Senior AWS Redshift Data Engineer (Contract | 1099)

Company\n
\nBraintrust is a global talent network that connects top independent professionals with leading companies for high-quality, flexible work. We help organizations hire skilled talent faster while giving professionals access to vetted opportunities with innovative teams.\n

Job description\n
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We are looking for a Senior AWS Redshift Data Engineer to join our data team on a full-time 1099 contract through the end of the year. You'll work alongside a team of five data professionals, with a primary focus on optimizing our AWS Redshift environment and improving the performance of our data infrastructure.

What You'll Do\n

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• Optimize and maintain large-scale AWS Redshift clusters and data warehouse performance (60%)
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• Improve and support ETL pipelines using Kafka and ECS jobs (30%)
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• Enhance BI performance and data availability for reporting tools such as Looker (10%)
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• Prepare and expose data for AI-enabled applications and MCPs
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• Collaborate closely with the data engineering and BI teams
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Required Qualifications\n

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• 7–10 years of experience in data engineering, database administration, or related roles
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• Must be based in the United States
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• Extensive experience optimizing AWS Redshift clusters, including environments with hundreds of terabytes of data
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• Strong experience tuning, repairing, and maintaining heavily queried and frequently updated Redshift tables
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• Experience configuring and managing Kafka streams
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• Experience with Looker or a similar BI platform
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• Familiarity with Python and/or AI-enabled data workflows is a strong plus
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Contract Type: 1099 (35 hours/ week)
Duration: Through the end of the year (with an expected July start)