Data Engineer

eTeam Inc.

Fort Mill, SC

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$55–$60 Per Hour

SKILLS

AWS Lambda, Acceptance Testing, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Programming Interface (API), Applications Security, Architectural Services, Auditing, Authentication, Automation, Best Practices, Business Growth, Business Support, Cloud Applications, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Code Reviews, Computer Science, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Integration, Distributed Computing, Enterprise Protection, Error Handling, Identify Issues, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Machine Tool, Metrics, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, OAuth, On Call, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Production Support, Production Systems, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Assurance, REST (Representational State Transfer), Regulatory Compliance, Release Management/Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Scalable System Development, Security Infrastructure, Simple Queue Service (SQS), Software Development, Software Engineering, Standards Development, System Integration (SI), Team Player, Technical Writing, Technical/Engineering Design, Test Automation, Testing, Traffic Shaping

LOCATION

Fort Mill, SC

POSTED

13 days ago

Role Name: Data Engineer (Python, AWS Glue, Airflow, Lambda)
Location: Fort Mill, SC - 100% onsite

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Local Grade : C2
Location: Fortmill, SC

Role Overview
The Senior API Engineer (Python / AWS) is a critical member of the Data Modernization & Integration organization. This role is responsible for designing, building, securing, and operating high quality, cloud native REST APIs that power LPL s core business platforms and integrations.

This engineer will focus primarily on Python based API development on AWS, leveraging services such as API Gateway, Lambda, and related AWS components, with all infrastructure managed through Terraform. The role plays an important part in modernizing legacy integrations and defining engineering standards for reliable, secure, and scalable API services.

The ideal candidate combines deep hands on Python API engineering expertise with strong cloud architecture skills, a passion for automation, and the ability to collaborate across platform, data, security, and application teams.

Responsibilities
API Engineering & Application Development
Design, develop, and maintain Python based REST APIs that support business critical workflows.
Build APIs using AWS Lambda and Amazon API Gateway, following API first and REST best practices.
Implement clean, testable, and well documented Python code suitable for enterprise production environments.
Optimize API performance, reliability, scalability, and error handling.
Ensure proper API versioning, contract stability, and backward compatibility.
Security & Access Management
Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms such as OAut., JWT, and IAM based access.
Enforce API security controls including request validation, throttling, rate limiting*** and auditing.
Partner with security teams to ensure APIs meet enterprise security and compliance standards.
Automation & Infrastructure Engineering

Provision and manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform.
Create and maintain reusable Terraform modules for:
API Gateway
Lambda
IAM roles and policies
CloudWatch logging and monitoring
Ensure environment consistency across DEV, QA, UAT, and PROD.
CI/CD & Operational Excellence

Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for build, test, and deployment of Python APIs.
Support automated testing, packaging, versioning, and release management.
Implement observability through logging, metrics, alerts, and tracing.
Participate in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and production support activities.
Cross Team Collaboration

Collaborate closely with application teams, platform engineering, cloud, and security teams.
Align API design and implementation with enterprise architectural standards.
Actively contribute to code reviews, design discussions, and technical documentation.
Promote best practices and a culture of engineering excellence.
Strategic Influence

Influence API engineering standards, patterns, and best practices across the organization.
Contribute to architectural reviews and modernization efforts.
Help drive consistent, scalable, and maintainable cloud native API solutions.
What Are We Looking For?

We are looking for strong collaborators who deliver reliable, secure, and high quality API solutions in fast paced, team oriented environments. Ideal candidates pursue technical excellence, act with integrity, and are motivated to build scalable platforms that enable business growth. We value continuous improvement, curiosity, and individuals who take ownership and pride in their work.

Requirements

7 years of experience in software engineering, API engineering, or cloud application development.
Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master s preferred).
Demonstrated hands on experience with:
Python for backend and API development
REST API design and implementation
AWS Lambda and Amazon API Gateway
Terraform for Infrastructure as Code
Experience building and operating APIs in large scale, production environments.
Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and secure API design.
Experience with CI/CD, Git based workflows, and automated testing.
Ability to troubleshoot production issues and support on call rotations when required.
Core Competencies

API Design Mindset builds clean, consistent, and consumer friendly APIs.
Builder Mindset emphasizes automation, reuse, and simplicity.
Systems Thinking understands how APIs integrate with distributed systems.
Collaboration works effectively across engineering, security, and platform teams.
Ownership & Accountability takes responsibility for design, delivery, and reliability.
Preferences

Experience with OAuth providers and identity platforms.
Familiarity with AWS SAM or Serverless Framework (tooling experience).
Exposure to event driven architectures (EventBridge, SNS/SQS).
Experience operating APIs in regulated or enterprise environments (financial services preferred).
Knowledge of observability tools such as CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Datadog, OpenTelemetry.
Experience designing reusable API frameworks or shared libraries.
Why This Role Is Different

About the Company

eTeam Inc.

Looking for a great job? Join eTeam. We’re looking for talented staffing professionals to join our staff. We also provide contract assignments and full-time jobs at Fortune 2000 Companies. We’ve been named one of the best companies to work for by Staffing Industry Analysts and New Jersey Business.

COMPANY SIZE

100 to 499 employees

INDUSTRY

Other/Not Classified

FOUNDED

1998

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