Senior Data Reliability Engineer AWS

About the Role

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them. Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself. ***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.*** We are looking for a hands-on Senior Data Reliability Engineer to own the reliability, stability, and operational excellence of our AWS-based data platform. This role is focused on operating, troubleshooting, and improving production data systems, ensuring that data pipelines and analytics platforms are resilient, performant, and meet business-critical SLAs. You will work closely with data and platform engineering teams to diagnose issues, resolve production incidents, and influence better design and operational practices across the data ecosystem. What You Will Do Own the reliability and stability of production data pipelines and data platform services Diagnose and resolve data pipeline failures, delays, and data quality issues in production environments Investigate issues across distributed data systems (e.g., Spark/EMR workloads, ingestion pipelines, warehouse performance) Lead or support incident response, including triage, mitigation, and long-term resolution Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement durable fixes to prevent recurrence Define and improve data SLAs (freshness, latency, completeness) and ensure adherence Des

Requirements & Qualifications

• Strong problem solving foundations, knowledge of modern engineering practices, and interest in technology systems.

Perks & Benefits

• Official mentor support
• verified hiring timeline
• and career progression.