Senior AWS Data Engineer-Cloud Data Engineer

Ipolarity LLC
Hanover, NJ, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Compensation
$108,160.0 - $114,400.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Agile Methodology Airflow Amazon Web Services Amazon S3 Cloud Database Code Review Collaborative Software Computer Programming Databases Continuous Integration Extract Transform Load (ETL)
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Data Security Data Systems Data Warehousing DevOps File Systems Amazon DynamoDB Gradle Identity and Access Management Python (Programming Language) Apache Maven Role-Based Access Control Shell Script Software Engineering SonarQube SQL Databases Enterprise Data Management Cloudbees Data Ingestion Delivery Pipeline Apache Spark Cloudformation Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Information Technology Atlassian Tools AWS Data Analytics Apache Kafka Build Tools Bitbucket Cloudwatch Software Version Control Data Pipelines Docker Jenkins Artifactory

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior AWS Data Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable cloud-based data solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience building AWS data platforms, data pipelines, ETL/ELT solutions, and CI/CD automation using modern DevOps practices. Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and enterprise data platforms on AWS.
  • Build end-to-end data solutions including data ingestion, storage, processing, integration, and access.
  • Develop ETL/ELT workflows and automated pipelines from databases, file systems, APIs, and other data sources into AWS data platforms.
  • Design and implement AWS data lake and data warehouse solutions using services such as S3, Glue, Athena, EMR/Spark, Redshift, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, and Lake Formation.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, CloudBees, CloudFormation, and DevOps tools.
  • Develop secure, reliable, and high-performing applications using Python, SQL, and Shell scripting.
  • Implement data security and access controls using AWS IAM and Redshift RBAC.
  • Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, troubleshooting, and Agile development activities.
  • Collaborate with product, QA, and engineering teams to deliver enterprise data solutions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of experience as a Data Engineer with strong AWS cloud experience.
  • AWS Solutions Architect or AWS Developer certification required.
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS services including:
  • S3, Glue, Athena, EMR/Spark, Redshift, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB
  • Lambda, Step Functions, IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager
  • EventBridge, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Lake Formation, DataSync, DMS
  • Experience building AWS data lakes, data warehouses, and scalable data pipelines.
  • Strong programming skills in Python, SQL, and Shell scripting.
  • Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, CloudFormation, and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Experience with source control tools such as Bitbucket and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
  • Experience with Docker, SonarQube, Artifactory, and build tools such as Maven/Gradle is preferred.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with real-time streaming solutions using Amazon Kinesis, AWS Managed Kafka, and Managed Airflow.
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Benefits & conditions

4.04.0 out of 5 stars 400 Jefferson Park, Whippany, NJ 07981 $52 - $55 an hour - Full-time

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