AWS Lead Data Engineer

Position: AWS Lead Data Engineer

Location: Newark NJ Hybrid

Interview: In-person interview required in Newark NJ

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced AWS Lead Data Engineer to provide technical leadership and design develop and optimize scalable data solutions on AWS. The role involves leading data engineering initiatives mentoring engineers and working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable secure and high-performing data platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of large-scale AWS data pipelines and data lake architectures.
• Design end-to-end solutions covering data ingestion storage transformation and analytics.
• Provide technical leadership mentoring and code review for Data Engineering teams.
• Work with Data Scientists Analysts and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Lead legacy data migration to AWS-based data lakes and data warehouses.
• Establish standards for data quality security governance performance and scalability.
• Drive DevOps CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
• Troubleshoot complex data engineering issues and provide technical guidance.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong exp as Data Engineering experience with 3 years in a Lead/Technical Lead role
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS data services including:
• AWS Glue
• Amazon Redshift
• Amazon S3
• AWS Lambda
• EMR / Spark
• Kinesis
• Athena
• RDS
• API Gateway
• Strong Python and SQL skills
• Experience with Data Lakes Data Warehouses ETL/ELT Data Modeling and Big Data frameworks
• Experience with DevOps CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and/or CloudFormation
• Strong technical leadership mentoring and communication skills

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract