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AWS Data Architect

Job in Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, 29228, USA
Listing for: Kaizen Technologies
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Data Engineer, Cloud Computing, AWS, IT Consultant
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 125000 - 150000 USD Yearly USD 125000.00 150000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Columbia

  • Architectural Strategy & Migration Design
  • Modern Data Architecture:
    Design and evolve a Lakehouse/Mesh architecture using AWS S3, Glue, and Amazon Redshift.
  • Legacy EDW Migration:
    Execute the migration strategy for moving MS SQL Server EDW to AWS, ensuring high performance and data integrity.
  • Pipeline Modernization:
    Refactor legacy SSIS packages into cloud-native services using AWS Glue, Step Functions, or MWAA (Airflow).
  • BI & Report Modernization:
    Lead the migration path for SSRS, Crystal Reports, Power BI, Tableau, and Hyperion to AWS-integrated environments or Amazon Quick Sight.
  • Governance & Compute:
    Implement multi-region scalability and robust governance using AWS Lake Formation and Glue Data Catalog, while optimizing compute via Serverless (Athena/Lambda) vs. Managed (EMR/MSK) strategies.
  • Hands-on Engineering & Implementation
  • ETL/ELT Conversion: A development-heavy role refactoring SSIS logic into Python/Spark within AWS Glue or EMR.
  • Database Migration:
    Hands-on use of AWS DMS and SCT to migrate data from MS SQL to RDS, Aurora, or Redshift.
  • Real-time Streaming:
    Implement streaming solutions using Amazon Kinesis or Managed Kafka (MSK).
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
    Automate all deployments using Terraform, AWS CDK, or Cloud Formation.
  • Optimization, Security & Compliance
  • Performance:
    Tune Redshift (distribution styles/sort keys) and optimize SQL/Spark query performance for low-latency BI.
  • Fin Ops:
    Monitor and reduce AWS spend via S3 lifecycle policies and Glue job optimization.
  • Security:
    Design fine-grained access via IAM and Lake Formation; manage encryption using KMS and Secrets Manager.
Mandatory AWS Expertise:
  • Migration/Storage: AWS DMS, SCT, Amazon S3 (Optimization & Replication).
  • Processing & Analytics: AWS Glue, EMR, Lambda, Amazon Redshift (RA3), Amazon Athena.
  • Messaging & Orchestration:
    Kinesis, MSK, SQS, Step Functions, MWAA (Airflow).
Legacy Stack & General

Skills:
  • Legacy Systems:
    Deep expertise in MS SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, Crystal Reports, Power BI, Tableau, and Hyperion.
  • Languages:

    Advanced Python and SQL (T-SQL and Spark SQL).
  • Dev Ops:
    Git-based CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Lab, or AWS Code Pipeline).
  • Data Formats:
    Deep understanding of Parquet, Avro, and Delta Lake.
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