Job Title: Senior AWS Data Engineer
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled AWS Data Engineer to support a strategic STRADA Modernization initiative. This role focuses on building and supporting a modern AWS + Databricks Lakehouse platform to enable advanced healthcare analytics (RWD/HEOR). The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with AWS, Databricks, and data pipeline development, along with the ability to work closely with both technical and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain data ingestion pipelines for real-world data (RWD) sources
Build and optimize data models within a Databricks Lakehouse architecture
Ensure data governance, quality, and compliance standards are met
Optimize cost, performance, and resource utilization across AWS and Databricks
Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions
Provide technical guidance, coding standards, and best practices
Support knowledge sharing through documentation and training sessions
Deliver status updates and progress reports to senior leadership
Requirements
Required Qualifications
Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, etc.)
Proven experience with Databricks (Delta Lake, notebooks, workflows)
Expertise in SQL and Python
Experience building end-to-end ETL/ELT data pipelines
Strong understanding of data modeling techniques
Experience with data governance, quality, and compliance frameworks
Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment
Databricks Certification
Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines
Experience with workflow orchestration tools
Exposure to data observability and lineage tools
Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability frameworks
Highly Preferred Skills
Experience in Healthcare / Pharma domain
Exposure to RWD (Real World Data) or HEOR analytics
Familiarity with Lakehouse architecture / Medallion (Bronze-Silver-Gold) models
Experience optimizing cost and performance in cloud environments
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills