AWS Data engineer (Outside IR35/Remote)

Job description

Remote (UK based candidates only) | Initial 6-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | Possibility for extension

We're working with a consulting client who's partnering with a leading financial services organisation looking to hire an AWS Data Engineer to help build and enhance their cloud-based data platform.

Key Skills Required

- Strong AWS data engineering experience

- Hands-on expertise with DBT and PySpark

- Proven Python development skills

- Experience with Apache Airflow for orchestration

- Strong knowledge of Amazon Redshift

- Experience with Apache Iceberg and modern data lake architectures

- Familiarity with OpenSearch for search and analytics solutions

- Exposure to Knowledge Graph technologies and semantic data modelling

- CI/CD experience using CircleCI

Responsibilities

- Design and develop scalable data pipelines and ETL processes

- Build and optimise cloud-native data solutions on AWS

- Develop data models and transformations using DBT and PySpark

- Automate deployments and testing through CI/CD pipelines

- Work closely with stakeholders to deliver high-quality data products

Desirable

- Previous experience within financial services, banking, or other regulated environments

- Knowledge of data governance and data quality best practices