AWS Data Engineer Manager

Build and lead AWS data platforms with Protiviti in a hybrid setup based in Dallas, TX. This role combines hands-on AWS data engineering with client-facing leadership to turn complex business and data requirements into scalable, secure, and reliable solutions. You’ll also play a key part in improving delivery quality through reusable standards and patterns, while mentoring teams and shaping technical decisions across meaningful engagements.

What you’ll do

• Lead the design and delivery of data platforms and pipelines on AWS across multiple client industries.
• Partner with clients to translate business and data requirements into practical AWS data solutions.
• Own significant data engineering workstreams, guide delivery teams, and remain actively involved in architecture, design, and technical decision-making.
• Convert ambiguous requirements into implementable data architectures, backlogs, and delivery plans.
• Improve engineering quality and consistency using reusable standards, patterns, and accelerators.
• Develop team capability through coaching, technical reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Lead architecture and delivery outcomes for multiple significant AWS data engineering engagements.
• Help create well-scoped follow-on work that addresses client data needs and supports measurable outcomes.
• Build trusted client relationships, mentor Consultants and Senior Consultants, and contribute to proposals to expand Protiviti’s AWS data engineering capabilities.

Key technical focus

• Data ingestion from diverse formats including parquet, Excel, CSV, EDI, email attachments, and PDF.
• ETL pipeline design using AWS Glue, Lambda, or Step Functions.
• SQL and data modeling, including knowledge base creation from JDE extracts, contract records, and spend data.
• Data quality profiling and validation, including a Phase 0 scorecard deliverable.
• Comfort working with messy procurement data structures such as PO lines, item master, vendor master, and contract terms (can be learned on the job).
• Ad-hoc analysis with S3, Athena, or DuckDB, plus producing clean export files such as JDE import format and Oracle FBDI.
• Hands-on experience with core AWS data services including S3, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, Athena, and Redshift.
• Experience with large-scale or streaming technologies such as EMR, Spark or PySpark, Kinesis, or managed Kafka.
• Apply data platform concepts spanning data warehouse or lakehouse, query optimization, and advanced SQL.
• Use Python (or comparable data engineering language) for engineering tasks.
• Support data governance and controls including data quality, observability, reconciliation, metadata, cataloging, lineage, and governance.
• Apply AWS security concepts for data platforms including IAM, encryption, network access, secrets management, and least-privilege design.
• Use modern delivery practices including source control, CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure as code, and production deployment.

What you bring

• 5+ years working in professional services or industry.
• Strong enterprise AWS data engineering experience designing and implementing data platforms and pipelines.
• Required certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
• Preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional and AWS Certified Security – Specialty.
• Advanced skills in data modeling and query optimization, plus experience with data warehouse or lakehouse concepts.
• Ability to lead complex engagements with multiple data sources, workstreams, or engineering teams.
• Ability to estimate, plan, and structure engagements while managing technical risks and dependencies.
• Strong consulting skills including client advisory, facilitation, executive communication, and stakeholder management (consulting/professional services/systems integration is highly preferred).
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., MIS, IS, Comp Sci.).

Hybrid work and locations

Protiviti practices a hybrid model combining in-person work with remote work. The remote-to-in-person ratio varies by client, project, team, and other business factors. Work may include time in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, potentially with local or out-of-state travel based on project needs.

Primary location: DALLAS, TX (TX PRO DALLAS). Additional locations include ATLANTA - PEACHTREE RD, AUSTIN, CHARLOTTE, CHICAGO, DENVER, HOUSTON, MIAMI, ORLANDO, PHILADELPHIA, PHOENIX, and TAMPA.

Compensation and benefits

Salary range: $125,000 to $200,000 per year (base salary range based on full-time equivalent; placement depends on experience, skills, and geo).

Bonus target: 12% (annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities). Estimated total cash range: $140,000 to $224,000.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverages
• FSA and HSA healthcare accounts
• Life and accident insurance
• Adoption and fertility assistance
• Paid parental leave up to 10 weeks
• Short/long term disability
• 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of contributions
• Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time (up to 20 days per calendar year for new hires)
• Up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year