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Lead Data Engineer

SANS Consulting Services, Inc.
Newark, NJ Contractor
POSTED ON 7/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/29/2026

Lead Data Engineer

Work mode: Hybrid model

Location: 751 Broad Street Newark, New Jersey 07068


  • 7 plus years of experience in data engineering, with at least 3 years in technical leadership or lead engineer role.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with AWS data services Glue, Redshift, S3, Lambda, EMR/Spark, Kinesis, Athena, RDS, API Gateway, etc.
  • Proficient in programming languages such as Python and SQL.
  • Experience with Shell scripting and Scala is a plus. Strong experience designing, implementing, and managing data lakes, data warehouses, and data ingestion pipelines on AWS.
  • Proven experience with ETL/ELT processes, data modeling, and big data frameworks. Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and coach engineers in a collaborative team environment.
  • Experience with DevOps practices, CI CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools like CloudFormation, Terraform.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.


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