Senior Data Engineer | AWS Cloud | Big Data | ETL | Netezza | Spark | Kafka | Data Platform Modernization

Job Summary

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in designing, developing, and supporting scalable data pipelines and distributed systems, along with hands‑on experience in Big Data ecosystem tools, AWS services, and real‑time data processing.

This role involves working on data platform modernization, cloud migrations, Data Warehousing, and ETL in a fast‑paced enterprise setting.

Required Technical Skills

Cloud Technologies

Strong experience in AWS Cloud services:
EMR
EC2
S3
VPC
RDS
Redshift
AWS Glue
IAM
CloudWatch
CloudFormation

Experience with:
Airflow (or AWS Managed Workflows)

Databases

Experience working with:
Netezza (Mandatory)

SQL-based systems:
SQL Server
PostgreSQL

Data warehouses:
Teradata
Redshift
Netezza

ETL Tools

Hands‑on experience with:
SSIS
Pentaho or similar ETL tools

Programming & Scripting

Strong proficiency in:
SQL
Shell scripting

Positive to have:
Python

Operating Systems

Solid experience in Unix/Linux environments.





Key Qualifications
10+ years of experience in Data Engineering / Big Data / Platform Engineering.

Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, maintain, and support scalable data pipelines using Big Data and AWS technologies.
Lead and support data platform migration initiatives (On-Prem to AWS Cloud), ideally with Netezza background.
Develop and manage ETL/ELT processes using tools like SSIS, Pentaho, or similar.
Implement and manage AWS services such as:
EMR
S3
EC2
Redshift
Glue
Airflow
Build and optimize data workflows and orchestration pipelines using Airflow.
Work with real-time streaming technologies such as:
Kafka
Spark Streaming
Perform data ingestion, transformation, and validation from multiple data sources.
Optimize SQL queries for performance and scalability.
Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure system reliability.
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including:
Developers
Architects
Infrastructure teams.

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