Lead AWS Data Engineer - Remote LATAM | Cloud Migrations

Perficient; Colombia; Remote; COP 286,670,000 - 414,079,000; Full time

Job summary

Perficient is seeking a Lead AWS Data Engineer to join our LATAM team in a fully remote capacity. You will own end-to-end data strategies, oversee migrations from legacy systems to cloud-native platforms, and design scalable AWS architectures.

You will mentor senior and junior engineers, ensure code quality, and embed data governance and security best practices across projects. This role offers exposure to global clients and cutting-edge cloud technology.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data engineering initiatives on AWS.
• Strong understanding of data migrations to cloud platforms.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Experience mentoring engineers (senior and junior).
• Knowledge of data governance and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of data strategies on AWS.
• Design scalable AWS architectures for data solutions.
• Oversee migration of legacy systems to cloud platforms.
• Mentor Senior and Junior engineers to ensure code quality.
• Implement best practices in data governance and security.

Skills

AWS

Data engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

Cloud architecture

Job description

Perficient is seeking a Lead AWS Data Engineer to join our LATAM team in a fully remote capacity. You will own end-to-end data strategies, oversee migrations from legacy systems to cloud-native platforms, and design scalable AWS architectures.

You will mentor senior and junior engineers, ensure code quality, and embed data governance and security best practices across projects. This role offers exposure to global clients and cutting-edge cloud technology.