AWS Senior Platform Engineer

Adastra

  • Toronto, ON
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
OverviewWe are seeking a highly skilled and motivated AWS Senior Platform Engineer to join our growing data engineering team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about building scalable, secure, and high-performance data platforms.Location: Across CanadaStatus: ContractResponsibilities:
  • Design, develop, and optimize data pipelines using EMR and Spark (PySpark)
  • Implement and manage AWS Lake Formation for secure and governed data access
  • Contribute to the development and adoption of data mesh solutions, enabling decentralized data ownership and interoperability
  • Write and maintain data quality checks to ensure accuracy, completeness, and reliability of data assets
  • Build out data catalog solutions on AWS
  • Support light DevOps tasks, with a strong preference for experience in Terraform for infrastructure as code
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering or platform engineering roles
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS EMR, Spark (PySpark), and Lake Formation
  • Familiarity with data mesh architecture and its implementation in enterprise environments
  • Proficiency in writing robust data validation and quality checks
  • Experience working within structured frameworks and agile environments
  • Exposure to DevOps practices, especially using Terraform for provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
About AdastraFor more than 25 years, Adastra Corporation has been hyper-focused on data and the infrastructures to support it. We are an international consulting company working with businesses and IT Leaders to extract value through data and analytic solutions in the domains of Cloud, Data Management, Analytics, AI and ML, Governance, Hyper Automation, and Enterprise Application Development. Our team of experts, combined with our worldclass data management platform, helps provide trusted insights, establish frameworks, enforce best practices, and streamline processes for around-the-clock global coverage. Adastra has a proven track record of helping organizations of all sizes – from SMEs to Fortune 1000s – achieve their data transformation goals, whether that be accelerating innovation, improving operational excellence, or creating unforgettable customer experiences.Equal Opportunity EmployerIn our commitment to promote fair and equitable treatment of all employees and applicants, Adastra Corporation provides equal employment opportunities for all individuals regardless of age, sex, disability, race, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other ground as described in the Ontario Human Rights Code. In addition, accommodation will be provided during the hiring process. Adastra Corporation’s implementation and support of employment initiatives, encourage diversified labour force participation and equal access to opportunities based on merit and performanceThere has been an increased instance of fraudulent job offers coming from people posing as Adastra HR employees. Please note that Adastra will never request fees as part of our recruiting process and any emails sent to you that are not from ‘@adastragrp.com’ or ‘@talent.icims.com’ are fraudulent. All employment offers are sent via DocuSign and if you receive an employment offer from a suspicious email and not via DocuSign, it is fraudulent.Contact careers@adastragrp.com to inquire about jobs at Adastra, to report a suspicious request for money or personal information from external websites or suspicious employment offers.

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