Insight International (UK) Ltd

AWS Data Engineer

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This role is for an AWS Data Engineer in London, UK, on a hybrid contract. Requires 8–15 years of experience, expertise in Snowflake, Python, PySpark, and Airflow. Industry experience in Banking or Financial Services is preferred.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
August 7, 2026
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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🏝️ - Location
Hybrid
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📄 - Contract
Unknown
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
London Area, United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Snowflake #Data Pipeline #Scala #SQL Queries #Airflow #Compliance #PySpark #Data Migration #Leadership #Data Engineering #Data Ingestion #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Python #DevOps #Data Architecture #Data Warehouse #Deployment #Monitoring #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Data Processing #Cloud #Data Quality #Migration #EDW (Enterprise Data Warehouse) #Security #Spark (Apache Spark) #AWS (Amazon Web Services)
Role description
Job Description Title: Data Engineer Location: London, UK Contract & Hybrid model Role Summary We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer with 8–15 years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing enterprise-scale data solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in Snowflakeand hands-on experience with Python, PySpark, AWS, and Airflow for building scalable, high-performance data platforms. The role demands strong technical leadership, problem-solving capabilities, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver robust data engineering solutions. Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and optimize data pipelines and data models using Snowflake for enterprise analytics and reporting • Write and optimize complex SQL / PL‑SQL queries, procedures, and transformations to support large‑scale data processing • Build and optimize enterprise data warehouse solutions on Snowflake. • Develop data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration workflows using Python, PySpark, and Airflow. • Develop and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, views, streams, and tasks in Snowflake. • Implement scalable cloud-based data solutions leveraging AWS services. • Ensure data quality, governance, security, and compliance across the data platform. • Perform query tuning, performance optimization, and cost optimization within Snowflake. • Automate deployment and monitoring through CI/CD and DevOps practices. • Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, analysts, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions. • Troubleshoot production issues and implement preventive measures to enhance platform reliability. Preferred Experience • Experience in large-scale cloud data migration initiatives. • Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture and modern data platforms. • Experience working with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data. • Exposure to Banking, Financial Services, or other large enterprise environments will be an added advantage. • Experience in leading technical discussions and mentoring engineering teams.