AWS Data Engineer

Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)

Duration: 4 Months

Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced AWS Data Engineer to design, build, and support cloud-based data pipelines for manufacturing and industrial data platforms. The ideal candidate will work on ingesting, standardizing, and delivering manufacturing data from shop-floor systems including presses, sensors, CBM systems, MES platforms, and manual inputs into a Unified Namespace (UNS) and downstream Digital Twin and analytics platforms.

This role requires strong expertise in AWS-based data engineering, real-time data processing, and MQTT-driven architectures within manufacturing environments.

Core Responsibilities

• Design and implement data ingestion pipelines from manufacturing systems including:
  • PLC / Press Controllers
  • CBM Systems
  • MES Platforms
• Publish and consume data through a Unified Namespace (UNS) using MQTT-based architecture
• Build scalable pipelines supporting:
  • Real-time processing
  • Near real-time processing
  • Historical data processing
• Model and transform raw machine data into contextualized, asset-based datasets
• Integrate data into:
  • Digital Twin platforms
  • Analytics solutions
  • KPI calculation layers
• Ensure high standards for:
  • Data quality
  • Observability
  • Reliability
  • Pipeline monitoring

Required Skills

• Strong Python programming skills (Primary Language)
• Advanced SQL for analytics and data transformations
• Experience with:
  • JSON
  • Avro
  • Parquet data formats
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Stream processing
  • Batch processing
• Strong understanding of MQTT publish/subscribe patterns
• Experience designing topic namespaces aligned with asset hierarchies
• Experience implementing or consuming Unified Namespace (UNS) architectures

Nice to Have

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience using:
  • Terraform
  • AWS CloudFormation
• Experience with manufacturing, industrial IoT, or shop-floor systems
• Familiarity with Digital Twin architectures and industrial analytics platforms

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong background in AWS data engineering and industrial data platforms
• Experience working with manufacturing telemetry and operational technology (OT) systems
• Ability to design scalable and reliable cloud-native data solutions
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills