Big Data / AWS Data Engineer
VDart, Inc.
McLean, VA, United States
9 days ago
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Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
Tech stack
Microsoft Excel
Airflow
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Amazon S3
Apache HTTP Server
Microsoft Azure
Big Data
Code Review
Customer Data Management
Data Architecture
Information Engineering
+37 more
Data Governance
Extract Transform Load (ETL)
Data Transformation
Data Sharing
Data Warehousing
Dimensional Modeling
Distributed Computing Environment
Apache Hive
JSON
Python (Programming Language)
MicroStrategy
MySQL
Performance Tuning
Query Optimization
Cloud Services
Shell Script
SQL Stored Procedures
PL-SQL
SQL Databases
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Parquet
Data Processing
Snowflake
Apache Spark
AWS Lambda
Pyspark
Semi-structured Data
Avro
AWS Glue
AWS Data Analytics
Apache Kafka
Data Management
Functional Programming
Data Pipelines
Serverless Computing
Amazon Redshift
Databricks
Job description
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Spark (Scala/Python), AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, and Shell scripting.
- Build and support ETL/ELT processes across AWS platforms, including S3, Hive, Apache Iceberg, and Amazon Redshift.
- Develop and maintain Redshift SQL/PLSQL code, stored procedures, and data-processing frameworks.
- Perform query tuning, performance optimization, and data-sharing implementations.
- Support ingestion and processing of structured and semi-structured data formats including JSON, CSV, XML, ORC, Parquet, and Avro.
- Design, enhance, and support solutions that provide a unified view of customer data across systems.
- Integrate multiple data sources, applications, and business processes to support reporting, analytics, and customer engagement initiatives.
- Collaborate with business and technical teams to define and implement scalable data solutions.
- Manage and support Data Subject Requests (DSRs), including customer data erasure requests.
- Work closely with the DPO team to ensure compliance with privacy regulations and internal policies.
- Maintain and support the MicroStrategy Privacy Compliance module. (Very infrequent once in year or 2 years)
- Contribute to data governance initiatives that improve data quality, consistency, and compliance.
- Analyze and troubleshoot complex data issues using Redshift SQL, MySQL, Python/PySpark, Shell scripting, and Excel.
- Investigate data mismatches, reporting issues, and business data anomalies.
- Support business analysis related to customer tiers, loyalty programs, and email marketability.
- Provide production support and root-cause analysis for critical data platform issues.
- Technical Leadership & Collaboration
- Participate in Customer 360, Privacy, Data Governance, and Phaedon initiatives.
- Conduct code reviews and design reviews.
- Provide cross-team technical support and problem resolution.
- Research, design, and develop next-generation data capabilities and products.
- Act as a subject matter expert for customer data platforms.
- Primary Technologies
- AWS: S3, EC2, Redshift (RA3/Serverless), S3 Tables, S3 Hive, AWS Glue, Lambda (Python), Kafka, Airflow, Apache Iceberg
- Spark (Scala/Python)
- Redshift SQL/PLSQL, MySQL
- Data Modeling and Query Optimization
- Key Strengths
- Strong ownership and accountability
- Strong AWS Data Engineering stack awareness
- Ability to bridge business and technical teams
- Expertise across engineering, analytics, compliance, architecture, and operational support
- Adaptability and willingness to take on diverse data-related challenges, Lead Data Engineer (Python, AWS, Spark, Kafka, SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, GenAI) Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex busine…
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- 19 hours ago, Lead Data Engineer (Python, AWS, Spark, Kafka, SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, GenAI) Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex busine…
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Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in Data Warehouse / Big Data ecosystems.
- 5+ years in a lead /SME role
Strong understanding of:
- Data architecture & dimensional modeling
- ETL/ELT frameworks
- Distributed data processing
- Cloud data platforms
- Data governance and security
- Experience managing large-scale enterprise data environments.
- Proven track record of delivering complex data programs.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities., * Experience in large enterprise or global delivery environments.
- Exposure to data modernization and cloud transformation programs.
- Certifications in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) or data engineering.
- Experience in regulated industries (Hospitality, Finance, Healthcare, Telecom, etc.).
Key Competencies:
- Strategic thinking with hands-on technical depth
- Executive presence and client-facing confidence
- Problem-solving and decision-making ability
- Operational excellence mindset
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