Required Skills: GitHub and GitHub Actions, IAM, API Gateway, Lambda (multiple uses), Step Functions Lake Formation EKS & Kubernetes AWS Glue (Catalog, ETL, Crawler) Athena, S3, Apache Hudi Apache Flink RDS, Python, Terraform Enterprise, write and debug Terraform scripts
          Job Description
                    Job Title-  Senior AWS Data Engineer
 Location:  Charlotte ,NC (Onsite)
 Long term Role
  
 Job Description/ Responsibilities-
 Job Description:
 We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior AWS Data Engineer for a contract opportunity in North Carolina. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in modern cloud-native data engineering practices and DevOps, with hands-on experience in core AWS services, data processing frameworks, and infrastructure automation.
 Must-Have Technical Skills:
 DevOps & CI/CD:
 GitHub and GitHub Actions
 Cloud & AWS Stack:
 IAM, API Gateway, Lambda (multiple uses), Step Functions
 Lake Formation
 EKS & Kubernetes
 AWS Glue (Catalog, ETL, Crawler)
 Athena, S3 (with strong foundational knowledge: object vs. block storage, encryption/decryption, storage tiers)
 Data Engineering:
 Apache Hudi
 Apache Flink
 RDS (Relational Database Services)
 PostgreSQL and SQL
 Programming Languages:
 Python
 Java
 Infrastructure as Code:
 Terraform Enterprise
 Must be able to explain what Terraform is used for
 Understand and explain basic principles (e.g., modules, providers, functions)
 Able to write and debug Terraform scripts
 Preferred Qualifications:
 Prior experience in enterprise-scale data lake architecture
 Exposure to real-time data streaming platforms
 Working knowledge of data governance and cataloging in AWS ecosystem