AWS Data Engineer II

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Primary Talent Partners, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a AWS Data Engineer II with our large power and utilities client in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12-month contract with a potential for extension. Pay: $55.85 - $65.85/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Description Core Responsibilities: • Where applicable, collaborate with Lead Developers (Data Engineer, Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Technical Test Lead) to understand requirements/use cases to outline technical scope and deliver the technical solution • Collaborate with Data and Solution architects on key technical decisions • Skilled in developing data pipelines, focusing on long-term reliability and maintaining high data quality • Design data warehousing solutions with the end-user in mind, ensuring ease of use without compromising on performance • Manage and resolve issues in production data warehouse environments on AWS Core Experience and Abilities: • Ability to perform hands-on development and peer review for certain components/tech stack on the product • Standing up of development instances and migration path (with required security, access/roles) • Develop components and related processes (e.g., data pipelines and associated ETL processes, workflows) • Ability to build new data pipelines, identify existing data gaps, and provide automated solutions to deliver analytical capabilities and enriched data to applications • Ability to implement data pipelines with the right attentiveness to durability and data quality • Implement data warehousing products thinking of the end user's experience (ease of use with the right performance) Core Technical Skills: • 2+ years of AWS experience • AWS services: S3, EMR, Glue Jobs, Lambda, Athena, CloudTrail, SNS, SQS, CloudWatch, Step Functions • Experience with Kafka, preferably Confluent Kafka • Experience with Lake Formation,Amazon Redshift and Amazon Athena • Strong SQL and data modeling skills, executing ETL processes tailored for data warehousing • Competence in developing and refining data pipelines within AWS • Extensive understanding of database management fundamentals • Tools and Languages: Python (good experience in Pyspark) , SQL • Infrastructure as Code technology: Terraform • DevOps pipeline (CI/CD): GitHub • Deep knowledge of IAM roles and Policies • Experience with AWS workflow orchestration tool like Airflow or Step Functions Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at #PTPJobs