AWS Data Platform Engineering Lead – AWS Data Services

AWS Data Platform Engineering Lead – AWS Data Services
Location: Toronto: Hybrid 2 days a week in office

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer with strong AWS expertise to lead the design, development, and evolution of scalable, high-performance data platforms. This role is responsible for building cloud-native data engineering frameworks, optimizing complex data pipelines, and evaluating emerging AWS services to drive innovation and efficiency.

As a senior technical leader, you will collaborate with architecture, analytics, and business teams to define long-term data strategy, establish engineering best practices, and support enterprise-wide data initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and enhancement of cloud-native data engineering frameworks on AWS.
• Architect, build, and optimize end-to-end batch and streaming data pipelines for scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Drive experimentation and adoption of new and emerging AWS services to improve platform capabilities and operational efficiency.
• Establish data engineering standards, patterns, and best practices for data ingestion, transformation, and storage.
• Partner with analytics and product teams to support reporting, analytics, and business objectives.
• Own data quality, monitoring, observability, and cost optimization strategies across the data platform.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to mid-level data engineers.
• Participate in architectural reviews and contribute to enterprise-wide data strategy and decision-making.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Data Engineering or Software Engineering.
• 4-5 years of dedicated hands-on experience with AWS.
• Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale, production-grade data platforms.
• Expertise with AWS data services, including:
• Amazon S3
• AWS Glue
• Amazon Redshift
• Amazon EMR
• AWS Lambda
• AWS Step Functions
• Amazon Kinesis
• Amazon MSK
• Strong programming skills in Python, Scala, or Java.
• Deep experience with ETL/ELT frameworks and data pipeline orchestration tools, including Airflow and AWS-native orchestration services.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, distributed systems, and performance tuning.
• Experience with CI/CD practices and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience evaluating and implementing new AWS services through proof-of-concept initiatives.
• Exposure to real-time streaming data architectures.
• Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance within cloud environments.
• Experience supporting analytics, business intelligence, or machine learning platforms.
• Experience working within Agile frameworks.
• AWS certifications such as:
• AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Technical Leadership Expectations

• Serve as a senior technical leader for AWS data engineering initiatives.
• Influence data platform architecture, engineering standards, and best practices.
• Guide teams in building scalable, reliable, and cost-effective data solutions.
• Promote innovation through the evaluation and adoption of emerging AWS capabilities.