AWS Data Engineer

RED Global (United Kingdom); Basildon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RED Global in Basildon, UK is seeking an AWS Data Engineer to design and build scalable data pipelines on AWS. This 12-month, onsite contract (5 days/week) offers an ASAP or 4-week start and focuses on enterprise data lakehouse architectures, Python, PySpark, and dbt to deliver analytics-ready data products.

You will collaborate with data architects and stakeholders to ensure data governance, quality, and cost efficiency, enabling analytics and AI workloads across the platform.

Qualifications

• Strong experience building and supporting AWS Data Lakehouse solutions.
• Proficient with AWS services (S3, Glue, EMR, Athena, Redshift, Lake Formation, EventBridge, Step Functions).
• Advanced Python and SQL skills.
• Strong experience with PySpark and large-scale data processing.
• Hands-on experience with modern data transformation frameworks (dbt).
• Data modelling experience (Kimball, Data Vault, Inmon).
• Strong understanding of data governance, lineage, security, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable AWS data pipelines
• Build and optimise ETL/ELT frameworks
• Develop enterprise-grade Data Lakehouse architecture solutions
• Create data models supporting analytics, reporting, and AI workloads
• Implement monitoring, data quality, and governance controls
• Partner with architects and business stakeholders on strategic data initiatives
• Drive performance, scalability, and cost optimisation across the platform

Skills

AWS Data Lakehouse

AWS services (S3, Glue, EMR, Athena,

Python

PySpark

dbt

Data modelling (Kimball, DV, Inmon)

Data governance & security

Tools

dbt

Job description

Project Details :

Job Title: AWS Data Engineer-

Location: Basildon, UK

Contract: B2B Contract, 5 days a week, & 8 hrs. a day.

Onsite:/Remote: Fully Onsite(5 days a week).

Duration: 12 months Contract + Possible extension

Start Date: ASAP OR 4 weeks.

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong experience building and supporting AWS Data Lakehouse solutions
• AWS services including S3, Glue, EMR, Athena, Redshift, Lake Formation, EventBridge & Step Functions
• Advanced Python and SQL skills
• Strong experience with PySpark and large-scale data processing
• Hands-on experience with dbt or modern data transformation frameworks
• Data modelling experience (Kimball, Data Vault, Inmon)
• Strong understanding of data governance, lineage, security, and best practices

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable AWS data pipelines
• Build and optimise ETL/ELT frameworks
• Develop enterprise-grade Data Lakehouse architecture solutions
• Create data models supporting analytics, reporting, and AI workloads
• Implement monitoring, data quality, and governance controlsPartner with architects and business stakeholders on strategic data initiatives
• Drive performance, scalability, and cost optimisation across the platform