AWS Cloud Data Engineer

Job Title: AWS Cloud Data Engineer

Location: Reston, VA

Type: Contract To Hire

Compensation: $87/HR

Contractor Work Model: Hybrid

Contract Length: 12-month contract

• Lead the design, implementation, and management of data integration and data platform solutions with a, scalability, and reliability
• Establish and enforce best practices for data integration, ETL/ELT, automation, monitoring, and data quality
• Design and maintain cloud and/or on-premise data warehouses, data lakes, and data access APIs
• Oversee data modeling efforts including dimensional modeling, denormalized structures, and OLAP concepts
• Drive delivery of data engineering initiatives, including structured and unstructured data pipelines
• Apply data extraction, transformation, and loading techniques to integrate large datasets from multiple sources
• Support analytical use cases by enabling data availability, quality controls, and reporting frameworks
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and direction to data engineering teams

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (In lieu of degree: 4 additional years of relevant experience)
• 10+ years of experience in data engineering, including leading teams and delivering scalable data platforms
• Strong experience designing and developing ETL/ELT pipelines
• Hands‑on experience with data modeling, relational databases, and application development
• Expert‑level SQL skills
• Strong problem‑solving, analytical, and troubleshooting abilities
• Excellent communication and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

• 3+ years of AWS data engineering experience (e.g., S3, Redshift, Kafka, and related services)
• Experience building data pipelines using Spark with Java or Scala (Cloudera or similar platforms)
• Strong Java development experience in enterprise environments
• Familiarity with Dev Ops tools such as Git, Artifactory, and CI/CD pipelines
• Expert understanding of data movement, data exchange formats, and database design concepts

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.