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Purple Drive

AWS Data engineer

Purple Drive, Owings, Maryland, United States, 20736

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AWS Data Engineer

Location:

Owings Mills, MD - Hybrid Onsite (LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY!)

Contract Role

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled

AWS Data Engineer

with extensive experience in designing, developing, and optimizing large-scale data pipelines and cloud-native solutions. The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in

Python, PySpark, Apache Airflow, and AWS services , with a proven background in data migrations, enterprise data warehouses, and data lakes.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and optimize

data pipelines

using Apache Airflow. Build scalable data solutions across

Operational Data Stores, Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, and Data Marts . Leverage AWS services such as

EKS, EMR, Glue, HashiCorp Vault, Docker, and Kubernetes

for data engineering solutions. Apply strong SQL knowledge to design and manage

data models and warehouse solutions . Collaborate with

business and IT stakeholders

to gather requirements and deliver high-quality solutions. Support data migration initiatives and implement

ETL/ELT pipelines

(DBT/Glue/EMR experience is a plus). Contribute to Agile-based development processes with accurate

effort estimation and planning . Must-Have Skills

8+ years of

hands-on experience

in Python, PySpark, Apache Airflow, and AWS services (EKS, EMR, Glue, Kubernetes, Docker, HashiCorp Vault). 10+ years of overall experience in

data migrations and warehouse development . Strong knowledge of

SQL

and the complete

Data Warehousing lifecycle . Excellent

communication skills

to work across business and technical teams. Proven ability to

plan, estimate, and execute

data engineering projects. Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with

cloud-native ETL/ELT tools

such as DBT, Glue, or EMR. Prior experience in

Agile environments

with sprint-based delivery.