Data Engineering (Azure Databricks) with AI
Quick facts
- Pay
- $80-$92/hour
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Plano, TX
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Skills
- Engineering, Python, SQL
- Industry
- Information Technology — 671 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B, OPT
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Job Title: AI/ML Engineer
Location: Plano, TX
Duration: 18 Months + Extension
Bill Rate: $80-$92/hour
Job Type: C2C/1099 Contract
Client: To Be Discussed Later
Work Authorization: H-1B, OPT-EAD, GC-EAD, EAD
Key Responsibilities
- Lead onshore and offshore data engineering teams across mixed vendor groups, including Capgemini and other partners.
- Translate business and architecture requirements into technical designs and engineering tasks.
- Develop and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines, data transformations, and Databricks workflows.
- Ensure code quality, performance tuning, testing, and adherence to engineering best practices.
- Coordinate with architects, project managers, business stakeholders, and vendor teams.
- Provide mentoring and technical direction to junior and mid-level data engineers.
- Participate in code reviews, issue resolution, deployment, and production support.
- Support data validation, reconciliation, cutover planning, and post-migration stabilization.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in data engineering, data warehousing, ETL/ELT, or analytics engineering.
- 2+ years of experience leading onshore/offshore engineering teams.
- Strong hands-on expertise with Databricks, Apache Spark, SQL, and Python/PySpark.
- Experience supporting data platform migration or modernization initiatives.
- Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform and Azure cloud platforms.
- Strong understanding of data pipelines, data lakehouse concepts, and large-scale data processing.
- Experience working with global delivery teams and multiple vendor partners.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and technical troubleshooting skills.
- Strong AI/ML and Generative AI architecture experience.
- Enterprise solution and cloud architecture expertise.
- Experience designing production-grade AI platforms and applications.
- Strong understanding of LLMs, AI/ML frameworks, MLOps, and cloud services.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Visa sponsorship record: Quantum Technologies LLC
Sponsors actively| Fiscal year | H-1B LCAs | USCIS approvals | USCIS denials | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 14 | 16 | 2 | — |
| FY2025 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — |
✔ Quantum Technologies LLC filed 4 H-1B applications for this kind of role (Database Architects) in the period above.
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Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Database Architects (SOC 15-1243) — estimated from the job title.
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B, OPT
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Computer Systems Analyst” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- STEM OPT extension (F-1 students)
Requires an E-Verify employer. We didn't find this company in the E-Verify list — ask HR.
- Green card (EB-2 / EB-3 via PERM)
Filed 2 PERM labor certifications: they have a track record of sponsoring permanent residence.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level III (experienced)Database Architects · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $102,960 | ~15% |
| Level II | $125,362 | ~31% |
| Level III | $147,742 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $170,144 | ~61% |
This job pays $166,400–$191,360 a year (converted from an hourly rate, 2,080 hours) — that's Level III (experienced). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level III registration gets 3 entries; estimated selection chance about 46% — better than average.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.