# Data Engineer- Apache Airflow

As a Senior Data Engineer you will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining data workflows and pipelines, ensuring the efficient and reliable movement of data across various systems. You will work with modern data technologies including Apache Airflow, PySpark, Hive, AWS, and Snowflake, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality data solutions. This role requires a strong focus on data quality, performance optimization, and adherence to security and compliance standards. What You'll Do • Design, implement, and manage complex DAGs and SubDAGs in Apache Airflow. • Utilize Operators, macros, connections, variables, and XCom for efficient task execution. • Conduct unit testing to ensure the robustness of Airflow workflows. • Perform file operations and data movement between HDFS and S3 (and vice versa). • Manage Hive external tables, update table DDL, and handle partition operations. • Execute basic Hadoop commands and navigate/traverse HDFS. • Work with Hive on Tez for optimized query execution. • Utilize AWS command line tools for tasks such as listing and copying files from S3. • Implement and manage secrets using tools like Ansible Vaul

- **Id**: 3776359
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/astek-data-engineer-apache-airflow>
- **Role**: Data Science
- **Role family**: Data Science
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Kochi, India
- **Countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T17:24:20Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-04T17:24:20Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2740
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Design & Creative, Media & Entertainment, Creative Agencies

## Company

- **Id**: 4374840
- **Name**: Astek
- **Domain**: astek.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/astek-4>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Technologies

- **Airflow** — Optional: no
- **Amazon S3** — Optional: no
- **Ansible** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **GitLab** — Optional: no
- **Hadoop** — Optional: no
- **MS SQL** — Optional: no
- **pySpark** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Snowflake** — Optional: no
- **Spark** — Optional: no
- **SSIS** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T23:09:45Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.897
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 5
- **Reasons**: seen:1, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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