Senior Systems Engineer (AWS Data Engineer)

Job description

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 Min. Experience: Experienced Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI) Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply! Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - 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, DynamoDB, Redshift, and OpenSearch 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...