Lead AWS Data Engineer

Job Title: Lead Data Engineer (AWS)
Client Title: DHHS - Programmer Analyst 6 - Data Engineer 155145
Job ID: 155145
Duration: 1+ Years
Project Start Date: 03/02/2026
Location: 235 S Grand Ave, Lansing, MI; 48933
Work Mode: Hybrid (2 Days/ Week)
Interview Mode: MS Teams Only
Last Date of Sub: 01/11/26 before 5 PM EST || (Portal) 01/12/2026 10:00:00 AM EST
Experience : 15+ Years Required
Client: MI DHHS (State of Michigan Department of Human and Health Services)

Consultant must be Local to Michigan only.

Manager Note:
The State of Michigan is looking for: Programmer Analyst 6 - Senior Build Engineer - MDHHS ARC
Will close submissions on: 02/11 at 5 PM EST || 02/12 at 10:00 am EST.(Portal Closing Time)
Interview Process:
o Virtual Interview via MS Teams.
o A screenshot photo of candidate will be required for any interviews as well as a vendor representative present at beginning of any MS Teams interview to validate candidate.
Duration:
o 1 year with possible extension.
Remote or On-site:
o Accepting local candidates within 2 hours of Lansing, MI ONLY.
o Position will be hybrid, in office 2 days a week upon start and there is NO REMOTE ONLY option.
RTR need to Acknowledge in this way only :
I, Your Full Legal Name give "THOUGHTWAVE SOFTWARE AND SOLUTIONS INC" permission to submit my resume to Posting ID 155145 and I fully understand and agree with the hybrid work environment.

Thank you,
Your Full Legal Name
Minimum years' experience required: 15+ Years of experience Must
Thouhtwave Recruiter Duty to Fill it :
Full Job Description Attached

Top Skills & Years of Experience:
12+ years developing complex database systems.
8+ years Databricks.
8+ years using Elastic search, Kibanna.
8+ years using Python/Scala.
8+ years Oracle.
5+ years' experience with Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes and developing Data Pipelines.
5+ years' experience with AWS.
5+ years' experience with data warehousing, data visualization Tools, data integrity.
5+ years using CMM/CMMI Level 3 methods and practices.
5+ years implemented agile development processes including test driven development.

Resource Information Needed from BRM Teams
Resource Name: TBD

Job Title: Programmer Analyst 6

Position Justification
(Why this resource is being procured and which MDHHS applications/projects/other areas this resource will be working on) The position is responsible for providing ongoing maintenance and support of the Michigan Disease Surveillance System (MDSS). MDSS is a complex application that supports communicable disease surveillance, registries, and case management systems that are critical to supporting effective responses to public health emergencies and reducing the burden of communicable diseases. MDSS is going through modernization to enhance stability and functionality of the system. With phase 1 already completed. The resource is integral to developing and maintaining and enhancing MDHHS MDSS phase 1. Making sure automated processes are funtioning, streamlining critical business processes, data integrity, SEM/SUITE compliance, and securing the application. The resource also performs as a technical lead and provides technical guidance to the other developers in the department. As a technical lead, the resource participates in a variety of analytical assignments that provide for the enhancement, integration, maintenance, and implementation of projects. The resource will also provides technical oversight to other developers in the team that support other critical applications . Not having a resource on staff will lead to MDHSS failing to maintain, enhance, and support the modernized MDSS that can lead to errors causing application outages, data integrity issues and can eventually lead to incorrect information being processed and reporting of the patient information.

Position Summary
(Detail Position Summary in Bullet Point or Descriptive Statement) Lead the design and development of scalable and high-performance solutions using AWS services.
Experience with Databricks, Elastic search, Kibanna, S3.
Experience with Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes and data pipelines.
Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in Python/Scala.
Experience with AWS Cloud-based Application Development
Experience in Electronic Health Records (EHR) HL7 solutions.
Implement and manage Elastic Search engine for efficient data retrieval and analysis.
Experience with data warehousing, data visualization Tools, data integrity
Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC) including experience in gathering requirements and writing functional/technical specifications for complex projects.
Excellent knowledge in designing both logical and physical database model
Develop database objects including stored procedures, functions,
Extensive knowledge on source control tools such as GIT
Develop software design documents and work with stakeholders for review and approval.
Exposure to flowcharts, screen layouts and documentation to ensure logical flow of the system requirements
Experience working on large agile projects.
Experience or Knowledge on creating CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps

Skill Descriptions
(8-10 or more Required/Desired/Nice to Have skills in Bullet Points identified by their ranking) 12+ years developing complex database systems.
8+ years Databricks.
8+ years using Elastic search, Kibanna.
8+ years using Python/Scala.
8+ years Oracle.
5+ years experience with Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes and developing Data Pipelines.
5+ years experience with AWS.
Over 5+ years experience with data warehousing, data visualization Tools, data integrity .
Over 5+ years using CMM/CMMI Level 3 methods and practices.
Over 5+ years implemented agile development processes including test driven development.
Over 3+ years Experience or Knowledge on creating CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps- Nice to have