Job Title: SR. AWS DATA ENGINEER Location: Reston, VA Duration: 12+ Months Visa: USC, GC, H1B and EAD Contract Type: W2Job Description:This position is for AWS Data Engineer.
5-7+ years experience with AWS data engineering, ETL/ELT pipelines, and cloud?native data processing.
Looking for proficiency in the following areas : - AWS Data Services (Glue [PySpark], Lambda, Step Functions, S3, DynamoDB, Redshift, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM)
- Building and maintaining ETL/ELT data pipelines using AWS Glue, PySpark, Lambda, and orchestration frameworks
- Python scripting for ETL transformations, automation, and data quality checks
- Experience with distributed data processing (Spark / PySpark)
- Experience integrating data from APIs, AWS services, and external systems
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, Splunk)
- Experience working with COTS or enterprise platforms as data sources
Other Requirements : - Exposure to Agile methodology
- Good communication, documentation, and teamwork skills
- Ability to support off-hours production releases and provide on-call support for critical data pipelines
Education : - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
- Relevant professional certifications