AWS Data Engineer

Robotic Process Automation LLC; Exton (PA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking an AWS Data Engineer to join the PALDS analytics team in Exton, PA. The role focuses on transforming complex data into trusted information to support program delivery, operational improvements, and executive decision-making in state government agencies.

Responsibilities include evaluating data sources, developing analytics products, and delivering actionable insights for decision-makers. AWS, Python, and SQL skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Advanced SQL knowledge with relational databases and query authoring.
• Experience building big data pipelines and datasets.
• Ability to design dashboards and analytics for executive users.
• Experience with student-level higher education data or linked sources is a plus.
• Root-cause analysis on data and processes to improve operations.
• Experience with unstructured data and data transformation workflows.

Responsibilities

• Transform complex data into trusted information for program delivery.
• Develop analytics products for executive decision-making.
• Evaluate data sources and respond to policy-relevant questions.
• Collaborate with state agencies to deliver actionable insights.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Big data pipelines

Dashboards for exec users

Data governance

Unstructured data analysis

Data transformation workflows

Tools

AWS cloud services

Python

Java

SQL & NoSQL databases

Git & CI/CD

Data modeling (dimensional, star/snowflake)

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Job Title: AWS Data Engineer

Location: Exton, PA

Duration: 8 Months + Extension

Bill Rate: $74/hour (C2C)

Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Description

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is looking for a Data Engineer & Insights Analyst to join its team of analytics professionals to support the Pennsylvania Longitudinal Data System (PALDS). This position will be responsible for transforming complex data into trusted, usable information to support program delivery, operational improvements, and executive decision-making in state government agencies. The Data Engineer & Insights Analyst will understand policy-relevant research questions, evaluate available data sources, and develop analytics products to deliver actionable insights.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced SQL knowledge and proficiency working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL), as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases.
• Experience building and optimizing 'big data' data pipelines, architectures, and data sets.
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency designing, building, and refining dashboards, reports, analytical models, and decision-support products for executive and non-technical users.
• Experience working with student-level higher education data, including establishing linkages to other sources (e.g. employment and wage data) to measure outcomes and/or generate insights for decision-making).
• Experience performing root-cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured datasets.
• Experience building processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency, and workload management.

Skill Required

• Hands-on experience with cloud-based data services such as AWS (e.g. S3, EC2, Glue, EMR, RDS, Redshift, Athena, Lambda, DynamoDB)
• Proficiency in object-oriented/object function scripting languages: e.g. Python, R, Java, C++, Scala
• Proficiency in relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including Oracle, MS SQL Server, Postgres, Cassandra.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of data modeling techniques including dimensional modeling, data vault, and star/snowflake schemas.
• Familiarity with data cataloging and metadata management tools such as AWS Glue Data Catalog.
• Understanding of data governance, data lineage, and data quality frameworks.
• Knowledge of REST API design and integration patterns.
• Experience with big data tools: e.g. Hadoop, Spark, Kafka.
• Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools: e.g. Azkaban, Luigi, Airflow.
• Experience with data integration services solutions from vendors such as Informatica, MuleSoft, Talend, and TIBCO.
• Experience with stream-processing systems: e.g. Storm, Spark-Streaming.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.