AWS DevOps Data Engineer

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
Nice to Have/Preferred
Media/entertainment industry experience
Terraform or CloudFormation
Spark or distributed data processing
Strong communication and documentation skills
AWS Certifications