Data Engineer (Short-Term Project)

Project Description:

We are looking for a Middle Data Engineer to support a short-term, time-sensitive data project. The role centers on building and running data processing workflows on AWS using Python and SQL. This is a focused, one-time effort — the ideal candidate can onboard quickly and deliver with minimal ramp-up.

Responsibilities:

Develop and run data processing and transformation workflows on the AWS data stack
Write and optimize Python scripts for data manipulation and AWS automation (boto3)
Query and process datasets using SQL and AWS Athena
Run distributed data processing jobs on AWS EMR; manage data in S3
Perform basic statistical analysis to support project goals
Work within the existing CI/CD and Atlassian environment (Bamboo, JIRA, Confluence)

Mandatory Skills Description:

Python for data engineering — pandas, scipy
boto3 (AWS SDK for Python)
SQL
Hands-on with AWS data services: Athena, EMR, S3 (basic working knowledge acceptable)

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

Basic statistical analysis
C++ (a plus, not required)

Languages:

English: B2 Upper Intermediate