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AWS Data Engineer

Altis Recruitment

Toronto, Ontario

AWS Data Engineer

Altis Recruitment

Toronto, Ontario
 
Salary: From 75
 
County: 39
 

We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Data Engineer with hands-on experience in Amazon Athena, Glue, Lambda, DMS, RDS, Redshift, CloudFormation, and other AWS serverless technologies. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust data architecture and ETL pipelines in a cloud environment. You will play a key role in optimizing data models for performance and ensuring the availability and integrity of data for analysis, reporting, and decision-making.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient data pipelines and ETL processes using AWS Glue, Lambda, and Python.
  • Utilize Athena and Redshift for querying large datasets and supporting data analysis and reporting initiatives.
  • Build and optimize data models for high performance and scalability across various AWS services.
  • Implement and manage data migration and replication using AWS DMS, RDS, and related tools.
  • Create and manage infrastructure-as-code using CloudFormation for reproducible and automated deployments.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders, analysts, and other technical teams to gather requirements and design end-to-end data solutions.
  • Develop and maintain SQL queries and scripts to support business reporting needs.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve data pipelines and system performance.
  • Ensure data quality, governance, and security in accordance with industry standards and internal policies.


Required Skills & Experience:

  • 4+ years of experience in data engineering, ETL development, or a similar role.
  • Strong expertise in AWS data services, including: Athena, Glue, Lambda, DMS, RDS, Redshift and CloudFormation
  • Proficient in Python for scripting and data processing tasks.
  • Deep understanding of SQL and experience writing complex queries for analysis and reporting.
  • Proven experience designing serverless architectures and optimizing data storage for performance and cost-efficiency.
  • Hands-on experience with data modeling, schema design, and data warehouse best practices.
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevOps principles for cloud-based data pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, and monitoring tools.
  • Familiarity with data governance frameworks and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).


We’re an equal opportunity employer committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in today’s workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Minorities, women, LGBTQ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions.

 

We are committed to hiring military and Veteran spouses and encourage you to identify your connection with the MSEN when reaching out to us or applying to any of our open roles.

 

Have questions or want to learn more about us? We would love to hear from you!

 Altis Recruitment Team

Email: militaryfamilies@altis.com

613-230-3700

 

 

About Altis Recruitment

Welcome on behalf on the Altis Recruitment team! Altis has a long-standing business relationship with the Defence community. For more than 30 years, we have been grateful to work alongside the Department of National Defence and countless military professionals. We know that family members of military personnel often make many personal sacrifices to support their loved ones. We understand that it can be difficult to pursue a career when embracing sudden changes like relocation and deployment. For some, this has meant putting a pause on career goals or professional development. We would like to provide you with everything you need for a successful and confident job search – in addition to access to job opportunities. Download the checklists our experts have created to help you be at your best from application to interview.