Senior AWS Big Data Architect (Cloud Data Platforms & Streaming Analytics)

Reference: BDA_1778622218

Senior AWS Big Data Architect (Cloud Data Platforms & Streaming Analytics)

Location: Chicago
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract

Overview

We are seeking a highly specialized AWS Big Data Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale cloud data platforms and real-time analytics solutions. This role requires deep expertise across AWS data services, distributed processing frameworks, streaming technologies, and large-scale data architecture.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience building modern lakehouse architectures, optimizing high-volume ETL pipelines, and enabling scalable analytics and machine learning workloads within cloud-native environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement scalable big data solutions on AWS
  • Design modern data lake and lakehouse architectures
  • Build and optimize real-time and batch data processing pipelines
  • Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives for enterprise data platforms
  • Design streaming data solutions using Kafka and AWS-native streaming services
  • Develop scalable ETL/ELT frameworks and data orchestration workflows
  • Define data governance, security, and compliance standards
  • Collaborate with engineering, analytics, and platform teams on enterprise data strategies
  • Optimize performance, cost, scalability, and resiliency across data environments
  • Provide architectural leadership and technical mentorship

Required Technical Skills

  • 10+ years of experience in data engineering and architecture
  • 5+ years designing enterprise-scale AWS big data solutions
  • Deep expertise with AWS services including:
    • EMR
    • Glue
    • Redshift
    • Athena
    • Kinesis
    • Lambda
    • S3
    • IAM
    • Lake Formation
  • Strong experience with:
    • Apache Spark
    • Hadoop ecosystem
    • Kafka
    • Airflow
    • Databricks
  • Experience designing:
    • Data lakes
    • Lakehouse architectures
    • Real-time streaming platforms
    • Event-driven architectures
  • Strong SQL and Python/Scala development skills
  • Expertise with infrastructure automation:
    • Terraform
    • CloudFormation
  • Experience implementing data governance and security best practices
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems and high-volume data processing

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting ML/AI data platforms
  • Knowledge of Delta Lake, Iceberg, or Hudi
  • Experience with observability and monitoring frameworks
  • Background supporting enterprise analytics or customer data platforms
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect or AWS Data Analytics certification

Nice to Have

  • Telecom, media, or large enterprise environment experience
  • Exposure to containerized data platforms using Kubernetes
  • Experience with FinOps and cloud cost optimization strategies

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

$70.00 - $95.00
Per hour
USD70 - USD95 per hour
Added 12/05/2026
Reference: BDA_1778622218

Senior AWS Big Data Architect (Cloud Data Platforms & Streaming Analytics)

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Contract Cloud architect

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