Senior AWS Data Engineer & Tech Lead

Valiant Technologies LLC; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Newark, NJ is seeking an experienced AWS Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering team. You will design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines and data lake architectures on AWS, guiding a team of data engineers.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with data scientists and business stakeholders, and adherence to data quality, security, and governance standards.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in data engineering with leadership experience.
• Strong hands-on AWS data services experience.
• Proficient in Python and SQL; Shell scripting a plus.
• Experience with ETL/ELT, data lakes and data warehouses.
• Ability to lead, mentor, and coach engineers in a collaborative team.
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines and IaC tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize large-scale data pipelines and data lake architecture on AWS.
• Architect end-to-end data solutions for ingestion, storage, transformation, and analytics using AWS services.
• Mentor and guide a team of data engineers and conduct code reviews.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Oversee migration of data from legacy systems to AWS-based data lakes and data warehouses.
• Develop and enforce standards for data quality, security, and governance.
• Drive adoption of DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Ensure cost-effective and performant data solutions aligned with enterprise strategy.
• Stay current with AWS data technologies and evaluate new tools.

Skills

Python

SQL

Shell scripting

Scala

Technical leadership

ETL/ELT

Data modeling

DevOps

CI/CD

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS data services (Glue, Redshift, S3)

CloudFormation

Terraform

Git

Job description

Valiant Technologies LLC in Newark, NJ is seeking an experienced AWS Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering team. You will design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines and data lake architectures on AWS, guiding a team of data engineers.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration with data scientists and business stakeholders, and adherence to data quality, security, and governance standards.