AWS Centric Data Engineer (10 week contract)

We are recruiting for a contract AWS-Centric Data Engineer with hands-on experience in Glue-based pipelines and data-quality processes to start ASAP. This role will be 2 days onsite in either Croydon or Manchester. The contract length is 10 weeks. 

Key Skills & Experience:

AWS & ETL:

• Deep experience with AWS Glue (jobs, crawlers, Glue Studio, Glue workflows).
• Understanding complexities of CI/CD with Glue, avoiding AWS CodeCommit/Repo if needed.
• Strong ETL background in AWS (Athena, S3, Lambda, Step Functions, etc.).

Data Pipeline Quality:

• Experience implementing data-quality checks, validation steps, logging, lineage.
• Understanding the differences between code-unit-testing and data-pipeline testing.
• Familiar with traditional ETL operational patterns (e.g., DTS-style stage validation).

General:

• Strong grasp of modern data-engineering patterns (bronze/silver/gold).
• Familiar with transforming data into multiple target formats (XML, graph structures, relational schemas).

Responsibilities:

• Build and enhance Glue-based data pipelines.
• Implement quality layers and validation logic.
• Work with the architect to deliver outputs in multiple ready-to-consume formats.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of the overall channel strategy.
• Support integration of pipeline outputs with backend/API layer.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We actively encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities. We consider all flexible working arrangements, subject to the requirements of the role. Where reasonable adjustments are needed, we will strive to make changes to accommodate them.