Lead AWS Data Engineer (Java)

Job Title: Lead AWS Data Engineer Location: Reston, VA (DMV Local candidates only) Duration: 12 Months+ Looking for a very strong AWS cloud data engineer , of course Jave will be the core skills but beyond that we are looking for a strong data engineer that can build data pipelines in AWS. PURPOSE: The Lead Data Engineer is responsible for Designing, Building, deploying, maintaining and scaling cloud OR on-premise data solution and data platform with emphasis on reliability, automation and performance. This role will focus on leading the development of solutions and helping transform the company's platforms deliver data-driven, meaningful insights and value to company. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 50% Lead the team to design, configure, implement, monitor, and manage all aspects of Data Integration activities. Defines and develop the Data Integration best practices for the data management environment of optimal performance and reliability. 10% Develops and maintains infrastructure systems (e.g., data warehouses, data lakes) including data access APIs. Prepares and manipulates data using Hadoop or equivalent MapReduce platform. 10% Provides detailed guidance and performs work related to Modeling Data Warehouse solutions in the cloud OR on-premise. Understands Dimensional Modeling, De-normalized Data Structures, OLAP, and Data Warehousing concepts. 10% Oversees the delivery of engineering data initiatives and projects. Supports long term data initiatives as well as Ad-Hoc analysis and ELT/ETL activities. Creates data collection frameworks for structured and unstructured data. Applies data extraction, transformation and loading techniques in order to connect large data sets from a variety of sources. 10% Enforces the implementation of best practices for data auditing, scalability, reliability and application performance. Develop and apply data extraction, transformation and loading techniques in order to connect large data sets from a variety of sources. 5% Interprets data, analyzes results using statistical techniques, and provides ongoing reports. Executes quantitative analyses that translate data into actionable insights. Provides analytical and data-driven decision-making support for key projects. Designs, manages, and conducts quality control procedures for data sets using data from multiple systems. 5% Improves data delivery engineering job knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies. Required Experience: At Least 10 years Experience in leading data engineering and cross functional team to implement scalable data platforms for optimal performance. Hands-on experience with application development, relational database layout, development, data modeling. Data Engineering on AWS platform preferably leveraging S3, Kafka, Redshift and other AWS services., at least 3 years Strong Java Programming with enterprise scale experience ( using Git,Artifactory and other DevOps tools) Knowledge and understanding of database design and implementation concepts. , Expert Knowledge and understanding of data exchange formats., Expert Apply tot his job