Data Engineer — AWS Cloud ETL & Analytics

Delta Defense, LLC; West Bend (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Defense, LLC is seeking a Data Engineer to turn complex data into actionable insights that support smarter business decisions. You will build reliable data solutions, support the Enterprise Data Warehouse, and make KPIs and reporting more accessible across the business.

The role requires 2–5 years in data engineering or BI, strong SQL skills, and experience with AWS services (S3/EMR) and dbt. Onsite at our West Bend, WI HQ with limited hybrid flexibility and no visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred in Computer Science, Information Management, Data Science/Analytics, statistics, or equivalent relevant experience
• 2-5 years of experience in data engineering or business intelligence roles
• 3-5 years of SQL experience
• Ability to work efficiently within AWS cloud technologies such as S3, EMR preferred
• 1+ years experience in Agile SDLC
• 1+ years dbt experience preferred
• Solid understanding of ETL/ELT methodologies
• Proficiency with Python and scripting languages preferred
• Solid understanding of industry standard analytical modeling techniques

Responsibilities

• Work within systems and infrastructures that collect and process data to create clean datasets ready for analysis.
• Contribute to standards for data transformations and data formats.
• Support data quality through profiling methodologies.
• Maintain CI/CD, unit testing, and performance optimization practices.
• Collaborate with Data Architecture to ensure data model quality and consistency.
• Leverage data infrastructure to fulfill data-related requests and perform data housekeeping.
• Analyze data to spot anomalies and trends across datasets.
• Troubleshoot problems and identify solutions.
• Follow best practices related to PII and risk policies.
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Skills

SQL

Python

AWS

ETL/ELT

dbt

Data Modeling

Education

Associate or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Data Science/Analytics, statistics, or equivalent relevant experience

Tools

dbt

Amazon EMR

Amazon S3

Job description

Delta Defense, LLC is seeking a Data Engineer to turn complex data into actionable insights that support smarter business decisions. You will build reliable data solutions, support the Enterprise Data Warehouse, and make KPIs and reporting more accessible across the business.

The role requires 2–5 years in data engineering or BI, strong SQL skills, and experience with AWS services (S3/EMR) and dbt. Onsite at our West Bend, WI HQ with limited hybrid flexibility and no visa sponsorship.