Lead AWS Engineer - Data Lake & Cloud Modernization

IT Engagements; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IT Engagements, a global staff augmentation firm, has an immediate opening for a Lead AWS Engineer in Raleigh, NC (Hybrid).

The ideal candidate will bring 12+ years of experience, AWS Certification, and hands-on expertise in data lakes, cloud modernization, Python scripting, and DevOps practices. Visa focus: H1B, GC candidates supported.

Thank you for considering this opportunity with IT Engagements.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have AWS Certification.
• Experience in building enterprise data lakes on AWS.
• Proven modernization of legacy applications to cloud environments.
• Strong Python scripting and OO language exposure.
• Experience with DevOps, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with data governance, security, and auditing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements for modernization.
• Lead design, development, and delivery of AWS-based data lake solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting throughout projects.
• Identify architectural risks and propose mitigations.
• Ensure adherence to standards and best practices.

Skills

AWS Data Lake

Legacy modernization

AWS services

Data ingestion

Data processing

Data transformation

AWS ML

Python scripting

Object oriented languages

Relational databases

DevOps / DevSecOps / IaC

CI/CD pipelines

ETL tools

PowerBI / AWS QuickSight

Agile / Scrum

Tools

PowerBI

AWS QuickSight

ETL tools

Job description

IT Engagements, a global staff augmentation firm, has an immediate opening for a Lead AWS Engineer in Raleigh, NC (Hybrid).

The ideal candidate will bring 12+ years of experience, AWS Certification, and hands-on expertise in data lakes, cloud modernization, Python scripting, and DevOps practices. Visa focus: H1B, GC candidates supported.

Thank you for considering this opportunity with IT Engagements.