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Job description
Hiring: Data Engineer – Python/AWS
I’m working with a large financial services organization looking to add a Data Engineer to their team in McLean, VA.
Location: McLean, VA
Pay: $65/hr W2
Duration: 11/2/2026 – 12/3/2027
Interview: One 1-hour Zoom interview
This engineer will work on a Python-based, AWS-native data ingestion platform responsible for moving financial data from source systems into a third-party application.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain production-grade Python data pipelines
- Develop data ingestion, validation, tokenization, transformation, and publishing processes
- Work across AWS services including Lambda, ECS, Kinesis, S3, DynamoDB, IAM, Glue, and CDK
- Support Glue/Spark consumers and Flink-based pipelines
- Build rigorous unit and end-to-end testing
- Support system and E2E testing phases
- Remediate security vulnerabilities across code and dependencies
- Ensure proper handling and protection of sensitive financial data
- Work within Git and CI/CD environments
Top Qualifications:
- Strong Python development experience
- Strong hands-on AWS experience
- Experience building production data ingestion or processing pipelines
- Experience with AWS CDK / Infrastructure as Code
- Strong testing, Git, and CI/CD practices
If you’re interested or know someone who may be a fit, send me a message with your resume and availability to connect.
Worksite address
mclean, VA, 22107, US
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