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Purple Drive

AWS Data Engineer

Purple Drive, Owings Mills, Maryland, United States, 21117

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Job Title:

Senior Data Engineer - Python, PySpark, Apache Airflow & AWS

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer with extensive hands-on experience in Python, PySpark, Apache Airflow, and AWS services to design, build, and manage scalable data pipelines and architectures. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in data migration, data warehousing, and cloud ETL/ELT solutions, with excellent communication skills to engage effectively with business and IT stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end data pipelines with

Python ,

PySpark , and

Apache Airflow

orchestration. Utilize AWS services such as

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

to build secure, scalable, and efficient data workflows. Lead development and migration efforts of Operational Data Stores, Enterprise Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, and Data Marts. Collaborate with business and IT teams to gather requirements and translate them into reliable data engineering solutions. Plan project execution and accurately estimate resource efforts to ensure timely delivery. Participate actively in Agile teams and promote Agile ways of working. Qualifications

Minimum

8+ years

of solid, hands-on experience with

Python, PySpark, Apache Airflow, and AWS services

(EKS, EMR, HashiCorp Vault, Glue, Docker, Kubernetes). Strong working knowledge of

SQL

and the

Data Warehousing lifecycle -an absolute requirement. Over

10 years

of overall experience in data migrations and building data stores including Operational Data Stores, EDW, Data Lakes, and Data Marts. Proven experience in designing and orchestrating data pipelines using

Apache Airflow . Experience with cloud-based ETL and ELT tools like

DBT, Glue, or EMR

is a plus. Excellent communication skills enabling effective collaboration with business and IT stakeholders. Expertise in project planning, execution, and effort estimation. Exposure to and experience working within

Agile

frameworks.