Data Platform Engineer

I'm partnering with a fast-growing client that's redefining how sales teams scale with AI-native technology, and they're building something brand new.

My client is on the hunt for a Data Platform Engineer to be the first hire on a greenfield project.

You'll have a direct hand in shaping the cloud infrastructure from zero to one, driving key decisions, laying foundational architecture, and setting the stage for long-term scalability and innovation.

This is a Contract-to-Hire role with massive growth potential.

If you're passionate about starting from scratch and building something meaningful in a high-impact, high-autonomy environment this one is for you!

U.S.

Citizens/Greencard Holders Only.

No C2C/3rd Party Agencies.

The RoleBuild from scratch: You'll architect and implement a brand-new AWS-based data platform.Work cross-functionally with engineering and product teams to ensure data flows are scalable, secure, and future-proof.Help define standards and best practices around infrastructure, observability, and deployment.Contract-to-Hire path with the opportunity to grow into a leadership or principal-level role.

DetailsType: Initial 3-6 month contract (with the opportunity to convert to full-time)Pay: $75-$95/hr (W2 only)Location: Remote (Occasional travel to Austin office.) Mandatory Requirements:5+ years in AWS Infrastructure & DevOps5+ years of IaC experience with CloudFormation, CDK, or Terraform5+ years of CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions5+ years of experience of monitoring with CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana5+ years of experience of containerization with Docker, EKS, or Fargate3+ years of experience in Glue, Data Lakes, and ETL Pipelines3+ years of experience in Airflow3+ years of Networking: VPC design, subnets, route tables, NAT, etc.3+ years of Security: IAM, KMS, SGs, NACLs3+ years of DNS: Route 53, domain management, resolver rules3+ years of Scripting with Python, Bash, or YAML Good to Have:Experience with GoLang or JavaFamiliarity with open-source data pipeline frameworks Oscar Associates Limited (US) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.