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AWS Engineer

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The job is for an AWS Data Engineer on a 3-month contract, offering a salary of £400-£450 per day outside IR35, fully remote.
  • The role involves end-to-end pipeline development, integrating real-time data streams and third-party APIs for a media company focused on audience insights.
  • Candidates should have proven experience with AWS services and strong programming skills in Python, along with familiarity in SQL and DBT.
  • The position requires collaboration within a cross-functional data engineering team to ensure reliable and scalable data delivery.
  • A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience is typically expected for this role.

AWS DATA ENGINEER

3-MONTH CONTRACT

£400-£450 PER DAY OUTSIDE IR35

FULLY REMOTE

This role offers a great opportunity for an AWS Data Engineer to join a fast-paced media company working on a cutting-edge data ingestion and transformation project. You'll take ownership of end-to-end pipeline development, integrating real-time data streams and third-party APIs into a modern analytics stack. The environment promotes autonomy, modern tooling, and close collaboration across technical and business teams.

THE COMPANYThis is a leading media organisation leveraging data to drive audience insights, engagement strategies, and targeted content delivery. They are investing heavily in their data platform and tooling, with an emphasis on real-time decision-making and scalable infrastructure. You'll be joining a team focused on delivering data into key business systems including CRM and analytics layers.

THE ROLEYou'll be part of a cross-functional data engineering team responsible for ingesting, transforming, and delivering data to critical internal systems. This includes designing scalable AWS-based pipelines, integrating external APIs, and orchestrating transformations using DBT and Airflow. You'll also support the transition of R-based data streams into more maintainable Python workflows.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Building and maintaining ingestion pipelines using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and Kinesis.

  • Integrating third-party APIs into the data platform and transforming data for CRM delivery.

  • Migrating R-based data streams into modern Airflow-managed Python/DBT pipelines.

  • Ensuring observability and reliability using CloudWatch and automated monitoring.

  • Supporting both BAU and new feature development within the data engineering function.

KEY SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

  • Proven experience with AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Kinesis, and CloudWatch.

  • Strong programming ability in Python and data transformation skills using SQL and DBT.

  • Experience with Airflow for orchestration and scheduling.

  • Familiarity with third-party API integration and scalable data delivery methods.

  • Excellent communication and the ability to work in a collaborative, agile environment.

HOW TO APPLYPlease register your interest by sending your CV via the apply link on this page.

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