AWS Developer / Glue & Redshif

Square One Resources; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment agency is seeking an experienced AWS Glue and Redshift Developer for a contract role in Central London. The candidate will create ETL workflows and manage Redshift clusters. Strong AWS Glue and SQL expertise is required. Expect a salary of up to £385 per day, within a collaborative team environment. Apply now with your CV.

Qualifications

• Strong practical knowledge of AWS Glue and Redshift.
• Advanced SQL expertise covering query optimisation.
• Programming skills in Python, Java, Node.js, or .NET.

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining ETL/ELT workflows with AWS Glue.
• Setting up and administering Redshift clusters.
• Developing robust SQL queries and procedures.

Skills

AWS Glue

Redshift

SQL expertise

Python

Agile practices

Problem-solving

Tools

Git

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Job Title: AWS Glue and Redshift Developer

Location: Central London (On Site 2-3 days per week)

Salary/Rate: Up to £385 per day (Inside IR35)

Start Date: 01/10/2025 - contract running until 31/12/2025

Company Introduction

We are currently looking for an experienced cloud data developer to join a forward-thinking team on a long-term engagement. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys designing data pipelines and working with modern AWS technologies to deliver scalable and efficient solutions.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives:

• Creating and maintaining ETL/ELT workflows with AWS Glue to process data from a variety of sources.
• Setting up and administering Redshift clusters, ensuring cost-effective scaling and high performance.
• Developing robust SQL queries, procedures, and transformations to support reporting and analytics.
• Ensuring accuracy, quality, and governance standards are met across all data processes.
• Investigating and resolving issues affecting pipeline performance or data integrity.
• Contributing to continuous improvements in architecture by keeping pace with AWS innovations.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Strong practical knowledge of AWS Glue and Redshift, including data catalogues, pipelines, and stored procedure development.
• Advanced SQL expertise, covering query optimisation, analytics functions, and transformation design.
• Solid programming skills in Python, Java, Node.js or .NET.
• Familiarity with Agile practices, test-driven development, and code management tools such as Git.
• Background in data modelling, warehousing techniques, and large-scale integration projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication abilities.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• AWS certifications in development or data analytics.
• Previous experience with Snowflake or similar data platforms.
• Exposure to BI or data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Hands-on experience with wider AWS services, e.g. S3, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, and networking/VPC.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.