AWS Data Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer (Contractor) to design, build, and optimize scalable data platforms and pipelines. This role will play a critical part in developing modern data lakehouse architectures on AWS, enabling advanced analytics and data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain analytical data models and metrics using modern, scalable data platform technologies.
• Architect and implement data lakehouse solutions leveraging AWS services.
• Build, optimize, and maintain robust data pipelines using PySpark, Python, and AWS Glue.
• Ensure high performance, reliability, and scalability of data systems.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to translate requirements into data solutions.
• Partner with architecture and operations teams to enforce best practices, standards, and governance.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows, ensuring data quality and system efficiency.
• To adhere to the Information Security Management policies and procedures.
• Job Purpose (both Onsite / Offshore)
• Job Description / Duties and Responsibilities
• Job Specification / Skills and Competencies

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development, with a focus on analytical platform development.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with data platforms and big data ecosystems.
• Qualification Graduate
• Total Experience 5+ years
• Relevant Experience 3+ years

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in big data technologies, including:
• Role – Data Engineer
• Skills – Mandatory
• AWS EMR, ECS, Step functions, Dynamo DB, Glue, PySpark, Python
• Skills - Primary
• AWS EMR, ECS, Step functions, Dynamo DB, Glue, PySpark, Python
• AWS EMR
• AWS ECS
• Step Functions
• Apache Spark
• PostgreSQL
• DynamoDB
• Apache Iceberg
• Proficiency in Python and Spark programming.
• Experience building highly scalable, low-latency data systems (e.g., DynamoDB, Aurora, PostgreSQL, Redshift).
• Proven experience designing and implementing data lakehouse architectures on AWS.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as Step Functions, Lambda, and EventBridge.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Work Location Trivandrum/Kochi/Remote
• Expected Date of Onboarding Immediate
• Number of Positions 5
• Work Shifts – General / US / UK
• General with overlapping

Preferred Skills

• Preferred Qualifications
• Strong knowledge of additional AWS services such as:
• Kinesis Firehose
• SQS
• Bedrock
• SageMaker
• Experience with real-time data streaming and event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with machine learning data pipelines is a plus.
• Soft Skills & Competencies
• Strong ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong multitasking skills in a fast-paced, dynamic setting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.