AWS Data Engineer

Senior Systems Engineer (Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data Engineer)

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Senior Systems Engineer (Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data Engineer).

Location: Remote

Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)

Type: Full Time

Minimum Experience: Experienced

Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI)

Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!

Applications from candidates previously applied to SSG are still under review.

• Lead the next phase of the healthcare data platform modernization
• Continue the evolution from a Microsoft Structured Query Language Server (MSSQL) eXtensible Markup Language (XML) object store toward a scalable, cloud-native AWS data architecture
• Enable business stakeholders and analysts to run performant, SQL-based reports and queries against the healthcare data seamlessly
• Evaluate and decide the right AWS data strategy for the team’s platform
• Evaluate and commend the optimal AWS-native data storage and query architecture for the XML object store data, assessing options such as Simple Storage Service (S3) + Athena, Aurora, Dynamo
  
  DB, Redshift, and Open Search based on query patterns, reporting needs, cost, and scalability
• Design and build the reporting and query layer that allows business stakeholders and non-technical users to run relational SQL queries against healthcare data using familiar tooling
• Architect the migration path for XML object store data from MSSQL into the target AWS platform, defining storage formats, partitioning strategies, and data organization for optimal query performance
• Build and maintain AWS data catalog(s), schemas, and metadata management so that object store data is discoverable and queryable by business users
• Optimize query performance and cost across chosen AWS services - partitioning, compression, file formats, and query pattern tuning
• Work directly with business stakeholders and analysts to understand reporting requirements and translate them into durable, performant data models and query patterns
• Collaborate with backend C#/.Net engineers to ensure data flows cleanly from Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) processing pipelines into the new data layer
• Implement and maintain Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for data infrastructure using AWS-native tooling (Code Pipeline, Code Build, and Code Deploy)
• Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), Cloud Formation, or Terraform
• Document architecture decisions, data flows, and data dictionaries clearly for both technical and non-technical audiences

• 8+ years' experience in software or data engineering with a strong AWS focus
• Proven experience architecting and executing cloud data platform migrations in production enterprise or healthcare environments
• A track record of evaluating and selecting AWS data services to meet business reporting and query requirements
• Experience delivering reporting or analytics solutions that serve non-technical business users
• Deep hands-on AWS experience across data-oriented services (S3, Athena, Glue, Aurora, Dynamo
  
  DB, Redshift, Open Search, Lambda, Identity Access Management (IAM), Cloudwatch)
• Strong SQL skills, with an ability to design relational query layers over semi-structured or non-relational data (XML, JSON)
• Experience working with XML-heavy data stores (parsing, querying, and transforming XML at scale)
• An ability to evaluate trade-offs across AWS data services and make architecture recommendations based on cost, performance, and business requirements
• Familiarity with AWS analytics and reporting services, including Athena, Quick Sight, Redshift, or equivalent Business Intelligence (BI) tooling
• Proficiency with Git and Git Hub, branching strategies, pull requests, and collaborative workflows
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and AWS-native tooling (Code Pipeline, Code Build, and Code Deploy)
• IaC experience (AWS CDK, Cloud Formation, or Terraform)
• A strong ability to communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience gathering and translating business reporting requirements into technical data models
• Comfort driving ambiguous architecture decisions to resolution with limited direction
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and JIRA
• Strong documentation habits, including architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and migration runbooks

None required; however AWS Certification(s) are a plus.

Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Medical Claims (837, 835, 277CA, etc), Health Level (HL7), Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR).

Familiarity with C#/.Net backend services for integration touchpoints.

Experience with Entity Framework migration or depreciation projects.

Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in cloud data architecture.

Experience with healthcare payer/PBM systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations.

Experience working with remote…