Hybrid AWS Data Engineer – 7-Month Contract (Newark)

Spectraforce Technologies; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies in Newark, NJ is seeking an AWS Data Engineer for a 7-month contract. Hybrid role requiring strong background designing and implementing data ingestion pipelines, data lakes and data warehouses on AWS.

You will work across teams to deliver scalable, reliable data solutions. The ideal candidate has Bachelor's degree and hands-on experience with AWS services, serverless development, and CI/CD for data platforms, with emphasis on streaming and migration to

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in CS/SE/MIS or equivalent experience.
• Experience building data lakes, warehouses and apps on AWS for large enterprises.
• Proficient in Python, Shell, and SQL.
• Hands-on with AWS services including CloudFormation, S3, Athena, Glue, EMR/Spark, RDS, Redshift, DynamoDB, Lambda, Step Functions, IAM, KMS.
• Experience delivering AWS data lake solutions.
• Familiar with API Gateway, Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch.
• Serverless development with AWS Lambda.
• Experience in ETL/ELT and end-to-end data solutions on AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain efficient data architecture and code.
• Build reliable data ingestion pipelines within AWS and from on-prem to AWS.
• Ensure performance and quality on high-scale data projects.
• Participate in architecture and system design discussions.
• Hands-on development and unit testing of applications.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate components into enterprise web systems.
• Work with cross-functional teams across the SDLC to deliver projects.
• Identify and resolve performance issues; stay updated with new tech.
• Participate in code reviews to enforce standards.

Tools

CloudFormation

S3

Athena

Glue

EMR/Spark

RDS

Redshift

DynamoDB

Lambda

Step Functions

IAM

KMS

Secrets Manager

API Gateway

SQS

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Kinesis

Aurora

Job description

Spectraforce Technologies in Newark, NJ is seeking an AWS Data Engineer for a 7-month contract. Hybrid role requiring strong background designing and implementing data ingestion pipelines, data lakes and data warehouses on AWS.

You will work across teams to deliver scalable, reliable data solutions. The ideal candidate has Bachelor's degree and hands-on experience with AWS services, serverless development, and CI/CD for data platforms, with emphasis on streaming and migration to