Cloud Engineer AWS

Interface Recruitment UK; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Data Engineer to join their dynamic team in Leeds. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge Cloud technology in a big data environment, emphasizing creativity and flexibility. As a Data Engineer, you'll collaborate with product development teams, utilizing Agile methodologies to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions. You'll be responsible for maintaining a broad knowledge of the technology landscape while ensuring best practices in development. If you're ready to embrace new technologies and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free Parking

Flexible Working Environment

Creative Studio Environment

Friendly Team

Qualifications

• Broad experience in scalable solutions and web/server-side development.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and Cloud providers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain knowledge of technology landscape for consultancy services.
• Translate user requirements into working code with a high-caliber team.

Skills

Web Development

Server-side Development

Data Modelling

Agile Methodologies

TDD/BDD

Cloud Technologies

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Job Title: Data Engineer

The Role:

• Chance to work with Cloud technology
• Big data environment
• Pioneering technology
• Truly creative / studio environment
• Flexibility
• Leeds City location but with free parking
• Friendly team with a one for all attitude

Summary of position

The data engineer will be working across our client and SaaS product development teams, working in a variety of Agile (Scrum, DSDM, Kanban) and traditional project delivery frameworks. Our data engineers are expected to know at least two scripting/OO/functional languages.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a broad knowledge of the technology landscape helping the client provide market-leading consultancy services
• Assist our clients in enterprise-scale projects utilising best-practice development methodologies, well-tested code, and elegant solutions
• Get stuff done properly, first time around
• Make it right and only then make it fast
• Spend as much time thinking about tests and security as on writing code
• Work with a team of like-minded high-calibre engineers to translate user requirements into working code
• Have excellent teamwork, leadership and communication skills
• If you see something that’s broken, fix it. That includes the coffee machine

Skills & Experience

The data engineer should have a broad experience of highly available, transactional and scalable solutions:

• Strong web & server-side development experience
• An understanding of data modelling – from 3NF through to denormalisation for analysis
• A working knowledge of software development delivery in a Scrum environment
• Broader knowledge of IT – Networking, platform, hardware, security
• TDD/BDD
• Experience of moving in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Working knowledge of at least one Cloud provider (PaaS, IaaS, SaaS)
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills & experience

Above all, the data engineer must be open to new technologies, quick to adapt, and quick to learn.

Location

The Role will be based at a Leeds office. Travel to client sites may be required from time-to-time.