Remote Aws Data Engineer Jobs
Remote Aws Data Engineer jobs are open across finance, healthcare, software, and media at remote-first companies and distributed enterprise teams, from junior cloud roles to senior and staff-level positions. Employers hiring remotely right now include Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG), Revstar, and SAIC. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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AWS Data Engineer - II
Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)·Detroit, Michigan
Job functions:
$85k - $117k/yr
Remote (US)
AWS Certification
Job Description
Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Senior Systems Engineer (Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data Engineer) - II
Location: Remote
Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Experienced
Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI)
Salary Range: $85,389 - $116,975
If you have previously applied to Syms Strategic Group (SSG), there is no need to reapply. Applications are still under review.
Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!
U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.
Syms Strategic Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.
Location: Remote
Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Experienced
Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI)
Salary Range: $85,389 - $116,975
If you have previously applied to Syms Strategic Group (SSG), there is no need to reapply. Applications are still under review.
Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the next phase of the healthcare data platform modernization
- Implement the evolution from a Microsoft SQL eXtensible Markup Language (MSSQL XML) object store toward a scalable, cloud-native AWS data architecture that enables business stakeholders and analysts to run performant, SQL-based reports and queries against healthcare data seamlessly
- Evaluate and decide the right AWS data strategy for the platform
- Evaluate and recommend the optimal AWS-native data storage and query architecture for the XML object store data, assessing options such as 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 relational SQL queries against healthcare data using familiar tooling
- Architect the migration path for XML object store data from MSSQL into the target AWS platform, defining storage formats, partitioning strategies, and data organization for optimal query performance
- Build and maintain AWS data catalog, schemas, and metadata management so that object store data is discoverable and queryable by business users
- Optimize query performance and cost across chose AWS services – partitioning, compression, file formats, and query pattern tuning
- Work directly with business stakeholders and analysts to understand reporting requirements and translate them into durable, performant data models and query patterns
- Collaborate with back-end C#/.Net engineer to ensure data flows cleanly from Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) processing pipelines into the new data layer
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data infrastructure using AWS-native tooling (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy)
- Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), CloudFormation, or Terraform
- Document architecture decisions, data flows, and data dictionaries clearly for both technical and non-technical audiences
Required Skills and Experience
- 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
- Experience delivering reporting or analytics solutions that serve non-technical business users
- Deep hands-on AWS experience across data-oriented services – S3, Athena, Glue, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift, OpenSearch, Lambda, IAM, and Cloudwatch
- Strong SQL skills with the ability to design relational query layers over semi-structured or non-relational data (XML, JSON)
- Experience working with XML-heavy data stores – parsing, querying, and transforming XML at scale
- An ability to evaluate trade-offs across AWS data services and make architecture recommendations based on cost, performance, and business requirements
- 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)
- Strong ability to communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience gathering and translating business reporting requirements into technical data models
- Comfort driving ambiguous architecture decisions to resolutions with limited direction
- Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and JIRA
- Strong documentation habits – architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, migration runbooks
Professional Certifications
None but AWS certifications are a bonus
Years of Professional Experience
n/a
Desired experience
Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Medical Claims
Experience with Entity Framework migration or deprecation projects
Experience with healthcare payer/Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations
Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in cloud data architecture
- X.12, Medical Claims (837, 835, 277CA, etc), Health Level (HL7), Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)
Experience with Entity Framework migration or deprecation projects
Experience with healthcare payer/Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations
Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in cloud data architecture
Formal Education
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent practical experience considered
Citizenship Requirement
U.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity
Security Clearance Requirements
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)
CRITICAL NOTES:
- SSG will not make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Your answers to the mandatory screening questions must be supported by the information on your resume. Applications with inconsistencies will not be considered.
- Recruiters or Third parties will not be considered.
- This is a 100% U.S. based remote position. However, candidates from CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered.
- This is a W-2 position
- All interviews will be conducted on Microsoft Teams with your camera on; there will be no exceptions
- As part of our screening process, you will be requested to provide a link to your LinkedIn profile
U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.
Syms Strategic Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.
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Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)
AWS Data Engineer - II
Detroit, Michigan
Added 6d ago
Job functions:
$85k - $117k/yr
Remote (US)
AWS Certification
Job Description
Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Senior Systems Engineer (Amazon Web Services (AWS) Data Engineer) - II
Location: Remote
Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Experienced
Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI)
Salary Range: $85,389 - $116,975
If you have previously applied to Syms Strategic Group (SSG), there is no need to reapply. Applications are still under review.
Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!
U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.
Syms Strategic Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.
Location: Remote
Department: Veterans Affairs (VA)
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Experienced
Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI)
Salary Range: $85,389 - $116,975
If you have previously applied to Syms Strategic Group (SSG), there is no need to reapply. Applications are still under review.
Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the next phase of the healthcare data platform modernization
- Implement the evolution from a Microsoft SQL eXtensible Markup Language (MSSQL XML) object store toward a scalable, cloud-native AWS data architecture that enables business stakeholders and analysts to run performant, SQL-based reports and queries against healthcare data seamlessly
- Evaluate and decide the right AWS data strategy for the platform
- Evaluate and recommend the optimal AWS-native data storage and query architecture for the XML object store data, assessing options such as 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 relational SQL queries against healthcare data using familiar tooling
- Architect the migration path for XML object store data from MSSQL into the target AWS platform, defining storage formats, partitioning strategies, and data organization for optimal query performance
- Build and maintain AWS data catalog, schemas, and metadata management so that object store data is discoverable and queryable by business users
- Optimize query performance and cost across chose AWS services – partitioning, compression, file formats, and query pattern tuning
- Work directly with business stakeholders and analysts to understand reporting requirements and translate them into durable, performant data models and query patterns
- Collaborate with back-end C#/.Net engineer to ensure data flows cleanly from Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) processing pipelines into the new data layer
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data infrastructure using AWS-native tooling (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy)
- Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), CloudFormation, or Terraform
- Document architecture decisions, data flows, and data dictionaries clearly for both technical and non-technical audiences
Required Skills and Experience
- 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
- Experience delivering reporting or analytics solutions that serve non-technical business users
- Deep hands-on AWS experience across data-oriented services – S3, Athena, Glue, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift, OpenSearch, Lambda, IAM, and Cloudwatch
- Strong SQL skills with the ability to design relational query layers over semi-structured or non-relational data (XML, JSON)
- Experience working with XML-heavy data stores – parsing, querying, and transforming XML at scale
- An ability to evaluate trade-offs across AWS data services and make architecture recommendations based on cost, performance, and business requirements
- 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)
- Strong ability to communicate technical architecture decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience gathering and translating business reporting requirements into technical data models
- Comfort driving ambiguous architecture decisions to resolutions with limited direction
- Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and JIRA
- Strong documentation habits – architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, migration runbooks
Professional Certifications
None but AWS certifications are a bonus
Years of Professional Experience
n/a
Desired experience
Electronic Data Interchange X.12 (EDI) Medical Claims
Experience with Entity Framework migration or deprecation projects
Experience with healthcare payer/Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations
Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in cloud data architecture
- X.12, Medical Claims (837, 835, 277CA, etc), Health Level (HL7), Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)
Experience with Entity Framework migration or deprecation projects
Experience with healthcare payer/Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) systems, clearinghouses, or pharmacy operations
Knowledge of HIPAA compliance requirements in cloud data architecture
Formal Education
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent practical experience considered
Citizenship Requirement
U.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity
Security Clearance Requirements
Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI)
CRITICAL NOTES:
- SSG will not make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Your answers to the mandatory screening questions must be supported by the information on your resume. Applications with inconsistencies will not be considered.
- Recruiters or Third parties will not be considered.
- This is a 100% U.S. based remote position. However, candidates from CA, CO, IL, MN, NJ, NY, OR, or WA will not be considered.
- This is a W-2 position
- All interviews will be conducted on Microsoft Teams with your camera on; there will be no exceptions
- As part of our screening process, you will be requested to provide a link to your LinkedIn profile
U.S Citizenship is required for this specific opportunity. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.
Syms Strategic Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.
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Who's Hiring
- Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG)18
- Revstar3
- SAIC1
- ICAAI1I
- NTT DATA1
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote aws data engineer jobs.
- 3 or more years of hands-on experience building and maintaining AWS data pipelines
- Proficiency in Python or Scala for data transformation and orchestration workflows
- Experience with AWS services including Glue, S3, Redshift, EMR, and Lambda
- Familiarity with SQL and query optimization on large distributed datasets
- AWS Certified Data Engineer or AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification preferred
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, data engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Remote Aws Data Engineer Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote aws data engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place. Search by role, find positions that match your AWS skill set, and apply directly without sifting through mixed remote and on-site listings on general boards.
Build a public pipeline portfolio
Remote hiring managers can't see you work, so your GitHub does that job for them. Publish at least one end-to-end AWS data pipeline using services like Glue, S3, and Redshift with a clear README explaining your architecture decisions.
Sharpen your async written communication
Remote aws data engineer teams live in pull request comments, Confluence docs, and Slack threads. Practice writing clear, self-contained pipeline documentation and design proposals so your written communication signals you can operate without constant back-and-forth.
Prepare for remote-specific technical screens
Distributed teams often use take-home data engineering challenges alongside live coding. Practice designing AWS architectures in a shared doc or whiteboard tool, and be ready to walk through your decisions verbally on a video call with no in-person cues.
Remote Aws Data Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote aws data engineer job?
Target companies that run fully distributed engineering teams, since these employers are built for remote and screen differently than hybrid shops. Remote aws data engineer roles weight your ability to work asynchronously, document data pipelines clearly, and self-direct across time zones. Concrete AWS service depth (Glue, Redshift, Lake Formation, EMR), infrastructure-as-code fluency, and a GitHub portfolio of data engineering projects give you a real edge over candidates who rely on in-office visibility.
Which companies hire remote aws data engineers?
Remote aws data engineer roles are posted by Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG), Revstar, and SAIC and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Remote-first technology firms, distributed financial services companies, and cloud-native healthcare platforms make up the largest share of consistent remote hirers for this role.
Can you get a remote aws data engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level aws data engineer roles are harder to land because employers expect you to troubleshoot independently without a senior engineer nearby. Remote-first startups and mid-size SaaS companies are your most realistic entry points. Show employers a portfolio with working AWS pipelines, public GitHub repos, or a personal data project using S3, Lambda, or Redshift, and you replace missing work history with demonstrated ability.
Do you need a degree for remote aws data engineer jobs?
Not always. Remote employers for aws data engineer roles care far more about what you can build and ship than the credential you hold. AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Data Analytics Specialty), a portfolio of real pipeline work, and demonstrated fluency with tools like dbt, Airflow, and Terraform routinely outweigh a computer science degree in remote hiring decisions, especially at remote-first technology companies.
Which industries hire the most remote aws data engineers?
Most remote aws data engineer openings sit in Technology & Software, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. These sectors rely on distributed engineering teams that process large data volumes across multiple regions, making AWS infrastructure and remote-native workflows a natural fit for their hiring model.
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