Data Engineer-Data Platforms-AWS

IBM

Boston (MA)

Hybrid

USD 16,000 - 26,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

IBM Consulting is seeking a Data Engineer specializing in data platforms on the AWS Cloud. You will design, build, and operate batch and real-time data pipelines, creating data layers on RedShift, Aurora, and DynamoDB, and migrating data with DMS.

You’ll work with Open Source tools like Airflow and dbt to deliver scalable data solutions for diverse clients. The role emphasizes AWS experience, data pipeline development, and collaboration across teams in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree is required for the role.
Master's Degree is preferred for advanced data engineering work.
3–5 years of experience in data engineering or related fields.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate batch and real-time data pipelines on AWS.
Create data layers on RedShift, Aurora, and DynamoDB and migrate data with DMS.
Develop pipelines for Data Warehouse and Data Lake using Kinesis and Kafka.
Schedule and manage data services on AWS and leverage open source tools like Airflow and dbt.

Skills

Data engineering

AWS experience

Batch/real-time pipelines

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

AWS EMR

AWS Glue

Glue Catalog

Kinesis

RedShift

Aurora

DynamoDB

DMS

Apache Airflow

dbt

Spark

Python

Scala

Lambda

RedShift Spectrum

Databrew

Job description

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting FutureNow Centers, where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Data Engineer specializing in Data Platforms on AWS, you will advise on, develop, and maintain data engineering solutions on the AWS Cloud ecosystem. You will design, build, and operate batch and real-time data pipelines using various AWS services.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

Design and Develop Data Pipelines: Design, build, and operate batch and real-time data pipelines using AWS services such as AWS EMR, AWS Glue, Glue Catalog, and Kinesis, ensuring seamless integration and operation of data engineering solutions.
Create Data Layers: Create data layers on AWS RedShift, Aurora, and DynamoDB, and migrate data using AWS DMS.
Develop Batch and Real-Time Pipelines: Develop batch and real-time data pipelines for Data Warehouse and Datalake, utilizing AWS Kinesis and Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka.
Manage Data Services: Schedule and manage data services on the AWS Platform, ensuring seamless integration and operation of data engineering solutions.
Apply Open Source Technologies: Utilize open source technologies like Apache Airflow and dbt, Spark / Python or Spark / Scala on AWS Platform to support data engineering solutions.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Exposure to AWS Toolset: Experience working with AWS services such as AWS EMR, AWS Glue, Glue Catalog, and Kinesis to design, build, and operate batch and real-time data pipelines.
Data Pipeline Development: Exposure to developing batch and real-time data pipelines for Data Warehouse and Datalake, utilizing AWS Kinesis and Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka.
Data Layer Creation: Experience working with AWS RedShift, Aurora, and DynamoDB to create data layers and migrate data using AWS DMS.
Open Source Technologies: Exposure to utilizing open source technologies like Apache Airflow and dbt, Spark / Python or Spark / Scala on AWS Platform to support data engineering solutions.
Data Service Management: Experience working with scheduling and managing data services on the AWS Platform to ensure seamless integration and operation of data engineering solutions.

Preferred technical and professional experience

Proficiency with AWS Databrew: Experience working with AWS Glue Databrew to support data engineering solutions, including data preparation and data quality.
Knowledge of Lambda Functions: Exposure to using Lambda functions with Python to support data engineering solutions, including data processing and data integration.
Familiarity with RedShift Spectrum: Experience working with RedShift Spectrum to support data engineering solutions, including data warehousing and data analytics.

Years of Experience:3-5

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

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ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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