AWS Technical Lead – Data Engineering
dentsuaegis.wd3 · Posted Oct 13
Global marketing, media planning, digital communications, and business transformation services
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About the role
The role sits within Merkle's data engineering practice, working with global teams, architects, and clients to deliver enterprise-grade data platforms. The focus is on building scalable, secure, and high-performance AWS data platforms for analytics and business use cases. This hands-on technical lead owns design and delivery of batch and streaming pipelines, SQL transformations, and Python-based pipelines through to production support.
What you will do
- Design and implement AWS-based data engineering solutions
- Build and optimize batch and streaming pipelines
- Develop:
- SQL-driven data transformations
- Python-based pipelines
- Design efficient data models for:
- Scalability
- Performance
- Cost optimization
- Own data engineering deliverables from development to production support
- Perform:
- Performance tuning
- Capacity planning
- Troubleshoot complex data and production issues
- Ensure solutions meet security, reliability, and scalability standards
- Work with architects, product owners, and stakeholders
- Translate business requirements into technical data solutions
- Provide:
- Technical estimates
- Implementation trade-offs
- Participate in solution design and architecture discussions
- Follow coding standards and data engineering best practices
- Participate in code reviews and continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensure compliance with AWS, security, and governance guideline
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- We are looking for a hands-on AWS Technical Lead – Data Engineering with 6 to 10 years of experience to design and deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance data platforms on AWS.
- This role requires strong individual contribution with end-to-end technical ownership.
- The ideal candidate should have deep expertise in AWS data services, SQL, and Python, along with the ability to design, build, and optimize reliable data pipelines for analytics and business use cases.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About dentsuaegis.wd3
Dentsu is a global integrated growth and transformation partner that helps brands navigate disruption and drive sustainable business growth through deep audience insights, modern creativity, media, and technology. Operating across approximately 120 countries, the network unites specialized agencies to deliver transformative progress in marketing, data, and commerce. The company previously operated as Dentsu Aegis Network before unifying its global branding under Dentsu.
- Industry
- Advertising
- Company size
- 67000+ employees
- Founded
- 1901
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Takeshi Sano
Representative Executive Officer, President & Global CEO
Shigeki Endo
Executive Officer, Global CFO
Yoshimasa Watahiki
Representative Executive Officer, EVP, Global Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Shirli Zelcer
Chief Data & Technology Officer
Alex Bedier
Global Chief Information Officer
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