AWS Data Engineer Lead

Position: AWS Data Engineer Lead
Experience: 8–10 Years
Location: Chennai, Bangalore
Key Skills: AWS Data Engineering, Databricks, PySpark, SQL
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced AWS Data Engineer Lead to drive the design and delivery of robust, scalable data engineering solutions on AWS. You'll lead a team building high-performance data pipelines, lakehouse architectures, and analytics platforms, while championing engineering excellence and cloud-native best practices.
Key Responsibilities
Lead architecture and development of scalable data pipelines using AWS Glue, EMR, Lambda, and Step Functions
Design and manage cloud-native data lakes using S3, Lake Formation, and Redshift
Define engineering standards, review architecture decisions, and drive best practices across the team
Build real-time and batch data processing solutions using Kinesis / Kafka, Spark, and Glue Streaming
Partner with data architects and analytics teams to design efficient data models and pipelines
Implement strong data governance, cataloging, and security controls (IAM, Lake Formation, KMS)
Optimize infrastructure for performance, scalability, and cost using AWS best practices
Set up monitoring, alerting, and observability (CloudWatch, CloudTrail)
Mentor data engineers, lead code/design reviews, and manage sprint deliverables
Evaluate and adopt new AWS data services to keep the platform modern and efficient
Required Skills
Strong hands-on experience with AWS Glue, EMR, Redshift, S3, Lambda, Athena
Proficiency in PySpark, SQL, and Python for large-scale ETL/ELT development
Solid understanding of data lake / lakehouse design (Delta/Iceberg/Hudi a plus)
Experience with data modeling and building scalable data warehouses
Hands-on experience with CI/CD (CodePipeline/Jenkins) and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
Strong knowledge of AWS security and governance (IAM, Lake Formation, KMS)
Proven experience leading engineering teams in an Agile delivery environment
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Good To Have
Experience with Kafka/Kinesis for real-time streaming pipelines
Exposure to QuickSight or other BI/visualization tools
Familiarity with Apache Iceberg / Hudi for open table formats
AWS certifications: AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Why Join Us?
Lead impactful, large-scale data initiatives on a modern AWS stack
Collaborative, growth-oriented culture with strong technical mentorship
Attractive compensation, flexible working arrangements, and career advancement opportunities
Skills: emr,aws data engineering,aws glue,pyspark,amazon redshift,databricks,amazon kinesis,aws data engineer,sql

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