Senior Technical Lead - AWS

Senior Technical Lead - AWS

Onsite to Foster City, CA, USA

 Educational Qualification*

Any Bachelor''s Degree

Experience Range : 8+ Years

 Role Summary:

We are seeking an experienced  Senior AWS Data Platform & AI Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable cloud-native data platforms on AWS. The role involves building high-performance data ingestion pipelines, implementing Kubernetes-based microservices, automating cloud infrastructure, and enabling secure data sharing across enterprise environments. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver resilient, secure, and scalable solutions while driving DevOps best practices and integrating modern AI/LLM capabilities into enterprise applications.

The role also requires technical leadership, mentoring junior engineers, and continuously improving engineering processes through automation and cloud-native architecture.

Primary (Must have skills)*

·       Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in data engineering with a focus on AWS data services.

·       Skills: Proficiency in AWS services (Glue, Redshift, S3, Lambda, MWAA, etc.), SQL, Python, and ETL tools.

·       Proficiency in virtualizations like the EC2, EKS, ECS, ECR, Fargate

·       Certifications: AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty or AWS Certified Solutions Architect preferred.

·       Communication: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

·       Life Science Pharma & Commercial Operations Domain Knowledge is must

·       AWS Cloud Architecture (EKS, ECS, Lambda, S3, Redshift, Glue, Lake Formation)

·       Kubernetes, Docker, Helm

·       Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)

·       Apache Airflow

·       Python

·       Data Engineering & Data Ingestion Platforms

·       Databricks

·       Microservices Architecture

·       GitHub Actions / CI/CD Automation

·       AWS IAM & Cross-Account Security

·       REST API Development

·       Linux Administration

·       AI/LLM Technologies (OpenAI, LangChain, RAG, Pinecone, Prompt Engineering)

Secondary Skills  (Good to have)

·       Node.js / Express.js

·       React / Next.js

·       TypeScript & JavaScript

·       SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis

·       RabbitMQ, Amazon SQS

·       Jenkins & GitLab CI/CD

·       OAuth Authentication

·       CKAN Data Catalog

·       Google Cloud Platform & Azure

·       Cloudinary

·       Google Analytics

·       n8n Workflow Automation

·       Agile/Scrum Methodology

·       Technical Mentoring & Team Leadership

·       Customer & Stakeholder Communication