AWS Senior Data Engineer

UNICON International Inc.; Torrance (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

UNICON International Inc. in Torrance, CA is seeking an AWS Data Engineer to design and maintain data integration pipelines. The role combines onsite work with one day of remote work, with a salary around $140–145k per year.

Responsibilities include building data workflows using AWS Glue/EMR and Airflow, leveraging PySpark and Python, and ensuring high data quality while meeting SLAs. Candidates should have extensive AWS experience and strong SQL/data warehouse skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, database design, ETL processes, and data warehousing.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS tools and technologies (S3, EMR, Glue, Athena, RedShift, RDS, Spectrum and Airflow)
• 2+ years of experience with CI/CD tools.
• Strong knowledge of data storage and processing technologies, including databases and data lakes based distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Hadoop, Spark).
• 3+ years of programming in Python, Java, or Scala.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data integration workflows using AWS Glue/EMR, AWS MWAA (Airflow), Lambda, Redshift.
• Demonstrate proficiency in PySpark, Apache Spark and Python for processing large datasets.
• Ensure data is accurately extracted, transformed, and loaded into target systems.
• Validate and cleanse data to maintain high data quality and integrity.
• Monitor, validate, and error-handle data pipelines to ensure reliability and SLAs.
• Optimize data workflows for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency on AWS.

Skills

5+ years data engineering

AWS tools

CI/CD

data storage & processing

Python/Java/Scala

Tools

AWS EMR

AWS Glue

Airflow

Iceberg

Redshift

RDS

IDMC

Amazon Kiro

CI/CD tools

Job description

Torrance, CA Work Model:

4 days onsite and 1 day Work from Home, Should be able to come work all five days if required.
$140-145k

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, database design, ETL processes, and data warehousing.


• 3+ years of experience with AWS tools and technologies (S3, EMR, Glue, Athena, RedShift, RDS, Spectrum and Airflow)


• 2+ years of experience with CI/CD tools.


• Strong knowledge of data storage and processing technologies, including databases and data lakes based distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Hadoop, Spark).


• 3+ in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala.

Job Title:

AWS Data Engineer

Location:

Torrance, CA

Work Model:

4 days onsite and 1 day Work from Home, Should be able to come work all five days if required.
$140-145k

What Will This Person Be Working On

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, database design, ETL processes, and data warehousing.


• 3+ years of experience with AWS tools and technologies (S3, EMR, Glue, Athena, RedShift, RDS, Spectrum and Airflow)


• 2+ years of experience with CI/CD tools.


• Strong knowledge of data storage and processing technologies, including databases and data lakes based distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Hadoop, Spark).


• 3+ in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop And Maintain Data Integration Solutions

• Design and implement data integration workflows using AWS Glue/EMR,AWS MWAA(Airflow), Lambda, Redshift


• Demonstrate proficiency in Pyspark, Apache Spark and Python for data processing large datasets


• Ensure data is accurately and efficiently extracted, transformed, and loaded into target systems.


• Ensure Data Quality and Integrity:


• Validate and cleanse data to maintain high data quality.


• Ensure data quality and integrity by implementing monitoring, validation, and error handling mechanisms within data pipelines


• Optimize Data Integration Processes:


• Enhance the performance, optimization of data workflows to meet SLAs, scalability of data integration processes and cost-efficiency on AWS cloudinfrastructure.


• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, fine-tuning queries, and optimizing data processing to enhance Redshift's performance


• Regularly review and refine integration processes to improve efficiency.


• Support Business Intelligence and Analytics:


• Translate business requirements to technical specifications and coded data pipelines


• Ensure timely availability of integrated data for business intelligence and analytics.


• Collaborate with data analysts and business stakeholders to meet their data requirements.


• Maintain Documentation and Compliance:


• Document all data integration processes, workflows, and technical & system specifications.


• Ensure compliance with data governance policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.

What’s Needed

Primary Skills : AWS EMR , GLUE, AIRFLOW, ICEBERG, REDSHIFT, RDS , IDMC, AMAZON KIRO and CI/CD

Candidate should Design and Develop Data Pipelines and Support them.

NICE TO HAVE (optional)

• Nice to have Informatica Cloud tool experience (IDMC)


• Nice to have Agentic AI experience with Amazon Kiro

Compensation & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance


• 401(k)


• Other standard benefits as applicable

About Unicon

UNICON is a workforce solutions provider with over 35 years of experience supporting organizations across a variety of industries. We partner with our clients to deliver skilled professionals while maintaining a strong focus on quality, compliance, and long-term relationships. UNICON is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.