The AWS DevOps Data Engineer will build AWS infrastructure, create implementations, manage GitLab and transition to GitHub Actions, develop ETL scripts, and improve CI/CD pipelines in a collaborative environment.
AWS DevOps Data Engineer
We’re looking for an experienced AWS DevOps Data Engineer to support a large enterprise media organization. This full-time role blends hands‑on engineering with DevOps direction, AWS best‑practice guidance, and cross‑team enablement.
About Railroad19, Inc
- At Railroad19, Inc, we develop customized software solutions and provide software development services. We’re a specialized team of developers and architects. As such, we only bring an “A” team to the table, through hard work and a desire to lead the industry — this is our company culture — this is what sets Railroad19 apart.
- As a Railroad19 employee, you will be part of a company that values your work and gives you the tools you need to succeed. Our headquarters is in Saratoga Springs, New York, but this position is 100% remote. Railroad19 provides competitive compensation and excellent benefits~ including Medical/Dental/Vision/Pet Insurance, Paid Time Off, and 401 (k).
- NO 1099, C2C, Corp-to-Corp, only full-time employment.
- NO Agencies
Core Responsibilities:
- Build and support AWS infrastructure (EMR, ECS, Lambda, IAM)
- Create POCs and reference implementations to guide teams on AWS best practices
- Own and manage GitLab (runners, permissions, pipelines) and support the transition to GitHub Actions
- Coordinate and enable multiple engineering teams to adopt consistent DevOps workflows
- Develop Python‑based ETL/automation scripts
- Build and maintain Airflow DAGs for data workflows
- Improve CI/CD pipelines, automation, and platform reliability
- Collaborate across engineering, data, product, and security teams in a large enterprise environment
Skills & Experience
- 4+ years in cloud engineering, DevOps, or data engineering
- Strong AWS experience (EMR, ECS, Lambda, IAM)
- Python development skills
- Airflow production experience
- Hands‑on GitLab experience; GitHub Actions a plus
- Ability to guide teams, influence standards, and operate in a complex enterprise setting
- Media/entertainment industry experience
- Terraform or CloudFormation
- Spark or distributed data processing
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- AWS Certifications
Nice to Have/Preferred
Top Skills
Airflow
AWS
CloudFormation
Ecs
Emr
Github Actions
Gitlab
Iam
Lambda
Python
Spark
Terraform
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