Senior Systems Engineer (AWS Data Engineer)

Syms Strategic Group is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (AWS Data Engineer) to lead the next phase of healthcare data platform modernization, implementing a scalable, cloud-native AWS data architecture and evaluating and recommending the optimal AWS-native data storage and query architecture.

Requirements

• 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
• Track record of evaluating and selecting AWS data services to meet business reporting and query requirements
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to design relational query layers over semi-structured or non-relational data (XML, JSON)
• Familiarity with AWS analytics and reporting services, including Athena, QuickSight, RedShift, or equivalent Business Intelligence (BI) tooling
• Proficiency with Git and GitHub - branching strategies, pull requests, and collaborative workflows
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and AWS-native tooling (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy)
• IaC experience (AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform)
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and JIRA
• Strong documentation habits – architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, migration runbooks

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Professional Development Opportunities