AWS Data Engineer

Position: AWS Data Engineer

Position type: Permanent (Onsite)

Location: Ipswich, UK

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced AWS Data Engineer with strong expertise in ETL pipelines, Redshift, Iceberg, Athena, and S3 to support large-scale data processing and analytics initiatives in the telecom domain. The candidate will work closely with data architects, business analysts, and cross-functional teams to build scalable and efficient data solutions supporting network analytics, customer insights, billing systems, and telecom OSS/BSS workflows.

Key Responsibilities

1. Data Engineering & ETL Development

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using AWS-native services (Glue, Lambda, EMR, Step Functions).
• Implement data ingestion from telecom systems like OSS/BSS, CDRs, mediation systems, CRM, billing, network logs.
• Optimize ETL workflows for large-scale telecom datasets (high volume, high velocity).

2. Data Warehousing (Redshift)

• Build and manage scalable Amazon Redshift clusters for reporting and analytics.
• Create and optimize schemas, tables, distribution keys, sort keys, and workload management.
• Implement Redshift Spectrum to query data in S3 using external tables.

3. Data Lake & Iceberg

• Implement and maintain Apache Iceberg tables on AWS for schema evolution and ACID operations.
• Build Iceberg-based ingestion and transformation pipelines using Glue, EMR, or Spark.
• Ensure high performance for petabyte-scale telecom datasets (CDRs, tower logs, subscriber activity).

4. Querying & Analytics (Athena)

• Develop and optimize Athena queries for operational and analytical reporting.
• Integrate Athena with S3/Iceberg for low-cost, serverless analytics.
• Manage Glue Data Catalog integrations and table schema management.

5. Storage (S3) & Data Lake Architecture

• Design secure, cost-efficient S3 data lake structures (bronze/silver/gold zones).
• Implement data lifecycle policies, versioning, and partitioning strategies.
• Ensure data governance, metadata quality, and security (IAM, Lake Formation).

6. Telecom Domain Expertise

• Understand telecom-specific datasets such as:
• CDR, xDR, subscriber data
• Network KPIs (4G/5G tower logs)
• Customer lifecycle & churn data
• Billing & revenue assurance
• Build models and pipelines to support network analytics, customer 360, churn prediction, fraud detection, etc.

7. Performance Optimization & Monitoring

• Tune Spark/Glue jobs for performance and cost.
• Monitor Redshift/Athena/S3 efficiency and implement best practices.
• Perform data quality checks and validation across pipelines.

8. DevOps & CI/CD (Preferred)

• Use Git, Code Pipeline, Terraform/CloudFormation for infrastructure and deployments.
• Automate pipeline deployment and monitoring.

Required Skills

• 3–10 years' experience in data engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• AWS S3, Athena, Glue, Redshift, EMR/Spark
• Apache Iceberg
• Python/SQL
• Experience in telecom data pipelines and handling large-scale structured/semi-structured data.
• Strong problem-solving, optimization, and debugging skills.

Good to Have Skills

• Knowledge of AWS Lake Formation, Kafka/Kinesis, Airflow, or Delta/Apache Hudi.
• Experience with ML workflows in telecom (churn, network prediction).
• Exposure to 5G network data models.

Thanks and Regards,

Schiffer Felix

Talent Acquisition Executive| UK & Europe

Ampstek Services Limited

Sontraer Str. 9 60386, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen Germany

Tel - +49 (69) 50604428

Email - felix.s@ampstek.com /

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