Hi,
The following requirement is open with our client.
Title : Data Engineer with AWS EMR
Location : Allen, TX - Onsite
Duration : 12+ Months
Rate : $45-47/hr on W2
Relevant Experience (in Yrs.):
Job Description:
AWS EMR Big Data Admin
• Proficiency in AWS big data services such as EMR, Glue, Redshift, and S3.
• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain big data environments on AWS EMR
• Provision, configure, and manage Amazon EMR clusters
• Optimize EMR performance, sizing, and auto scaling
• Administer Hadoop ecosystem components including HDFS, YARN, Hive, and Spark
• Install, configure, and upgrade big data tools and frameworks
• Monitor cluster health and troubleshoot failures
• Manage data ingestion pipelines using Kafka, Kinesis, and AWS Glue
• Implement EMR security using IAM, Kerberos, KMS, and VPC configurations
• Ensure compliance with organizational security and governance standards
• Automate EMR provisioning using CloudFormation, CDK, or Terraform
• Build CI/CD pipelines using AWS tools or Jenkins
• Implement cost optimization strategies for EMR and associated AWS services
• Use CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and the EMR Console for monitoring and diagnostics
• Tune Spark and Hive jobs for performance improvements
• Collaborate with data engineers and cloud teams across projects
• Provide production support, including on call coverage
• Strong expertise with AWS EMR and the Hadoop ecosystem
• Proficiency in Linux administration and scripting (Bash, Python)
• Familiarity with AWS services such as S3, EC2, IAM, and CloudWatch
• Experience with DevOps tools including Terraform and CloudFormation
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Big Data, Data Engineer) preferred
• Experience with EMR Serverless, Docker, or Kubernetes preferred
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