AWS Data Platform Administrator

Droisys is an innovation technology company focused on helping companies accelerate their digital initiatives from strategy and planning through execution. We leverage deep technical expertise, Agile methodologies, and data-driven intelligence to modernize systems of engagement and simplify human/tech interaction.Amazing things happen when we work in environments where everyone feels a true sense of belonging and when candidates have the requisite skills and opportunities to succeed. At Droisys, we invest in our talent and support career growth, and we are always on the lookout for amazing talent who can contribute to our growth by delivering top results for our clients. Join us to challenge yourself and accomplish work that matters.AWS Data Platform AdministratorLocation : Raritan, NJ (4 days work from office)Summary:The client is seeking a senior AWS Data Platform Administrator with strong expertise in AWS infrastructure, AWS Glue, Redshift, EKS, S3, VPC, security, and automation. The ideal candidate should have experience managing enterprise-scale data platforms, production support, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), and cloud cost optimization within AWS environments.SkillsMandatory Skills : AWS EC2, AWS EKS, AWS Glue, AWS S3, AWS VPCGood to Have Skills : AWS Cloud Architecture, AWS Lambda, Performance Monitoring- Cloud Native (Aws Cloud Watch, Azure Cloud Monitor) - TestingKey ResponsibilitiesAdminister and support AWS based data platforms across development test staging and production environmentsManage services such as Amazon S3 Redshift RDSAurora Glue EMR Athena Lake Formation Kinesis Lambda DMS Step Functions and CloudWatchProvision and configure cloud resources using infrastructureascode tools such as Terraform AWS CloudFormation or AWS CDKImplement identity and access controls using IAM roles policies permission boundaries AWS Organizations and service control policiesMonitor platform health capacity job execution data pipelines storage and query performance proactively identify and resolve issuesPerform incident problem change release and servicerequest management in accordance with defined SLAs and ITIL practicesOptimize Redshift clusters SparkEMR workloads storage tiers data transfer and compute consumption for performance and costImplement backup recovery highavailability businesscontinuity and disasterrecovery controls conduct periodic restoration and failover testsSecure data using encryption key management private networking secrets management logging vulnerability remediation and leastprivilege accessEnable data governance through cataloging lineage classification access auditing retention and lifecyclemanagement controlsBuild operational automation using Python Shell scripting AWS CLI SDKs and CICD pipelinesMaintain platform standards runbooks architecture diagrams configuration records SOPs troubleshooting guides and audit evidencePartner with data engineers architects security teams application teams FinOps and business stakeholders on onboarding migrations upgrades and capacity planningProvide technical leadership mentor junior administrators coordinate vendor support and drive rootcause analysis and continuous improvementRequired Technical SkillsStrong handson administration experience with AWS data analytics compute storage networking security and monitoring servicesDeep understanding of data lake data warehouse lakehouse batchprocessing and streaming architecturesExperience administering Amazon Redshift including workload management query tuning distribution and sort strategies scaling snapshots and securityExperience with AWS Glue Data Catalog crawlers jobs workflows and Lake Formation permissionsWorking knowledge of Apache Spark and Amazon EMR administration troubleshooting scaling and performance tuningStrong knowledge of Amazon S3 design bucket policies lifecycle rules versioning replication encryption and access controlsProficiency in IAM KMS Secrets Manager VPC security groups private endpoints CloudTrail CloudWatch AWS Config and GuardDutyExperience with Terraform or CloudFormation and CICD tools such as AWS CodePipeline Jenkins GitHub Actions Azure DevOps or GitLab CICDProficiency in Python and Shell scripting for administration monitoring deployment and remediation automationStrong SQL skills and familiarity with relational databases data modeling ETLELT patterns and data integrationKnowledge of observability log analytics ing backup disaster recovery patching and productionsupport practicesUnderstanding of cloud costmanagement practices tagging standards budgets usage analysis and rightsizingQualificationsBachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related discipline7 years of overall experience in cloud infrastructure data platform administration database administration or data engineering operationsAt least 4 years of handson experience supporting AWS environments including production data and analytics workloadsDemonstrated experience operating highly available secure and scalable enterprise platformsStrong troubleshooting rootcause analysis documentation communication and stakeholdermanagement skillsAbility to participate in oncall support and planned maintenance activities when requiredPreferred Skills and CertificationsAWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional AWS Certified Data EngineerDroisys is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. Droisys believes in diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and we are committed to fostering a diverse work environment.