LatAm - Lead AWS Data Engineer

Perficient; United States; Remote; CLP 117,417,000 - 176,125,000; Full time

Job summary

Perficient seeks a Lead AWS Data Engineer to join our LATAM team in a fully remote role. You will own end-to-end data strategies, translating business needs into scalable AWS architectures while guiding migration of legacy systems to cloud platforms.

You will collaborate closely with clients, mentor Senior and Junior engineers, and drive data governance and security best practices across projects. This role emphasizes leadership, innovation, and a global perspective.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex AWS data migration projects.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Strong focus on data governance and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end data strategy and migrations on AWS.
• Design cloud-native architectures for large-scale data platforms.
• Collaborate with clients to define requirements and deliverables.
• Mentor Senior and Junior engineers to raise code quality and standards.
• Oversee data governance, security practices, and quality controls.

Skills

AWS

Data engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

Cloud architecture

Job description

We are actively seeking a Lead AWS Data Engineer to join our growing team in LATAM. This remote role offers the opportunity to lead high-impact projects, specifically focusing on complex data migrations and cloud-native architecture design.

As a Lead, you will own the end-to-end execution of data strategies, moving beyond execution to define the "how" and "why" of our data solutions. You will collaborate intimately with clients to translate business requirements into scalable AWS architectures, overseeing the migration of legacy systems to modern cloud platforms. You will also play a crucial role in mentoring Senior and Junior engineers, ensuring code quality, and implementing best practices in data governance and security.

We're a quickly growing, global digital consulting leader transforming the world's largest enterprises.

You'll work with the latest technologies, expand your leadership skills, and become a pivotal part of our global community.