AWS Data Engineer

Data Engineer (AWS) Location - Northampton, UK (Hybrid – 2 days per week onsite) Contract • Initial 6-month contract • Inside IR35 Experience Required • 8–10 years of overall IT experience • Minimum 6 years of hands-on experience as an AWS Data Engineer About the Role We are looking for an experienced AWS Data Engineer to join a leading banking client. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in designing and developing cloud-based data platforms, building scalable data pipelines, and implementing modern data warehouse solutions on AWS. Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance data pipelines on AWS. • Build and manage enterprise data lake solutions using Amazon S3 and AWS Lake Formation. • Develop and support ETL/ELT solutions using AWS Glue, Python, and SQL. • Implement serverless data processing solutions using AWS Lambda. • Orchestrate and automate workflows using AWS Step Functions. • Design and optimize Amazon Redshift data warehouse solutions. • Enable analytics and reporting using Amazon Athena. • Ensure data quality, integrity, security, and availability across the data platform. • Configure and manage AWS services including IAM, VPC, Subnets, SNS, and SQS. • Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and reliable data solutions. Required Skills AWS Services • Amazon S3 • AWS Glue • AWS Lambda • AWS Step Functions • AWS Lake Formation • Amazon Redshift • Amazon Athena • AWS IAM • VPC & Subnets • AWS CloudFormation • SNS • SQS • AWS Service Catalog Technical Skills • Python • SQL • ETL / ELT Development • Unix / Linux • Shell Scripting • Git Preferred Skills • GitLab • Nexus Repository Manager • Snowflake • DBT (Data Build Tool) • Redshift Performance Optimization Qualifications • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline. If you have strong AWS Data Engineering experience and are interested in working on an exciting banking project, we'd be happy to hear from you.