
Senior Data Engineer (AWS, Big Data, ETL, Netezza, Spark, Kafka, Data Warehousing)
Astra-North Infoteck · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Senior Data Engineer | AWS Cloud | Big Data | ETL | Netezza | Spark | Kafka | Data Platform Modernization
Job Summary
The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in designing, developing, and supporting scalable data pipelines and distributed systems, along with hands-on experience in Big Data ecosystem tools, AWS services, and real-time data processing.
This role involves working on data platform modernization, cloud migrations, Data Warehousing, and ETL in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
Required Technical Skills
Cloud Technologies
Strong experience in AWS Cloud services
- EMR
- EC2
- S3
- VPC
- RDS
- Redshift
- AWS Glue
- IAM
- CloudWatch
- CloudFormation
Experience with
- Airflow (or AWS Managed Workflows)
Databases
Experience working with
- Netezza (Mandatory)
SQL-based systems
- SQL Server
- PostgreSQL
Data warehouses
- Teradata
- Redshift
- Netezza
ETL Tools
Hands-on experience with
- SSIS
- Pentaho or similar ETL tools
Programming & Scripting
Strong proficiency in
- SQL
- Shell scripting
Good to have
- Python
Operating Systems
- Strong experience in Unix/Linux environments.
Key Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in Data Engineering / Big Data / Platform Engineering.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, maintain, and support scalable data pipelines using Big Data and AWS technologies.
- Lead and support data platform migration initiatives (On-Prem to AWS Cloud), ideally with Netezza background.
- Develop and manage ETL/ELT processes using tools like SSIS, Pentaho, or similar.
Implement and manage AWS services such as
- EMR
- S3
- EC2
- Redshift
- Glue
- Airflow
- Build and optimize data workflows and orchestration pipelines using Airflow.
Work with real-time streaming technologies such as
- Kafka
- Spark Streaming
- Perform data ingestion, transformation, and validation from multiple data sources.
- Optimize SQL queries for performance and scalability.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure system reliability.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including
- Developers
- Architects
- Infrastructure teams.
Skills
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