April 12, 2025

Senior Data Engineer, Supply Chain & IP Security

Senior • On-site

$139,100 - $240,500/yr

Sunnyvale, CA

DESCRIPTION

The Supply Chain and Intellectual Property Security (SCIPS) team is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to deliver world-class data solutions that drive strategic decision-making and business intelligence across the organization. If you're an experienced data engineer with a track record of designing and implementing large-scale data systems, shaping data architecture, and solving complex data challenges, we'd like to meet you!

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will own designing, implementing, and maintaining data systems that drive strategic decision-making and business intelligence across the organization. Your expertise will be instrumental in shaping the team's data architecture, ensuring that it is scalable, efficient, and aligned with both short-term needs and long-term business goals. Reporting to the manager of the SCIPS Tech Team, which currently consists of six SDEs and one Product Manager - Tech, you will own all of the team's data engineering. Key responsibilities include designing and implementing enterprise-scale data solutions using AWS cloud services, creating efficient data pipelines and ETL processes, and developing robust data warehousing and modeling strategies. You will lead the adoption of data governance and quality practices, collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions, and create meaningful data visualizations for stakeholders. Additionally, you will be responsible for mentoring junior engineers, solving complex data engineering challenges, and contributing to the organization's data-driven culture by enabling informed decision-making at all levels of the business.

Key job responsibilities
* Strong experience with AWS cloud services and architecture, including data services (e.g., Redshift, RDS, S3, Glue, QuickSight)
* Data Engineering background with expertise in: data pipelines and ETL processes, data warehousing and modeling, system integration and cross-platform solutions
* Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale solutions
* Strong SQL and programming skills
* Knowledge of data governance, quality practices, and data optimization
* Ability to bridge technical and business requirements, including: understanding core business drivers and team-level processes, and collaborating with non-technical team members to identify, codify, and measure key business metrics
* Strong understanding of statistical modeling, including: modeling interventions and time series metrics, running advanced predictive analysis, and explaining modeling techniques to non-technical team members
* Experience with data visualization and with creating meaningful representations for business stakeholders
* Ability to work with technical team members to create and manage a cohesive data warehouse that balances accessibility and data protection
* Skills in measuring and analyzing: adoption rates, efficiency, and impact of specific interventions on targeted outcomes
* Ability to set up data pipelines that provide clean, accessible data while maintaining appropriate access controls

About the team
Our customers handle all security aspects related to Amazon prototype devices and digital content creation. This ranges from developing prototype device security programs, to securing prototype devices supply chains and intellectual property, as well as preventing leaks of digital content. We are responsible for building software tools that enable, accelerate, and digitally transform these security operations. Together, we strive to lead in intellectual property security by fostering a fast-moving, open, and innovative security culture.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of data engineering experience
- Experience with data modeling, warehousing and building ETL pipelines
- Experience with SQL
- Experience in at least one modern scripting or programming language, such as Python, Java, Scala, or NodeJS
- Strong experience with AWS cloud services and architecture, including data services (e.g., Redshift, RDS, S3, Glue, QuickSight)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with big data technologies such as: Hadoop, Hive, Spark, EMR
- Experience operating large data warehouses
- Experience mentoring team members on best practices

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $139,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $240,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Amazon

Amazon.com, Inc. founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos in the cozy confines of his Seattle garage, Amazon.com, Inc. quickly evolved from a humble online bookstore to a colossal e-commerce powerhouse. Today, it offers an extensive range of products from DVDs and electronics to furniture and groceries. With a global footprint that spans continents—from Canada and the UK to Japan and Brazil—Amazon's presence is truly international. The company has not only diversified into various domains, including acquiring Twitch in 2014 and venturing into the film industry in 2015, but also introduced initiatives like the brand registry program to safeguard intellectual property. Despite the hurdles of labor relations and competitive practices, Amazon remains a dominant force in the global e-commerce landscape.