Rackspace Technology is hiring a
AWS Data Engineering Architect

Summary

The job is for a Data Engineering Framework Architect with expertise in AWS-based solutions who will design and build innovative data solutions on AWS EMR/Glue environments using DBT, SQLMesh, or Coalesce. The candidate will lead the architecture and implementation of these frameworks, develop strategic plans for scalable data solutions, and mentor the data engineering team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• 7+ years of experience in data engineering with a focus on AWS-based solutions
• Proficient in designing and implementing data engineering frameworks such as DBT, SQLMesh, or Coalesce
• Extensive knowledge of AWS services, particularly EMR and Glue

Responsibilities

• Extensive experience with AWS data services, including AWS EMR, Glue, S3, Redshift, and other related technologies
• Proven Architect and design advanced data engineering frameworks on AWS EMR/Glue, Apache Spark and other AWS Data services technology
• Develop strategic plans for scalable data solutions, overseeing their implementation and maintenance
• Define and enforce architectural standards and frameworks for data ingestion, processing, storage, and retrieval
• Lead collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure adoption of data engineering frameworks are leveraged to deliver solutions
• Provide mentorship and architectural guidance to the data engineering team

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Certified Big Data Specialty certification
• Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, AWS CloudFormation)