1 Year Contract-AWS Data Engineer (Renewable)

AMBITION GROUP SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AMBITION GROUP SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. is seeking a Data Engineer to design and implement an end-to-end AWS Data Lake and Lakehouse in Singapore.

You will define data architecture standards, build ingestion pipelines, and ensure security, governance, and cost-efficient operations.

The role requires 3–5 years in data engineering, strong SQL, Python or Scala, and hands-on AWS experience.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of data engineering, data architecture, or cloud infra experience.
• Hands-on with core AWS data services (S3, Glue, Redshift, Lambda, Kinesis, etc.).
• Strong SQL and programming in Python or Scala; data governance and security literacy.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect end-to-end AWS Data Lake and Lakehouse.
• Define standards, patterns, and governance across the platform.
• Build ingestion pipelines for REST APIs, JDBC, S3 uploads, and SaaS connectors.
• Design storage tiers, encryption, and lifecycle policies.
• Develop and deploy pipelines using Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, and API Gateway.
• Maintain transformation workflows (batch and stream) with Glue and Redshift.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and notification for pipeline ops.

Skills

SQL

Python

Scala

Tools

S3

Glue

Redshift

Lambda

Kinesis

Step Functions

EventBridge

AppFlow

Lake Formation

Job description

We are seeking a Data Engineer with below key requirements:

Key Responsibilities

Architecture& Design

• Design and architect the end-to-end AWS Data Lake and Lakehouse solution, including Landing Zone, Transformed Zone, and Curated/Consumption Zone layers
• Define and govern data architecture standards, patterns, and best practices across the platform
• Architect reusable data ingestion pipelines supporting REST APIs, JDBC databases, S3 file uploads, and SaaS connectors (e.g. Salesforce via AWS AppFlow)
• Design data storage strategies including hot, warm, and cold storage tiers, encryption, and data lifecycle policies

Development& Deployment

• Develop and deploy data ingestion pipelines using AWS Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, EventBridge, and API Gateway
• Build and maintain data transformation workflows (batch and stream processing) using AWS Glue and Amazon Redshift
• Implement orchestration, monitoring, logging, and notification frameworks for pipeline operations
• Develop and maintain the AWS Glue Data Catalogue, including schema evolution tracking and metadata tagging

Security& Governance

• Configure and enforce data security policies using AWS Lake Formation, IAM, and Secrets Manager
• Implement granular access controls at database, table, and column levels
• Ensure compliance with data classification, retention, and audit requirements
• Support data quality frameworks and observability monitoring

Maintenance& Operations

• Monitor platform health, performance, and pipeline reliability
• Troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline failures and data quality issues
• Maintain documentation for architecture decisions, pipeline configurations, and operational runbooks
• Continuously optimise platform performance and cost efficiency on AWS

Requirements

Essential

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or cloud infrastructure roles
• Hands-on expertise with core AWS data services: Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Amazon Redshift, AWS Lambda, Amazon Kinesis, AWS Step Functions, Amazon EventBridge, AWS AppFlow, AWS Lake Formation
• Strong proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language (Python or Scala)
• Experience designing and implementing Data Lake or Lakehouse architectures
• Solid understanding of data governance, data cataloguing, and metadata management
• Experience with batch and streaming data processing patterns
• AWS Certified Data Engineer - Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification (or equivalent)

Regrettably, only shortlisted candidates will benotified.

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