Senior AWS Data Architect with AI/ML experience - Atlanta, GA (hybrid) 20665-1

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My name is Mayank, and I am a Technical Recruiter from Empower Professionals Inc. We are sourcing for a "Senior AWS Data Architect" role located at "Atlanta, GA" and it's a long-term contract with possible extensions.

 

Local to GA or nearby candidates only

Role- Senior AWS Data Architect (20665-1)

Location- Atlanta, GA (hybrid)

Duration: 12+ Months

 

Must Have Skills-

• Data Architect, PyTorch, ML experience (Preferred),
• Data Architect
• ETL
• CloudTrail, Cloud Watch
• AWS

 

Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Architect to design, build, and optimize enterprise data platforms on the AWS ecosystem. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in AWS Glue, distributed data processing, DAG-based orchestration, and machine-learning pipeline enablement (including PyTorch).
This role requires a blend of hands-on architecture, strategic planning, and technical leadership.

 

Key Responsibilities-

Data Architecture & Design

• Design end-to-end architectures across batch, streaming, and real-time use cases.
• Develop scalable data models, lakehouse structures, and metadata strategies aligned with business needs.
• Architect ETL/ELT solutions using AWS Glue Jobs, Glue Data Catalog, Glue Studio, and Glue Workflows.
• Design systems leveraging AWS services: S3, Glue, Lake Formation, Athena, Redshift, IAM, KMS, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudTrail.
• Ensure adherence to the AWS Well-Architected Framework (security, cost, performance, reliability).

 

Data Engineering & Pipelines

• Build and optimize pipelines using Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, EMR, Athena, and S3.
• Implement DAG-based orchestration with Apache Airflow, AWS MWAA, or Glue Workflows.
• Establish robust processes for data quality, lineage, reliability, and observability.

 

Machine Learning Pipeline Enablement

• Collaborate with ML teams to productionize PyTorch models.
• Architect feature store solutions, data-prep workflows, and training/inference pipelines.
• Optimize storage and compute architectures for large-scale model training and batch inference.

 

Security, Governance & Compliance

• Define and enforce data-governance policies, IAM architectures, and encryption standards.
• Ensure compliance with frameworks such as GDPR, HIPAA, etc.
• Implement metadata and lineage strategies via Glue Data Catalog and related tools.
• Utilize AWS KMS, Secrets Manager, Parameter Store for encryption and secrets management.

 

Technical Leadership

• Establish architectural standards and guide teams on AWS best practices.
• Mentor data engineers, analysts, and ML engineers.
• Evaluate and drive adoption of scalable, cost-efficient cloud solutions.
• Lead cost-optimization initiatives and architecture reviews.

 

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years in data architecture, data engineering, or a related field.
• Expert-level knowledge of AWS Glue, S3, Athena, Lambda, Step Functions, IAM.
• Strong hands-on experience with ETL/ELT, distributed processing, and job optimization.
• Expertise in DAG-based orchestration: Airflow, MWAA, Step Functions, or Glue Workflows.
• Experience supporting ML pipelines and PyTorch-based workflows.
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and scalable data-processing frameworks.
• Solid understanding of OLTP, OLAP, and lakehouse data-modeling patterns.
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices on AWS.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS certifications (e.g., Data Analytics – Specialty, Solutions Architect).
• Experience with EMR, Redshift, Kinesis, Kafka.
• Knowledge of MLOps tools: SageMaker, MLflow, Feature Stores.
• Familiarity with IaC tools: Terraform, CloudFormation.
• Experience working in enterprise-scale, highly regulated environments.

 

Thanks

Mayank Verma

Senior Technical Recruiter | Empower Professionals

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