AWS Data Engineer (Apache Iceberg)

HMG America LLC is the best Business Solutions focused Information Technology Company with IT consulting and services, software and web development, staff augmentation and other professional services. One of our direct clients is looking for AWS Data Engineer (Apache Iceberg) in (USA). Below is the detailed job description.

Job Title: AWS Data Engineer (Apache Iceberg)

Location: Remote (USA)
Job Type: Full-Time (FTE) / Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced AWS Data Engineer with strong expertise in Apache Iceberg to build and optimize modern cloud-based data lakehouse solutions. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing scalable data pipelines, implementing Iceberg tables, and working with AWS analytics services to deliver high-performance, reliable data platforms.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of Data Engineering experience
• Strong experience with AWS (S3, EMR, Glue, Athena, Lambda, IAM)
• Hands-on experience with Apache Iceberg in production
• Strong expertise in Spark / PySpark
• Python programming
• SQL (Advanced)
• Experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines
• Data Lake & Lakehouse architecture
• AWS Glue Data Catalog
• CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
• Git and Agile methodologies

Preferred Skills

• Apache Hudi or Delta Lake
• Airflow or AWS MWAA
• Kafka or Kinesis
• Redshift
• DBT
• Kubernetes/EKS
• Snowflake
• Databricks
• AWS Lake Formation

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines on AWS.
• Build and optimize Apache Iceberg tables for analytics workloads.
• Implement high-performance ETL/ELT pipelines using Spark and PySpark.
• Optimize partitioning, compaction, and query performance.
• Work with S3, Glue, Athena, EMR, and Redshift.
• Ensure data quality, governance, security, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, Analysts, and Business teams.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve platform reliability.
• Follow DevOps best practices for deployment and automation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of Data Engineering experience.
• 3+ years of AWS Data Engineering.
• 2+ years of production experience with Apache Iceberg.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Nice to Have

• AWS Certifications
• Experience with multi-cloud environments
• Experience with streaming data architectures
• Retail, Healthcare, or Financial domain experience