AWS Cloud Data Engineer - W2

Job Title: AWS Data Engineer Location: Dallas, TX Position Type: Contract position Job Description: Client is seeking a Cloud Data Engineer to join the Technology Risk Division of a prominent financial institution. This role is instrumental in orchestrating firmwide liquidity and risk metric calculations, ensuring the organization leverages the right data sets for accurate and strategic decision-making. As part of this team, you’ll be responsible for updating and optimizing data sources, enhancing the performance of large-scale datasets, and consolidating data currently stored across multiple platforms into Snowflake. Your work will directly support the firm’s mission to improve risk exposure strategies through robust, cloud-based data engineering. Required Skills: • 7+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, working with large-scale data systems • 2 - 3 years of hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) • Good understanding of Apache Airflow for scheduling and orchestration • Strong proficiency in Python for data engineering and workflow automation • Advanced skills in writing complex SQL queries, especially for data migration into Snowflake • Familiarity with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) especially for python dominated ecosystems. • Excellent communication skills and ability to translate business needs into technical solutions Nice to Have Skills: • Prior experience with or interest in learning Slang Infrastructure, a proprietary programming language • Familiarity with Amazon MWAA (Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow) for cloud-based workflow orchestration and monitoring. Thanks!