the Hani Al Naber portfolio
A Data Engineer's Notebook · Est. 2024

Hani
Al Naber.

Data Engineer, based in Houston — shaping the pipelines that turn raw data into decisions.

№ 01

In practice.

3 orgs · 5 roles

Alter Domus

№ 013 roles
Data Engineer IMarch 2026 - Present
  • Reduced pipeline execution time by up to 60% by optimizing critical ETL/ELT workloads across AWS, Databricks, dbt, and Airflow through SQL tuning, DAG refactoring, Airbyte incremental syncs, and parallelism improvements
  • Drive end-to-end delivery of high-impact data pipelines on the financial data platform, expanding scope across AWS Athena, MWAA, Airbyte, Databricks, and PostgreSQL
  • Partner directly with business and product stakeholders to elicit requirements and translate them into reliable data products, using AI agents (Amazon Q Developer, Claude Code, Databricks Genie) and MCP-based tooling to accelerate requirement discovery, data exploration, and execution
  • Advance DataOps and DevOps maturity through GitHub Actions CI/CD, Terraform-managed infrastructure, automated dbt tests, and SLAs on Airflow pipelines, raising platform reliability and deployment velocity
  • Own cross-functional delivery within Agile (Jira, GitHub) and present technical solutions in engineering reviews, increasing visibility of data platform work across analytics, product, and DevOps partners
Associate Data EngineerJune 2025 - March 2026
  • Independently owned end-to-end ETL/ELT pipeline development across multiple source systems, shipping production-grade Python, SQL, and dbt code on the AWS and Databricks data platform
  • Expanded ingestion coverage by building and maintaining Airbyte and Airflow pipelines on AWS MWAA, onboarding new data sources and reducing manual data wrangling for downstream analysts
  • Developed and tuned dbt models and complex SQL transformations against AWS Athena, Databricks, and PostgreSQL, improving data quality and query performance for financial reporting use cases
  • Partnered directly with analysts and business stakeholders to translate requirements into data models, using AI copilots (Amazon Q Developer, Claude Code, Databricks Genie) to rapidly prototype, refactor, and harden pipeline logic
  • Strengthened DataOps practices through GitHub-based CI/CD, peer code reviews, automated dbt tests, and Airflow observability, increasing release confidence and deployment cadence
  • Contributed to sprint planning and cross-team design discussions in Jira, growing visibility across engineering, analytics, and DevOps partners
Data Engineer InternMarch 2024 - June 2025
  • Ramped up on the financial data platform architecture, learning internal data models and ETL/ELT patterns across the AWS-based modern data stack
  • Built and tested initial dbt models and Python-based pipeline components under senior engineer mentorship, contributing to production releases
  • Wrote and optimized SQL queries for data validation and exploratory analysis on AWS Athena, Databricks, and PostgreSQL
  • Assisted in deploying and monitoring Apache Airflow DAGs on AWS MWAA and configuring Airbyte connectors, gaining hands-on cloud orchestration experience
  • Leveraged AI assistants (Amazon Q Developer, Claude Code) to accelerate onboarding, understand legacy code, and translate business requirements into working pipeline components
  • Participated in Agile ceremonies and contributed to sprint deliverables using Jira and GitHub workflows
PythonSQLAWSdbtApache AirflowAirbyteDatabricksPostgreSQLTerraformGitHub ActionsJiraAmazon QClaude CodeDatabricks GenieMCPDataOpsDevOpsGitHub

University of Houston

№ 021 role
Instructional AssistantSeptember 2022 - December 2023
  • Mentored and supported over 300 graduate and undergraduate students in technical subjects including Predictive Analytics and Business principles
  • Clarified complex analytical concepts and translated technical material into understandable content
  • Assisted faculty in developing and grading assignments, gaining deep exposure to practical application of data analytics and machine learning methodologies
Predictive AnalyticsMachine LearningBusiness AnalyticsData Science

Jordan Atomic Energy Commission

№ 031 role
Engineering TraineeJune 2014 - September 2014
  • Completed comprehensive training in environmental radioactivity and radiochemistry
  • Gained foundational knowledge in nuclear engineering applications and safety protocols
RadioactivityRadiochemistryNuclear SafetyResearch
№ 02

On the bench.

23 technologies
PythonSQLRTerraformAWSApache AirflowdbtDatabricksAirbytePostgreSQLGitGitHub ActionsJiraDockerLinuxPandasNumPyScikit-learnPySparkAmazon QClaude CodeDatabricks GenieMCPPythonSQLRTerraformAWSApache AirflowdbtDatabricksAirbytePostgreSQLGitGitHub ActionsJiraDockerLinuxPandasNumPyScikit-learnPySparkAmazon QClaude CodeDatabricks GenieMCP
Programming Languages01 / 04
Python01
Data pipelines, automation, scripting
SQL02
Complex queries, optimization, analytics
R03
Statistical analysis, data visualization
Terraform04
Infrastructure as code, cloud provisioning
Cloud & Data Platforms02 / 04
AWS01
S3, Lambda, Athena, MWAA, Glue
Apache Airflow02
Workflow orchestration, DAGs
dbt03
Data transformation, modeling
Databricks04
Unified analytics, Spark
Airbyte05
Data ingestion, ELT connectors
AI & DataOps03 / 04
Amazon Q Developer01
AI-assisted coding on AWS
Claude Code02
Agentic AI development workflow
Databricks Genie03
Natural-language data exploration
MCP04
Model Context Protocol integrations
GitHub Actions05
CI/CD pipelines, automation
Jira06
Agile planning, sprint delivery
Analytics & ML04 / 04
Predictive Analytics01
Forecasting, trend analysis
Machine Learning02
Model development, training
Data Visualization03
Dashboards, storytelling
Business Analytics04
KPIs, insights, reporting
№ 03

In study.

3 institutions · 7 certs
University of Houston
Master of Science in Business Analytics
GPA · 4.0/4.0
Relevant coursework
Predictive AnalyticsMachine LearningData MiningBusiness AnalyticsStatistical AnalysisData Visualization
Achievements & awards
  • Perfect 4.0 GPA
  • Outstanding MS in Business Analytics Student Award
  • Dean's Award
  • Glen and Barbara Farber Bauer Excellence Scholarship
  • Marvy Finger Family GPP Recruitment Scholarship
  • Instructional Assistant Position
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering
Relevant coursework
Nuclear PhysicsReactor EngineeringRadiation ProtectionNuclear MaterialsThermodynamicsFluid DynamicsStatistics and ProbabilityEngineering Mathematics
Achievements & awards
  • Nuclear Engineering Specialization
  • Engineering Trainee at Jordan Atomic Energy Commission
  • Research in Nuclear Simulation Technologies
Al-Manara Private School
High School Diploma - Science Stream
GPA · 96.7/100
Relevant coursework
MathematicsPhysicsChemistryBiologyScience Research
Achievements & awards
  • Science Stream Graduate
  • Top Academic Performance
  • College Preparatory Program
// Certifications & credentials
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Say hello.

open correspondence

I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, interesting projects, or just having a conversation about technology.

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