AWS Senior Engineer
Apex Systems · Torrance, CA · 2 wk ago
EngineeringContract
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Engineer with expertise in AWS. This role is focused on designing, developing, and maintaining data integration solutions. The candidate will work on-site to build and support data pipelines, ensuring data quality and optimizing processes for performance and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement data integration workflows using tools such as AWS Glue/EMR, AWS MWAA (Airflow), Lambda, and Redshift.
- Utilize Pyspark, Apache Spark, and Python for processing large datasets.
- Ensure data is accurately extracted, transformed, and loaded into target systems.
- Validate and cleanse data to maintain high quality, implementing monitoring and error handling within data pipelines.
- Enhance the performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency of data integration processes on AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, fine-tune queries, and optimize data processing to enhance Redshift's performance.
- Translate business requirements into technical specifications and coded data pipelines.
- Collaborate with data analysts and business stakeholders to meet their data requirements.
- Document all data integration processes, workflows, and technical specifications.
Required Qualifications
- Experience: 5+ years of experience in data engineering, database design, ETL processes, and data warehousing. 3+ years of experience with AWS tools and technologies, including S3, EMR, Glue, Athena, RedShift, RDS, Spectrum, and Airflow. 2+ years of experience with CI/CD tools. 3+ years of experience in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala.
- Technical Skills: Knowledge of data storage and processing technologies, including databases and distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Hadoop, Spark). Primary skills include AWS EMR, Glue, Airflow, Iceberg, Redshift, RDS, and CI/CD.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Informatica Cloud (IDMC).
- Experience with Agentic AI, specifically Amazon Kiro.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans
- Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
- 401K program with company match after 12 months of tenure
- Health Savings Account (HSA) on the HDHP plan
- SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions
- Corporate discount savings program and other discounts
- On-demand training program
- Access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars after 6+ months of tenure
- Certification discounts and perks to associations including CompTIA and IIBA
- Dedicated customer service team for Consultants
- Certified Career Coach