Job Type: Contract

Job Category: IT

Job Description

Job Title: Senior AWS Data Engineer
Location: Torrance, CA (Day 1 Onsite)
Client: Wipro / Honda
Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior AWS Data Engineer with strong expertise in data engineering, AWS cloud services, and large-scale data integration. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and optimize end-to-end data pipelines, ensuring accuracy, scalability, and performance for enterprise analytics and business intelligence initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Integration & Pipeline Development
• Design and implement data workflows using AWS Glue, EMR, Lambda, MWAA (Airflow), and Redshift.
• Build scalable ETL/ELT processes leveraging PySpark, Apache Spark, and Python.
• Ensure accurate extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) of large datasets.
• Data Quality & Integrity
• Implement validation, cleansing, and monitoring mechanisms within pipelines.
• Ensure compliance with governance, regulatory, and industry standards.
• Performance Optimization
• Optimize workflows for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency on AWS.
• Fine-tune queries and enhance Redshift performance by resolving bottlenecks.
• Collaboration & Business Support
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications for data pipelines.
• Partner with analysts and business stakeholders to ensure timely data delivery for BI and analytics.
• Documentation & Compliance
• Maintain technical documentation, workflow diagrams, and system specifications.
• Ensure adherence to data governance and compliance frameworks.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 5+ years in data engineering, ETL, and data warehousing.
• 3+ years of hands-on AWS experience (S3, EMR, Glue, Athena, Redshift, RDS, Spectrum, Airflow).
• 3+ years in programming (Python, Java, or Scala) with strong PySpark/Spark experience.
• 2+ years with CI/CD tools and modern DevOps practices.
• Strong knowledge of distributed data processing (Hadoop, Spark) and data lake architectures.
• Excellent problem-solving and optimization skills.

Required Skills