Big Data Lead (AWS. Python, Pyspark)

Damco Solutions Inc
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Quick Apply
15 days ago

Job Description

Role: Principal AWS Data Engineer
Job Title: Big Data Lead
Job Skills: AWS. Python, Pyspark

Job Description
- Sr Dev - AWS Data Engineer with 12+ years of software development experience
- Architect and implement scalable batch and near-real-time data pipelines using Python, PySpark, Glue, EMR, Lambda, and Step Functions.
- Define data storage, transformation, and access patterns across S3, Redshift, Athena, RDS, and DynamoDB.
- Design event-driven and integration solutions using SNS, SQS, Kinesis, and APIs.
- Establish standards for data quality, observability, monitoring, logging, and failure recovery.
- Optimize data processing, storage, and query performance across AWS platforms.
- Lead troubleshooting of production issues and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Support cloud migration, data migration, and modernization initiatives.
- Review solution designs, code quality, and production readiness across projects.
- Collaborate with architects, platform teams, and business stakeholders to align technical solutions with business needs.
- Drive best practices for CI/CD, deployment automation, and documentation.

Required Skills and Qualifications
- Solid IT background and experience.
- Experience as an application developer for projects similar in scope and responsibility.
- Advanced knowledge of AWS services and architecture.
- Strong experience with Python object-oriented programming, PySpark, SQL, and ETL frameworks.
- Deep experience with AWS services including Glue, EMR, Redshift, RDS, Athena, Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, SQS, S3, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail.
- Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture, migration, and support models.
- Experience with GitLab and Terraform and release/deployment practices.

Preferred Skills
- Experience with Kinesis, ECS, Batch, Beanstalk, and DynamoDB.
- Exposure to infrastructure-as-code and reusable platform patterns.
- Have a good understanding of performance engineering of code pipelines and near real time systems
- Good understanding on Agents and MCP


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
  • 12+ years of software development and data engineering experience.
  • Extensive experience designing and implementing large-scale cloud-native data solutions.
  • Advanced expertise in Python, object-oriented programming, PySpark, SQL, and ETL frameworks.
  • Deep hands-on experience with AWS services including:
    • AWS Glue
    • EMR
    • Lambda
    • Step Functions
    • S3
    • Redshift
    • Athena
    • RDS
    • SNS
    • SQS
    • CloudWatch
    • CloudTrail
  • Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture, integration patterns, and data migration strategies.
  • Experience implementing event-driven and serverless architectures in AWS.
  • Strong understanding of data governance, security, monitoring, and operational support models.
  • Hands-on experience with GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, release management, and deployment automation.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Numbers & Facts

LocationAtlanta, GA

Skills

  • AWS Lambdaunmatched
  • Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)unmatched
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
  • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Best Practicesunmatched
  • Big Dataunmatched
  • Cloud Computingunmatched
  • Computer Scienceunmatched
  • Computer Skillsunmatched
  • Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
  • Continuous Integrationunmatched
  • Corrective Actionunmatched
  • Data Managementunmatched
  • Data Migrationunmatched
  • Data Processingunmatched
  • Data Qualityunmatched
  • Data Storageunmatched
  • Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL)unmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
  • Engineeringunmatched
  • Enterprise Architectureunmatched
  • Enterprise Data Integrationunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
  • Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
  • MCP - Microsoft Certified Professionalunmatched
  • Migration Strategyunmatched
  • Multiplatform/Cross-Platformunmatched
  • Object Oriented Programming (OOP)unmatched
  • Operational Supportunmatched
  • Performance Engineeringunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Project Developmentunmatched
  • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
  • Release Management/Engineeringunmatched
  • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
  • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
  • Sales Pipelineunmatched
  • Security Monitoringunmatched
  • Simple Queue Service (SQS)unmatched
  • Software Developmentunmatched

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