AWS Data Engineer

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Role: Data Engineer (AWS)
Contract: £450pd-£500pd (Inside IR35)
Location: Remote working with occasional travel to site
Duration: End of March 2026 (expected to extend at the new financial year)

We are currently recruiting for a Data Engineer to work on a project within the Public Sector space. The role will be AWS focused and requires a Data Engineer who can come in and make an impact and difference to the project.

Skills and experience required

Experience of back-end / data engineering across a number of languages (including Python), and commonly used IDE's
Experience with developing, scheduling, maintaining and resolving issues with batch or micro-batch jobs on AWS ETL or Azure ETL services
Experience querying data stored on AWS S3 or Azure ADLSv2, or through a Lakehouse capability
Experience in managing API-level and Database connectivity
Experience using source control and DevOps tooling such as Gitlab
Experience in use of terraform (or similar cloud native products) to build new data & analytics platform capabilities
Experience with developing data features and associated transformation procedures on a modern data platform. Examples include (but not limited to) Azure Fabric, AWS Lakeformation, Databricks or Snowflake.
Experience automating operations tasks with one or more scripting languages.

Due to the nature of the project and the short turnaround required, the successful candidate must hold valid and live SC Clearance.

If you are interested in the role and would like to apply, please click on the link for immediate consideration

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