Senior AWS Data Engineer

Senior AWS Data EngineerLocation: Knoxville, TN, Columbia SC or Lafayette, LA or Birmingham, ALSenior AWS Data Engineer to support the development, enhancement, and maintenance of enterprise risk analytics applications within a large-scale financial services environment. This role will focus on building and improving cloud-based data pipelines and analytics solutions using AWS technologies, with particular emphasis on Amazon Redshift, AWS Glue, Python, and SQL. The successful candidate will work with complex business and technical requirements, develop reliable data processing solutions, and contribute to automation and CI/CD practices. As a senior level resource, this individual should be comfortable working independently, troubleshooting complex data issues, collaborating with cross functional teams, and helping drive solutions from requirements through implementation and production support. Exposure to Generative AI and opportunities to apply AI driven automation within data engineering workflows is also valuable.Required qualifications to be successful in this role:5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS based data engineeringExperience with Amazon Redshift, including data processing and performance optimizationHands on experience developing ETL/data pipelines using AWS GlueStrong Python development skills for data processing and automationAdvanced SQL skills, including complex queries and large data setsExperience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment practicesExperience developing and maintaining enterprise scale data and analytics applicationsUnderstanding of data quality, troubleshooting, performance, and production supportExposure to Generative AI (GenAI) and AI enabled automation use casesAbility to work through complex requirements with limited oversightStrong communication and collaboration skillsFinancial services, enterprise risk, or risk analytics experience is preferredEducation: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field. Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.