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Actalent Data Operations Engineer in Franklin, Tennessee
Job Title: Data Operations EngineerJob Description
We are seeking an Expert Data Operations Engineer to oversee, optimize, and scale our AWS-based data platforms. The successful candidate will collaborate with developers and architects to productionize data flows, enhance performance, enforce governance, and deliver reliable, observable pipelines that support analytics and AI.
Responsibilities
Optimize Amazon Redshift performance, including distribution keys, sort keys, and query tuning, and support Athena optimization.
Build and operate ETL/ELT pipelines utilizing AWS Glue and orchestrate workflows with Airflow.
Manage semantic layers and metadata to facilitate trustworthy analytics and AI.
Apply best practices for partitioning, compression, and columnar storage.
Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows to ensure high availability and reliability; automate observability and reporting.
Automate data processes using Python and AWS-native tools.
Enforce data security and governance using Lake Formation and IAM, including row/column-level controls and least-privilege access.
Support monitoring, auditing, and compliance through CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and related services.
Continuously enhance architecture by adopting relevant AWS best practices and emerging patterns.
Collaborate with Operations, Data Governance, and PMO to meet standards and delivery goals.
Essential Skills
Proficient in AWS, including S3, KMS, Lambda, Glue/Spark, SQS, EventBridge, and Step Functions.
Strong understanding of AWS networking fundamentals: VPC, subnets, routing, NAT gateways, and security groups.
Expertise in Redshift concurrency scaling and Athena tuning.
Proficient in IAM, including roles, policies, assume-role, and cross-account access.
Advanced SQL skills with distributed engines such as Redshift and Athena.
Experience in writing and maintaining Terraform.
Solid understanding of Spark architecture, execution plans, and performance tuning.
Familiarity with serverless and event-driven pipelines.
Experience with NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB and MongoDB.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent experience in data management, integration, or data warehousing.
Strong communication skills, ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment, and a collaborative, data-driven mindset.
Work Environment
The role involves working in a dynamic and fast-paced setting, utilizing cutting-edge AWS technologies and tools. You will be part of a collaborative team committed to innovation and excellence in data operations. The work environment encourages continuous learning and professional development.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Franklin, TN.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $115000.00 - $170000.00/yr.
offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees, inclusive of medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks (credits to apply towards your benefits) flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, 401(k) + match, well-being and recognition (including service anniversary) programs, 12 holidays per year, 15 days of paid time off per year (pro-rated in the first year of employment based on start date), opportunity to purchase company stock (eligibility depends on start date), and military leave benefits.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Franklin,TN.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Mar 19, 2026.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.