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Position: Senior Data Engineer (AWS)
Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid – 4 days onsite)
About the Opportunity
CornerStone Staffing is partnering with a leading organization to hire a Senior Data Engineer to help build and scale a modern data environment in AWS. This role is focused on designing reliable, high-performing data systems that support enterprise reporting, analytics, and business decision-making.
This is a hands-on role with ownership across data pipelines, modeling, and data quality, working closely with both technical teams and business stakeholders.
What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines in AWS supporting batch and real-time processing
- Develop and optimize data models to support business intelligence and analytics use cases
- Integrate data from multiple sources including APIs, enterprise systems, and external data feeds
- Ensure data quality, consistency, and governance across the full data lifecycle
- Implement monitoring and alerting to proactively identify and resolve data issues
- Partner with business and technical teams to translate requirements into data solutions
- Evaluate and improve existing data architecture, including migration and decommissioning of legacy systems
- Troubleshoot data issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term fixes
- Optimize performance through query tuning, indexing, and efficient data design
- Maintain clear documentation and version control across data systems and processes
What You Bring
- 4 years of experience building and managing data pipelines and data models in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)
- Strong programming skills in Python and advanced SQL
- Experience with modern data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, or Microsoft Fabric
- Experience designing scalable data architectures for analytics and reporting
- Familiarity with both batch and real-time data processing
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform is a plus
- Exposure to ERP systems such as SAP is a plus
- Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What Sets This Role Apart
- Direct impact on building and shaping a cloud-based data platform
- High visibility across multiple business functions
- Opportunity to work with modern data tools and scalable architectures
- Role offers ownership and influence over data strategy and execution