AWS Data Engineer

About This Opportunity

Our talent team is representing a confidential enterprise organization seeking an AWS Data Engineer for a fully remote role. This is a hands-on, individual contributor position embedded within a critical data infrastructure initiative. You will own the complete lifecycle of AWS-based data pipelines, from ingestion and streaming through to delivering clean, consumer-ready datasets for downstream analytics and operations.

Responsibilities

• Stream and process source data from mainframe and legacy systems, loading it into AWS S3
• Design and implement ETL/ELT workflows using AWS Glue
• Perform data reconciliation, validation, and quality checks to ensure data accuracy and reliability
• Curate and transform data, provisioning clean datasets through AWS Aurora and RDS (PostgreSQL)
• Manage S3 storage including data retention policies, archival strategies, and lifecycle management
• Automate workflows and manage deployments using GitHub and GitHub Actions-based CI/CD pipelines
• Leverage AI tools to improve engineering productivity and automate data workflows

What We're Looking For

• 5 or more years of professional Data Engineering experience building and delivering data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, or data platform solutions
• Hands-on production experience with AWS Glue for designing and implementing ETL/ELT workflows
• Strong working knowledge of AWS cloud services including S3, RDS/Aurora, and Glue
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining data streaming pipelines using Kafka
• Experience implementing data reconciliation, data quality checks, and validation processes
• Proficiency with GitHub repository management and GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation
• Experience using AI tools to automate workflows and improve productivity
• Ability to take ownership of deliverables and drive work to completion with minimal oversight
• Experience with mainframe data sources or legacy system integration is a plus
• Familiarity with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases is a plus

How We Work With You

Candidates apply directly through Get A Job.ai. Our recruiting team will conduct an initial screening to understand your background and fit for the role. Once qualified, we submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client organization directly, as all communication is managed through our team to ensure a smooth and professional process.

Pay

This role pays $65/hr on a W2 basis. This is a 100% remote position.

Equal Opportunity
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