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The Value Maximizer

Data Engineer

The Value Maximizer, Columbia, South Carolina, United States

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Data Engineer – Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain ETL pipelines using AWS Glue, Glue Studio, and Glue Catalog.

Ingest, transform, and load large datasets from structured and unstructured sources into AWS data lakes/warehouses.

Work with S3, Redshift, Athena, Lambda, and Step Functions for data storage, query, and orchestration.

Build and optimize PySpark/Scala scripts within AWS Glue for complex transformations.

Implement data quality checks, lineage, and monitoring across pipelines.

Collaborate with business analysts, data scientists, and product teams to deliver reliable data solutions.

Ensure compliance with data security, governance, and regulatory requirements (BFSI preferred).

Troubleshoot production issues and optimize pipeline performance.

Required Qualifications

9+ years of experience in Data Engineering, with at least 5+ years on AWS cloud data services.

Strong expertise in AWS Glue, S3, Redshift, Athena, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch.

Proficiency in PySpark, Python, SQL for ETL and data transformations.

Experience in data modeling (star, snowflake, dimensional models) and performance tuning.

Hands‑on experience with data lake and data warehouse architecture and implementation.

Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work in Agile/Scrum environments.

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty or AWS Solutions Architect certification.

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for data engineering (CodePipeline, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).

Knowledge of BI/Visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, QuickSight.

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Other

Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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