AWS Data Engineer with DS skills

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Role: AWS Data Engineer with DS skills

Location: Cambridge, MA (Hybrid- once a week)

Max Rate: $64- 66/hr

Detailed JD

A hands-on AWS Data Engineer with Data Science skills designs, builds, and maintains scalable cloud data pipelines while operationalizing machine learning models and data science workloads.

Job Description Overview

Role

Hands-On AWS Data Engineer with Data Science Skills

Core Mission

Bridge the gap between raw data infrastructure and production-ready machine learning by building reliable data lakes, feature stores, and automated ML pipelines on AWS.

Key Responsibilities

Data Pipeline & Lakehouse Engineering

Design, build, and optimize end-to-end batch and streaming data pipelines using Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Amazon EMR, and Kinesis.

Data Science & ML Integration

Operationalize and deploy machine learning models (scikit-learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow) into production workflows using SageMaker and Lambda.

Feature Engineering & Warehousing

Manage large-scale data storage and analytics using Amazon Redshift and Athena, creating clean feature sets for data science models.

Orchestration & Automation

Build robust workflow orchestration using Apache Airflow, MWAA (Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow), or AWS Step Functions.

Data Governance & Quality

Ensure data integrity, pipeline monitoring, and security compliance using IAM, Lake Formation, and CloudWatch

Required Qualifications & Skills

Cloud & Services

7+ years of hands-on experience with core AWS big data services (S3, Glue, Redshift, Athena, EMR, SageMaker).

Programming

Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL; experience with PySpark or Scala for big data processing.

Data Science Acumen

Solid understanding of machine learning lifecycles, feature store concepts, and model deployment/inference patterns.

DevOps & Tools

Experience with Docker, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or AWS CDK)