AWS Data Engineer

Salt; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 268,000 - 273,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior Data Engineer to build scalable AWS-based ingestion pipelines. You will work with Glue, S3, Athena, Lambda, and PySpark to implement CDC, delta loads, and historical migrations.

The role emphasizes performance tuning, Lakehouse design, and automation with Git and Terraform. Six-month contract, AED 24,000–24,500 monthly, start ASAP, with view to extension.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on with AWS data services (Glue, S3, Athena, Lambda).
• Proficient in PySpark and ETL/ELT development.
• Familiar with Lakehouse and Medallion design concepts.
• Experience with CDC, batch ingestion, delta loads, and historical data migration.
• Experience with Git, Terraform, CI/CD, and Agile/Jira.
• Banking domain experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain ingestion pipelines using AWS Glue, PySpark, S3, Athena, and Lambda.
• Implement CDC, full load, delta, snapshot, and historical loading patterns.
• Develop and optimize Bronze-layer ingestion pipelines.
• Improve pipeline performance via partitioning, parallelization, and AWS best practices.
• Automate deployment using Git and Terraform.
• Ensure pipelines comply with data contracts, monitoring, and data quality standards.
• Collaborate with Data Architects, Data Assurance, and Platform teams.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive migration and engineering activities.

Skills

AWS Glue

AWS S3

AWS Athena

AWS Lambda

PySpark

ETL/ELT

Lakehouse

Medallion design

CDC

Git

Terraform

CI/CD

Jira

Banking experience

Tools

Git

Terraform

CI/CD

Jira

Job description

Salary – AED 24,000 – AED 24,500 Per Month

Contract Length – 6 Months (view to extend)

Start Date – ASAP

The role will focus on building scalable AWS-based ingestion pipelines, optimizing performance, and ensuring alignment with architecture and data quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data ingestion pipelines using AWS Glue, PySpark, S3, Athena, and Lambda.
• Implement CDC, full load, delta, snapshot, and historical loading patterns.
• Develop and optimize Bronze-layer ingestion pipelines.
• Improve pipeline performance through partitioning, parallelization, and AWS best practices.
• Automate deployment and infrastructure using Git and Terraform.
• Ensure pipelines comply with data contracts, monitoring, and data quality standards.
• Work closely with Data Architects, Data Assurance, and Platform teams.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive migration and engineering activities.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS data services, particularly Glue, S3, Athena, and Lambda.
• Strong PySpark and ETL/ELT development experience.
• Good understanding of Lakehouse architecture and Medallion design principles.
• Experience with CDC, batch ingestion, delta loads, and historical data migration.
• Experience with Git, Terraform, CI/CD, and Agile/Jira.
• Banking or financial services experience is an advantage