Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join a major data transformation programme on an initial 3-month contract.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys building robust, scalable data platforms and pipelines. You will work as part of a wider technical delivery team, helping to develop a modern AWS-based data environment that supports enterprise reporting, analytics and operational decision-making.

The successful candidate will ideally be able to attend the Leeds office one day per week. However, flexible arrangements can be discussed for the right person.

You will play a key part in designing, building and improving cloud-based data solutions. This will include developing data pipelines, integrating data from multiple systems and helping to create trusted, well-governed datasets for reporting and analytics.

You will work closely with Data Architects, Analysts, Developers and other technical stakeholders to turn business and technical requirements into practical, scalable solutions.

• Design and build scalable data lake and data warehouse solutions on AWS.
• Develop data ingestion, transformation and storage pipelines to support reporting, analytics and operational use cases.
• Work with AWS services including S3, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, Lake Formation, Athena and EventBridge.
• Implement Bronze, Silver and Gold data layers using Medallion Architecture principles.
• Build and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines across batch, streaming and Change Data Capture (CDC) workloads.
• Develop reusable transformation frameworks, data models and curated datasets using Python, SQL and dbt.
• Support data migration and integration activity across a range of source and target systems.
• Build integrations using APIs, messaging technologies and file-based ingestion methods.
• Implement data validation, reconciliation and error-handling processes to improve data quality.
• Support data governance, lineage, security and audit requirements.
• Help automate deployments and infrastructure using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar tooling.
• Improve monitoring and operational support using tools such as CloudWatch and Splunk.
• Produce clear technical documentation for pipelines, mappings, transformations and data flows.
• Promote good engineering practice, automation, standardisation and continuous improvement.

You will be a capable, delivery-focused Data Engineer with experience working on modern cloud data platforms. You should be comfortable working independently, but equally happy collaborating with a multidisciplinary technical team.

You will have strong experience with AWS data services and be confident designing and developing data pipelines in complex transformation, migration or integration environments.

• Proven experience designing and delivering AWS-based data platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience with services such as S3, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, Lake Formation, Athena and EventBridge.
• Experience implementing Medallion Architecture, including Bronze, Silver and Gold data layers.
• Strong data engineering experience across batch, streaming and CDC ingestion patterns.
• Advanced SQL skills and strong Python development experience.
• Experience using dbt for data transformation and modelling would be highly beneficial.
• Experience building and optimising ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Good understanding of data warehousing, dimensional modelling and analytical data structures.
• Experience with data integration, APIs, messaging and file-based data ingestion.
• Knowledge of Terraform or CloudFormation for Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling, ideally GitHub Actions.
• Experience with monitoring, observability and data quality frameworks.
• Knowledge of CloudWatch, Splunk or similar monitoring tools.
• An understanding of data governance, lineage, validation and security principles.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

This is a fast-moving requirement, and we are keen to identify suitable candidates quickly. Please get in touch with relevant profiles.