Senior Python Engineer - Remote Data Pipelines on AWS

Eliassen Group; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 102,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Python Developer to build and operate components of a SaaS risk and compliance platform. The role involves hands‑on Python development on Linux, data ingestion, storage, search, and cloud deployment, mainly on AWS. This is a remote contractor role with a W2 benefits package in the US.

Applicants must work on a W2 basis; benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with matching, and life insurance. Rate: $74.00–$78.00 per hour, W2.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience.
• Strong experience with Python and Linux.
• Proven experience ingesting, storing, and querying messy data at scale.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or other SQL relational databases.
• Familiarity with ElasticSearch or other NoSQL search engines.
• Hands‑on AWS experience with Lambda, ECS, EC2, RDS, SQS, S3, Route 53, and networking concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Python services and data pipelines on Linux.
• Ingest, normalize, and query messy, large‑scale datasets.
• Implement and optimize data models in PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
• Build and tune search capabilities using ElasticSearch or comparable engines.
• Deploy and operate workloads on AWS including Lambda, ECS, EC2, RDS, SQS, S3, Route 53, and core networking.
• Own components end to end including source code, testing and validation, interdependencies, and deployment strategies.
• Contribute to modernization while supporting production stability for the screening platform.

Skills

Python

Linux

AWS

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

NoSQL

Tools

Linux

AWS

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Python Developer to build and operate components of a SaaS risk and compliance platform. The role involves hands‑on Python development on Linux, data ingestion, storage, search, and cloud deployment, mainly on AWS. This is a remote contractor role with a W2 benefits package in the US.

Applicants must work on a W2 basis; benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with matching, and life insurance. Rate: $74.00–$78.00 per hour, W2.