AWS Data Platform Engineering Lead — Scale Cloud Pipelines

Astra-North Infoteck Inc. ~ Conquering today’s challenges, achieving tomorrow’s vision!; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Astra-North Infoteck Inc. in Toronto is seeking an AWS Data Platform Engineering Lead to guide the design and development of scalable, cloud-native data platforms on AWS.

You will architect end-to-end data pipelines, mentor engineers, and partner with analytics and product teams to align data initiatives with business goals. The role requires deep AWS expertise, strong programming skills, and a track record of delivering production-grade data platforms in complex environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Data Engineering or Software Engineering.
• 4-5 years of dedicated hands-on experience with AWS.
• Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale, production-grade data platforms.
• Expertise with AWS data services, including: Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Amazon Redshift, Amazon EMR, AWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, Amazon Kinesis, Amazon MSK.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Scala, or Java.
• Deep experience with ETL/ELT frameworks and data pipeline orchestration tools, including Airflow and AWS-native orchestration services.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, distributed systems, and performance tuning.
• Experience with CI/CD practices and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and enhancement of cloud-native data engineering frameworks on AWS.
• Architect, build, and optimize end-to-end batch and streaming data pipelines for scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Drive experimentation and adoption of new and emerging AWS services to improve platform capabilities and operational efficiency.
• Establish data engineering standards, patterns, and best practices for data ingestion, transformation, and storage.
• Partner with analytics and product teams to support reporting, analytics, and business objectives.
• Own data quality, monitoring, observability, and cost optimization strategies across the data platform.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to mid-level data engineers.
• Participate in architectural reviews and contribute to enterprise-wide data strategy and decision-making.

Skills

AWS

Python/Scala/Java

Airflow

Data Modeling

CI/CD

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kinesis/Redshift

Tools

Amazon S3

AWS Glue

Amazon Redshift

Amazon EMR

Amazon Kinesis

Amazon MSK

AWS CDK

Job description

Astra-North Infoteck Inc. in Toronto is seeking an AWS Data Platform Engineering Lead to guide the design and development of scalable, cloud-native data platforms on AWS.

You will architect end-to-end data pipelines, mentor engineers, and partner with analytics and product teams to align data initiatives with business goals. The role requires deep AWS expertise, strong programming skills, and a track record of delivering production-grade data platforms in complex environments.