AWS Data Engineer: Build Scalable, Secure Data Pipelines

Sanderson Government & Defence; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking an experienced AWS Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain a secure, scalable data platform for a government client. The role supports real-time and batch processing for critical analytics and decision-making.

Responsibilities include building and maintaining data pipelines, modelling data, and scaling the platform to meet evolving use cases. Strong AWS experience, Python scripting, and Agile delivery are required, with DV security clearance and

Qualifications

• Proven experience building data pipelines.
• Strong understanding of data modelling and structures.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, Lambda, Athena, Glue).
• Python or equivalent scripting language.
• Experience with test-driven development.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Building, testing, and maintaining robust data pipelines.
• Designing logical and physical data models.
• Scaling the data platform to meet evolving use cases.
• Analyzing data flows and improving processing performance.
• Ensuring data architecture aligns with agreed standards.
• Troubleshooting issues and driving continuous improvement.

Skills

Data pipelines

Data modelling

AWS services

Python scripting

Test-driven development

Agile delivery

Tools

EC2

RDS

Lambda

Athena

Glue

Job description

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking an experienced AWS Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain a secure, scalable data platform for a government client. The role supports real-time and batch processing for critical analytics and decision-making.

Responsibilities include building and maintaining data pipelines, modelling data, and scaling the platform to meet evolving use cases. Strong AWS experience, Python scripting, and Agile delivery are required, with DV security clearance and