Data Engineer: AWS Glue, ELT Pipelines & Data Mesh

SMX; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 103,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

SMX is hiring a Data Engineer responsible for architecting, building, testing, and maintaining the data infrastructure for our mission partners. You will work on data modeling and backend data mesh, creating data queries and performing SQL work to deliver reliable, production-ready datasets.

You will collaborate with analytics and business teams to transform raw information from diverse sources into scalable data pipelines, optimize schemas, support migration, and ensure data quality and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or related field.
• 3 years of professional experience in data engineering or backend software engineering.
• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and data query creation.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services, specifically AWS Glue, Glue Catalog, and Step Functions.
• Experience with data modeling, data migration, and ETL functions.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Design, construct, test, and maintain highly scalable data management systems and robust ELT/ETL pipelines.
• Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from various sources using cloud technologies, with a strong focus on AWS Glue, Glue Catalog, and Step Functions.
• Support data migration efforts and ETL functions.
• Optimize database schemas and build systems to collect, validate, and prepare data.
• Combine raw information from different sources to meet business and mission needs.
• Work with analytics and business teams to understand data requirements and deliver production-ready datasets.

Skills

SQL

Data querying

AWS Glue

Glue Catalog

Step Functions

Data modeling

ETL/ELT

Security clearance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Information Technology or Data Engineering or related field

Tools

AWS Glue

Glue Catalog

Step Functions

Job description

SMX is hiring a Data Engineer responsible for architecting, building, testing, and maintaining the data infrastructure for our mission partners. You will work on data modeling and backend data mesh, creating data queries and performing SQL work to deliver reliable, production-ready datasets.

You will collaborate with analytics and business teams to transform raw information from diverse sources into scalable data pipelines, optimize schemas, support migration, and ensure data quality and