance, and incident response, delivered remotely.
Why hire
Because many teams need real DBA expertise but not a full-time salary. Remote coverage closes that gap.
Signs you need this
Not enough database work for a full-time DBA, but far too much risk to keep ignoring it.
Database Developer
Builds the database layer — schemas, stored procedures, and reliable SQL — that applications and reports depend on.
Why hire
Application developers write app code; database developers make the data layer correct, fast, and maintainable.
Signs you need this
Slow queries baked into your app, tangled stored procedures, or a schema that fights every new feature.
SQL Developer
Writes and optimizes the SQL behind reporting, integrations, and back-end logic — turning messy data access into clean, fast queries.
Why hire
Good SQL is the difference between reports that run in seconds and reports that time out.
Signs you need this
Reports and jobs that keep getting slower, or business logic buried in queries no one wants to touch.
Data Engineering
The people who move, clean, and automate data so it arrives ready to use.
Data Engineer
Designs and maintains the pipelines that move data between systems and land it clean, on time, and trustworthy.
Why hire
Because dashboards and models are only as good as the pipelines feeding them. Data engineers build that foundation.
Signs you need this
Manual exports, brittle scripts, or reports that break whenever a source system changes.
ETL Developer
Builds extract-transform-load workflows that consolidate data from many sources into a single reliable destination.
Why hire
ETL is where data quality is won or lost. A dedicated developer keeps loads accurate and repeatable.
Signs you need this
Overnight loads that fail silently, or numbers that don't reconcile between systems.
Azure Data Engineer
Builds cloud data pipelines on Azure — Data Factory, Synapse, and related services — with scale and cost in mind.
Why hire
Cloud data platforms need cloud-native skills. The right engineer keeps your Azure spend and performance in check.
Signs you need this
A cloud migration underway, or an Azure data estate no one is confident they've built well.
Data Warehouse Developer
Builds and maintains the warehouse models and loads that power company-wide reporting and analytics.
Why hire
A well-built warehouse is a single source of truth. A poorly built one is a source of endless arguments.
Signs you need this
Every team reports different numbers, or your warehouse has grown faster than anyone has designed for.
Analytics Engineer
Bridges engineering and analytics — modeling clean, tested, well-documented data sets that analysts can trust.
Why hire
Because analysts shouldn't spend half their time cleaning data. Analytics engineers hand them data that's already right.
Signs you need this
Analysts rebuilding the same logic over and over, or metrics that mean different things in different reports.
Analytics & BI
The people who turn trusted data into decisions leaders can act on.
Data Analyst
Answers business questions with data — analysis, reporting, and clear insight that drives real decisions.
Why hire
Because data only creates value once someone turns it into a decision. That's the analyst's job.
Signs you need this
Leaders making calls on gut feel, or data that sits unused because no one has time to analyze it.
BI Analyst
Designs and maintains the dashboards and KPIs that give teams a shared, current view of the business.
Why hire
A good BI analyst replaces spreadsheet chaos with dashboards everyone actually trusts and uses.
Signs you need this
Reporting lives in scattered spreadsheets, or KPIs that no one can quite agree on.
Business Intelligence Developer
Builds the BI layer end to end — data models, semantic layers, and performant dashboards at scale.
Why hire
When BI has to serve the whole company, you need a developer who can build it to last, not just a pretty chart.
Signs you need this
Dashboards that are slow, fragile, or impossible to extend as the business grows.
Power BI Developer
Specializes in Power BI — data models, DAX, and polished, performant reports executives rely on.
Why hire
Power BI done well looks effortless. Done poorly it's slow and wrong. The specialist makes it the former.
Signs you need this
Power BI reports that are slow, hard to maintain, or quietly showing the wrong numbers.
Reporting Analyst
Produces the recurring, accurate reporting the business runs on — operational, financial, and executive.
Why hire
Because reliable reporting is unglamorous and essential. The right hire makes it dependable and repeatable.
Signs you need this
Month-end that's a scramble, or reports that are late, manual, or error-prone.
Architecture & Governance
The people who design the foundation and keep the data trustworthy.
Data Architect
Designs the overall shape of your data — models, platforms, and integration strategy — so systems scale cleanly.
Why hire
Because the decisions an architect makes early determine how much your data slows you down later.
Signs you need this
A modernization or migration ahead, or systems that were never designed to work together.
Data Modeler
Designs the logical and physical models that make data consistent, performant, and easy to reason about.
Why hire
A clear model prevents years of rework. A muddled one shows up as bugs and slow queries for everyone.
Signs you need this
Duplicated data everywhere, or a schema that no one fully understands anymore.
Data Governance Analyst
Defines the policies, ownership, and standards that keep data secure, compliant, and well-managed.
Why hire
As data grows, so does risk. Governance turns 'who owns this?' from a crisis into a documented answer.
Signs you need this
Compliance pressure, unclear data ownership, or no rules for how data is handled.
Data Quality Analyst
Finds, measures, and drives out the errors that erode trust — so the numbers the business sees are correct.
Why hire
Because one wrong number in a board deck costs more trust than a dozen late reports.
Signs you need this
Numbers that don't reconcile, or decisions delayed by 'can we even trust this data?'
The data specialists we recruit for
DBA, SQL developer, data engineer, data analyst, BI/Power BI and data architect — the roles clean, reliable data depends on.
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