Overview
Remote
Depends on Experience
Full Time
Skills
Data Engineer with hands-on AWS expertise
AWS Redshift and AWS Glue
SQL and Python
streaming data
AWS EMR optional
Snowflake
Job Details
Job Title: AWS Data Engineer
Location: Remote
Job Type: Full-time
Job Description:
We are seeking a skilled AWS Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance data pipelines and solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in AWS services, advanced SQL, and Python, with hands-on experience in data integration, transformation, and analytics.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain robust ETL/ELT data pipelines using AWS services such as Redshift, Glue, and EMR (optional).
- Work with streaming data platforms to ingest, process, and store real-time data efficiently.
- Write and optimize complex SQL queries for data transformation, analytics, and reporting.
- Develop scalable Python-based solutions for data ingestion, cleansing, and processing.
- Collaborate with data analysts, scientists, and business teams to ensure data quality, integrity, and accessibility.
- Implement data modeling best practices for analytics and reporting.
- Ensure adherence to data security and compliance standards.
- (Nice to have) Integrate and manage workloads in Snowflake for analytical purposes.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a Data Engineer with hands-on AWS expertise.
- Strong proficiency in AWS Redshift and AWS Glue.
- Advanced SQL and Python programming skills.
- Experience with real-time / streaming data ingestion and processing (e.g., Kinesis, Kafka).
- Familiarity with AWS EMR optional
- Exposure to Snowflake
- Solid understanding of ETL processes, data modeling, and performance optimization.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in collaborative environments.
Preferred Qualifications:
- AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
- Experience with CI/CD for data pipelines.
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