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Requirement ID: 88761
Job Title: Data Engineer
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 6 - 9 months
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Job Description:
Detailed JD (Roles and Responsibilities):

Data Engineer

  • 7+ years of experience in data engineering or related fields.
  • Strong hands‑on experience with:
    • AWS services: Glue, S3, Redshift, EMR, Lambda, Kinesis, Athena.
    • Big Data tech: Spark/PySpark, Hadoop, Hive.
    • Programming: Python, SQL, Scala (optional).
    • Databases: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL (DynamoDB, MongoDB).
  • Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, and IaC tools.
  • Strong understanding of data modeling, warehousing, and distributed computing.

 

  • Data Pipeline & ETL Development
    • Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using AWS services (Glue, Lambda, EMR, Step Functions).
    • Develop batch and real‑time data ingestion processes from diverse sources (APIs, RDBMS, streaming platforms).
    • Optimize data workflows for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
  • Data Platform Engineering
    • Architect and implement data lakes and data warehouses using S3, Redshift, Lake Formation, Athena.
    • Manage data modeling (star/snowflake schemas) and design optimized storage layers.
    • Implement data cataloging, metadata management, and data lifecycle policies.
  • Big Data & Analytics
    • Work with big data tools such as Spark, Hadoop, Hive, and PySpark.
    • Support analytics and machine learning teams by providing high‑quality, curated datasets.
    • Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps
    • Build CI/CD pipelines for data engineering (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, GitHub Actions).
    • Write IaC using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
    • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize workloads using CloudWatch and distributed logging.
  • Data Quality & Governance
    • Implement data validation frameworks and automated quality checks.
    • Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and governance standards (IAM, KMS, encryption).
Total Experience:7+ Years
Relevant ExperienceMust have solid understanding of AWS and worked for Amazon in a similar role.
Mandatory skillsAWS Data Platform
Domain (Industry): Hitech Software & Platform
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