Senior Data Engineer
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AWS Data Engineer
Guidehouse
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $113,000 - $188,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Amazon RedshiftAWSCloudDockerETLJavaJenkinsTerraform
About the role
- Design, implement, and optimize data solutions on AWS, including migration pipelines, ETL workflows, and serverless architectures
- Evaluate and recommend best-fit AWS services for business use cases, presenting options during architecture/design discussions
- Automate provisioning and management of AWS Redshift, Glue, and related services using Terraform and DevOps practices
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in code and infrastructure, ensuring reliability and performance
- Collaborate across cross-functional teams, actively contributing hypotheses, options, and technical insights
- Apply Java development skills to maintain and enhance web applications, delivering incremental improvements
- Drive modernization initiatives for cloud data platforms and migration projects
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, Computer Science preferred
- Minimum of SIX (6) years' experience with strong expertise in AWS services for data engineering: Glue, Lambda, Athena, Redshift, S3
- Hands-on experience with Terraform for AWS infrastructure automation
- Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues independently in fast-paced environments
- Proficiency in Java development, with experience in building and supporting web applications
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence design and architecture decisions
- Self-starter with the ability to balance independence and teamwork across Engineering, DevOps, and Architecture functions
- Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust
- (Nice to have) AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate
- (Nice to have) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (or equivalent certification)
- (Nice to have) Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices, including Git, Terraform, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, and Docker
- (Nice to have) Prior experience in public sector or grants management systems (a plus)
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Care.com annual membership
- Employee Assistance Program
- Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
AWSETLTerraformJavaAWS RedshiftAWS GlueAWS LambdaAWS AthenaAWS S3CI/CD
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationtroubleshootingproblem-solvingindependenceteamworkinfluencetechnical insightsself-startercontribution
Certifications
AWS Certified Data Engineer - AssociateAWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
