AWS Data Engineer

  • New York City, NY
  • Posted 4 hours ago | Updated 4 hours ago

Overview

Hybrid
$120,000 - $140,000
Full Time
No Travel Required

Skills

AWS
ETL
Data Engineering
PySpark
Python
SQL
data lake/data warehouse

Job Details

W2 OR Full Time only

Job Title: AWS Data Engineer

Location: Fort Mill, SC or New York City, NY (Hybrid)

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Data Engineer to design, develop, and optimize large-scale data pipelines and ETL workflows on AWS. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in AWS cloud-native data services, data modeling, and pipeline orchestration, with hands-on experience building robust and scalable data solutions for enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain ETL pipelines using AWS Glue, Glue Studio, and Glue Catalog.
  • Ingest, transform, and load large datasets from structured and unstructured sources into AWS data lakes/warehouses.
  • Work with S3, Redshift, Athena, Lambda, and Step Functions for data storage, query, and orchestration.
  • Build and optimize PySpark/Scala scripts within AWS Glue for complex transformations.
  • Implement data quality checks, lineage, and monitoring across pipelines.
  • Collaborate with business analysts, data scientists, and product teams to deliver reliable data solutions.
  • Ensure compliance with data security, governance, and regulatory requirements (BFSI preferred).
  • Troubleshoot production issues and optimize pipeline performance.

Required Qualifications

  • 12+ years of experience in Data Engineering, with at least 5+ years on AWS cloud data services.
  • Strong expertise in AWS Glue, S3, Redshift, Athena, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch.
  • Proficiency in PySpark, Python, SQL for ETL and data transformations.
  • Experience in data modeling (star, snowflake, dimensional models) and performance tuning.
  • Hands-on experience with data lake/data warehouse architecture and implementation.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in Agile/Scrum environments.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in BFSI / Wealth Management domain.
  • AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty or AWS Solutions Architect certification.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for data engineering (CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
  • Knowledge of BI/Visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, QuickSight.
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