Sr Cloud Architect – AWS Lake Formation Specialist

Experience: 10+ years

Location: Remote (Hyderabad/Bengaluru/Pune/Chennai)

Contract Duration: Up to 4 months

Overlap: EST

Dual Employment: Not allowed; Must be terminated if applicable

We are seeking a Senior AWS Lake Formation Architect Specialist to design, implement, and govern secure, scalable data lake and lakehouse architectures on AWS. The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on expertise in AWS Lake Formation, cross-account data sharing, and modern open table formats such as Apache Iceberg and Apache Hudi.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Data Lake Design & Architecture

Governance & Security

Cross-Account Data Sharing

Table Formats & Data Engineering

Compliance & Optimization

Stakeholder Collaboration

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

5+ years of experience in data engineering or architecture, including 2+ years of hands-on experience with AWS Lake Formation

Strong hands-on expertise in AWS Lake Formation, AWS Glue Data Catalog, Amazon S3, Athena, Redshift, EMR, and IAM

Proven experience designing cross-account and cross-organization data-sharing frameworks using resource links, LF-tags, and AWS RAM





Practical knowledge of Apache Iceberg and Apache Hudi, including table internals, metadata and manifest structures, compaction strategies, and integration with AWS query engines

Hands-on production experience implementing and managing open table formats such as Iceberg or Hudi

Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK

Strong scripting and programming skills in Python, PySpark, and SQL

Solid understanding of data security, encryption, access management, and compliance frameworks

Experience designing scalable, secure, and governed multi-account AWS data architectures

NICE TO HAVE

Familiarity with Delta Lake and its capabilities for comparative architecture decisions

Experience implementing data mesh architectures

AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Skilled

Experience with streaming data technologies such as Amazon Kinesis, MSK, and DMS

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📌 Sr AWS Lake Formation Architect Specialist (India)
🏢 KHEYDIGIT
📍 India