Managed Services Senior Consultant - AWS Data Engineer

Introduction

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

As an AWS Lead Data Engineer, you will play a critical leadership role within the Managed

Services team, focusing on building, optimizing, and supporting a complex Data Lake

architecture. This position requires strong experience in AWS services, team leadership, and

customer collaboration. You'll design scalable, secure, and efficient solutions while mentoring

your team to deliver outstanding results for our clients.

You will work closely with clients to understand their requirements, provide thought leadership in

AWS architecture, and guide your team in implementing best practices. This role also involves

designing and maintaining data pipelines, monitoring and improving performance, and ensuring

system reliability.

We value open communication, collaboration, and a passion for learning. As a Lead, you will

foster a positive and productive environment while driving technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex Data Lake architectures on AWS, leveraging modern

design patterns and frameworks.

• Build, manage, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines for large-scale data platforms using tools like AWS Glue, EMR, and AWS Batch Service.
• Lead the implementation of AWS Lambda functions for automation and event-driven processes.
• Implement and optimize solutions using IoT TimeStream Database for time-series data and DynamoDB for NoSQL workloads.
• Guide the team in leveraging SageMaker for machine learning model development and deployment.
• Develop robust IAM policies to ensure security, compliance, and proper access controls across all environments.
• Provide thought leadership in using AWS services, tools, and best practices to improve system performance and reliability.
• Mentor and coach team members, fostering professional growth and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with internal and client teams to identify problems, prevent incidents, and deliver solutions that meet business goals.
• Monitor the production environment holistically, ensuring system health, reliability, and performance.
• Manage and prioritize multiple client engagements, including incident resolution,

enhancements, and infrastructure optimization.

As of April 2025, Hakkoda has been acquired by IBM and will be integrated in the IBM organization. Your recruitment process will be managed by IBM. IBM will be the hiring entity.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Experience

• 4+ years of experience in technical roles, including 1+ year in a leadership or

management role.

• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining complex Data Lakes on AWS for large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of AWS architecture and services, including but not limited to:

○ AWS Glue, EMR, AWS Batch, Lambda, SageMaker, IoT TimeStream,

DynamoDB.

• Demonstrated experience in leading and mentoring technical teams.

Technical Skills

• Advanced expertise in SQL, including performance tuning and query optimization.
• Proficiency in Python for automation, scripting, and data processing.
• Strong experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and data warehouse solutions (e.g., Teradata, Netezza, Oracle Exadata, Snowflake, SQL Server).
• Familiarity with data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Looker.
• Working knowledge of business intelligence/data analytics.
• Cloud expertise with a focus on AWS; experience with Snowflake or other cloud

platforms (Azure, GCP) is a plus.

Leadership and Soft Skills

• Experience hiring, developing, and managing technical teams, fostering a collaborative and innovative culture.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including working in Agile

environments.

• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset, with the ability to identify and address

performance bottlenecks.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Advanced English proficiency (written and spoken).

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Management Information

Systems, Mathematics, or a related technical field.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Certification in AWS (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Data

Analytics - Specialty).

• Experience with Snowflake and its integration with AWS platforms.
• Familiarity with data governance practices and frameworks.
• Knowledge of streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka or AWS Kinesis.
• Certifications such as Data Vault 2.0 Practitioner or other data warehouse design

standards.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

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Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

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ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualifiedapplicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexualorientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability,neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is alsocommitted to compliance with all fair employment practices regardingcitizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Client-provided location(s): Alajuela, Costa Rica

Job ID: IBM-53823

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-08-21T18:49:44