AWS Data Engineer

NTT DATA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi work options

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a detail-oriented Data Engineer – AWS to join our Data & AI practice in the United Kingdom. You will design, develop, and optimise scalable data pipelines and platforms, enabling data-driven decision making, analytics, and downstream applications.

The role emphasizes data quality, reliability, and performance through structured engineering and testing practices. You will collaborate with architects, engineers, and analysts to deliver secure, high-performing data solutions

Qualifications

• Experience in data engineering or software engineering with a data focus.
• Strong interest in cloud-based data platforms and distributed processing.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to data quality and reliability.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Willingness to learn and develop in AWS and modern data engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery across data engineering and platform development initiatives.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and stakeholders to implement data solutions on AWS.
• Assist in planning and executing engineering tasks, releases, and deliverables.
• Build and maintain data pipelines and workflows on AWS.
• Support ingestion, transformation, and processing of structured and semi-structured data.
• Contribute to the development of scalable, reusable data components and services.
• Test and validate data pipelines and processing jobs running on AWS services.
• Develop and execute data validation and reconciliation queries using SQL.
• Work with AWS services including AWS Glue and S3-based data lakes.

Skills

Data engineering

ETL/ELT pipelines

Cloud-native platforms

Python

PySpark

SQL

YAML

Testing practices

Tools

AWS Glue

Python

PySpark

SQL

YAML

Job description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and capable Data Engineer – AWS to join our Data & AI practice. The successful candidate will bring solid experience in data engineering, ETL/ELT pipeline development, and cloud-native platforms, with a strong focus on AWS-based data ecosystems

. This role is key to supporting the design, development, and optimisation of scalable data pipelines and data platforms, enabling data-driven decision making, analytics, and downstream applications. You will contribute to ensuring data quality, reliability, and performance, through structured engineering and testing practice

s. You will work closely with architects, engineers, and analysts to deliver secure, high-performing data solutions, using technologies such as AWS Glue, Python/PySpark, SQL, and configuration-driven frameworks (e.g., YAML). You should be comfortable working in a collaborative, delivery-focused environment and have a strong interest in cloud technologies, modern data platforms, and software engineering best pract

es.

What you'll be

• doing:
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What experience you'l

• l bring:
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• ata focusStrong interest in cloud-based data platforms and distributed p
• rocessingGood analytical and problem-solvi
• ng skillsAttention to detail and commitment to data quality and re
• liabilityEffective communication and teamwo
• rk skillsWillingness to learn and develop in AWS and modern data engineering

practices Technical

• ence with:AWS cloud services, especiall
• y AWS GluePython
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• nipulationExposure to YAML or configuration-driven pipelines (
• desirable)Experience building or s
• upporting:Data
• processesFamilia
• rity with:Data lakes and/or Lakehous
• e conceptsDistributed processing frameworks (e.
• g., Spark)Basic underst
• anding of:Data architectur
• evelopmentExposure to version control (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines

Who we are:
We’re a business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and we undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Our advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on excit

ing projects.
Our inclusive work environment prioritises mutual respect, accountability, and continuous learning for all our people. This approach foster collaboration, well-being, growth, and agility, leading to a more diverse, innovative, and competitive organisation. We are also proud to share that we have a range of Inclusion Networks such as: the Women’s Business Network, Cultural and Ethnicity Network, LGBTQ+ & Allies Network, Neurodiversity Network and the P

arent Network.
For more information on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion please click here: Creating Inclusion Together at NTT DAT

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What w

e can offer you:
We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexi

ble work options.You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here: https://

We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our empl

oyment practices.
We are also a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer - we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirem

ents for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse

and empowered team.