Data Analyst IV (IAM AWS Data Lake)

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Job Title: Data Analyst IV (IAM AWS Data Lake)

Location Requirements: Hybrid

Job Type: Contract

Role Overview: You will lead the design, architecture, and implementation of enterprise data solutions on AWS. This role combines technical leadership with architectural ownership. You will partner with data architects, data scientists, product owners, and business stakeholders to build scalable, secure, and reliable data platforms. You will mentor engineers, set engineering standards, and help shape the organization's data modernization and AI-readiness roadmap.

Responsibilities:

Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of enterprise data engineering solutions across the AWS ecosystem
Collaborate with lead developers, data scientists, architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to define technical strategy and scalable solutions
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineers and development teams, promoting best practices and engineering excellence
Drive architectural decisions with data and solution architects to ensure scalability, security, reliability, and maintainability
Design and oversee data warehouse and data lake solutions balancing business usability, performance, and sustainability
Establish engineering standards for data modeling, ETL frameworks, pipeline reliability, monitoring, and operational excellence
Lead end-to-end solution delivery aligned with business needs, architecture standards, and regulations
Oversee production support and operational management of AWS-based data platforms, conducting root-cause analysis and performance tuning
Champion data quality, governance, observability, and stewardship practices across teams and platforms
Identify opportunities for data architecture modernization and operational efficiency through automation and cloud-native tech

Required Qualifications:

8+ years of experience in Data Engineering, including 5+ years in AWS ecosystems
Expert-level experience with AWS services including S3, EMR, Glue Jobs, Lambda, Athena, CloudTrail, SNS, SQS, CloudWatch, and Step Functions
Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale data lake and data warehouse solutions using Lake Formation, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon Athena
Experience with Kafka-based streaming architectures, preferably Confluent Kafka
Advanced SQL and data modeling expertise, including dimensional modeling, data vault, and large-scale data warehousing
Deep experience developing and optimizing scalable, resilient data pipelines in AWSStrong understanding of distributed data processing frameworks, particularly PySpark and EMRAdvanced Python skills with extensive hands-on PySpark experience
Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
Designing and implementing CI/CD frameworks with GitHub and GitHub Actions
Knowledge of AWS IAM roles, policies, governance, and security best practices
Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as AWS Step Functions, Apache Airflow, or similar
Experience leading cloud migration, modernization, and enterprise data platform initiatives
Understanding of data governance, metadata management, data quality, and observability principles
Experience building AI-ready data pipelines and ML workflows, including feature engineering and MLOpsKnowledge of LLMs, RAG, and vector databases for AI-powered applications

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Gravity IT Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

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