Senior Data Engineer: AWS Data Lake & Ingestion Architect

Reach plc; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday

Pension contributions

Healthcare plan

Volunteer day

Bonus scheme

Employee discounts

Job summary

Reach plc is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to evolve the Reach data lake by creating new data ingestion processes, monitoring existing ones, and expanding ingestion frameworks using AWS services. You will collaborate with analysts, product managers, and business teams to ensure reliable data delivery and clear technical decisions.

The role emphasizes building robust pipelines with Python and SQL, leveraging Athena, Glue, S3, Lambda, ECS, and Redshift, and applying IaC with strong observability

Qualifications

• Technical Stack: Advanced Python (Pandas, AWS Wrangler), strong SQL (DDL/DML), and deep expertise across AWS data services (Athena, Glue, S3, Lambda, ECS, Redshift).
• Engineering Standards: Proven experience with IaC, unit testing for data workflows, and pipeline observability.
• Communication & Collaboration: Exceptional ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical partners, foster collaboration across teams, and manage multiple priorities independently.

Responsibilities

• Build & Maintain Pipelines: Design robust Python data ingestion processes from diverse sources (APIs, S3, SFTP) using AWS tools (Athena/Iceberg/Parquet, Glue, Lambda, ECS) and Redshift.
• Infrastructure & Monitoring: Provision AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and embed clear observability mechanisms to ensure high data reliability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with analysts, product managers, and business teams to ensure seamless data delivery and articulate technical design decisions clearly.
• Quality & Best Practices: Write comprehensive documentation, enforce unit testing standards, and champion a culture of data quality, inclusion, and non-discrimination.

Skills

Advanced Python

SQL

AWS data services

IaC

Unit testing

Communication

Tools

Athena

Glue

S3

Lambda

ECS

Redshift

Job description

Reach plc is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to evolve the Reach data lake by creating new data ingestion processes, monitoring existing ones, and expanding ingestion frameworks using AWS services. You will collaborate with analysts, product managers, and business teams to ensure reliable data delivery and clear technical decisions.

The role emphasizes building robust pipelines with Python and SQL, leveraging Athena, Glue, S3, Lambda, ECS, and Redshift, and applying IaC with strong observability