AWS Data Engineer

EXL

Data Engineer building scalable data infrastructure and transforming raw data into high-value assets for a cloud-native data ecosystem.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇮🇳 IndiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building scalable data transformation pipelines using SQL and DBT, with a strong focus on data architecture, governance, and quality. Proficient in AWS services and infrastructure automation, ensuring optimal performance and maintainability of data models.

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DBT Data TransformationSQL Query OptimizationAWS Services ExperienceData Warehousing ExpertiseAgile Development

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Hard Skills

SQLDBTData ModelingData WarehousingPythonJinja TemplatingAWS CDKCI/CDData ProfilingChange Data Capture

Soft Skills

Detail OrientationCollaborationSelf-StarterCommunicationTeamwork

Tools & Technologies

Amazon RedshiftAWS CodeCommitAWS CodePipelineAWS GlueAWS LambdaAWS Step FunctionsMWAA

Industry Keywords

Data EngineeringAnalyticsDimensional ModelingData GovernanceOperational Readiness

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Amazon RedshiftAWSPySparkPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build robust, scalable data transformation pipelines using SQL, DBT, and Jinja templating
Develop and maintain data architecture and standards for Data Integration and Data Warehousing projects using DBT and Amazon Redshift
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver dimensional data models that serve as a single source of truth
Own the full stack of data modeling in DBT to empower analysts, data scientists, and BI engineers
Enhance and maintain the analytics codebase, including DBT models, SQL scripts, and ERD documentation
Ensure data quality, governance alignment, and operational readiness of data pipelines
Apply software engineering best practices such as version control, CI/CD, and code reviews
Optimize SQL queries for performance, scalability, and maintainability across large datasets
Implement best practices for SQL performance tuning, including partitioning, clustering, and materialized views
Build and manage infrastructure as code using AWS CDK for scalable and repeatable deployments. Integrate and automate deployment workflows using AWS CodeCommit, CodePipeline, and related DevOps tools
Support Agile development processes and collaborate with offshore teams
Perform comprehensive data profiling on staging datasets to assess completeness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and conformity with business rules before downstream ingestion.
Conduct gap analysis between source, staging, and target data models to identify missing attributes, mismatched definitions, and transformation issues impacting reporting and analytics.
Partner with business SMEs, product owners, and analytics teams to clarify data definitions, resolve ambiguities, and prioritize remediation of critical data gaps.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s (preferred) degree in a quantitative or technical field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or equivalent
4+ years of experience in data engineering and analytics on modern data platforms
3+ years’ extensive experience with DBT or similar data transformation tools, including building complex & maintainable DBT models and developing DBT packages/macros
Deep familiarity with dimensional modeling/data warehousing concepts and expertise in designing, implementing, operating, and extending enterprise dimensional models
Understand change data capture concepts
Experience working with AWS Services (Lambda, Step Functions, MWAA, Glue, Redshift)
Hands-on experience with AWS CDK, CodeCommit, and CodePipeline for infrastructure automation and CI/CD
Python proficiency or general knowledge of Jinja templating in Python and/or PySpark
Agile experience and willingness to work with extended offshore teams and assist with design and code reviews with customer
A great teammate and self-starter, strong detail orientation is critical in this role.

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