Data Engineer

• Job Title: Data Engineer (AWS)
• Experience: 3 to 7 Years

We are looking for a hands-on Data Engineer - AWS with 3 to 7 years of experience in developing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure, and high-performance data platforms on AWS.

This is an individual contributor role focused on data pipeline development, cloud data engineering, and analytics enablement. The candidate should have strong hands-on expertise in AWS data services, SQL, and Python, along with experience in building reliable batch and streaming pipelines in a global delivery environment.

• Strong hands-on experience with:
  • Amazon S3
  • AWS Glue
  • Amazon Athena
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Amazon EMR
• Experience designing cloud-native data lakes and data warehouse architectures
• Solid understanding of batch data processing and basic exposure to streaming concepts

• Strong SQL skills (mandatory):

  • Complex queries, joins, aggregations, and transformations
  • Experience working with large datasets in Redshift/Athena

• Strong Python skills (mandatory):

  • Python for data engineering and ETL use cases
  • Experience with PySpark / Spark (preferred)

• Good understanding of:

  • Data modeling
  • Transformations
  • Performance tuning

• Hands-on experience with Spark / PySpark
• Experience handling:
  • Structured and semi-structured data
• Knowledge of:
  • Schema evolution
  • Data quality checks
  • Validation logic

• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / CloudFormation)
• Basic experience with CI/CD pipelines for data workloads
• Understanding of logging and monitoring using AWS CloudWatch

• Ability to work with architects, DevOps, QA, and business stakeholders
• Good communication skills to clearly explain technical concepts

• Experience with streaming technologies (Amazon Kinesis / Kafka)
• Familiarity with Lakehouse and modern data platform architectures
• Integration experience with BI / reporting tools
• Basic knowledge of:
  • Data governance
  • Data quality
  • Metadata management
• Awareness of AWS cost optimization (FinOps basics)
• Experience in Agile delivery models with global teams
• Exposure to AI / ML use cases

• Design and build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines on AWS
• Develop:
  • SQL-based data transformations
  • Python-based data pipelines
• Implement data ingestion pipelines using S3, Glue, EMR
• Build data models optimized for analytics, performance, and cost efficiency

• Support deployment and execution of data pipelines
• Monitor:
  • Pipeline performance
  • Reliability
  • Data quality
• Troubleshoot data issues and perform root cause analysis
• Apply best practices for:
  • Security
  • Reliability
  • Scalability

• Work with architects and product teams to understand requirements
• Translate business needs into AWS data engineering solutions
• Contribute to:
  • Documentation
  • Code reviews
  • Engineering best practices

• Bachelor s or Master s degree (or equivalent) in:
  • Computer Science
  • Information Technology
  • Data Engineering
  • or related field

• AWS Certified:
  • Solutions Architect
  • DevOps (Professional)
• Snowflake Core Certification (optional)