Data Engineer

Vallum Associates; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech consulting firm is seeking a skilled Data Engineer for a remote contract role focusing on AWS services, Terraform, and data pipeline development. The ideal candidate will have expertise in SQL, Python, and Spark to design scalable data architectures and mentor junior engineers. This position is outside IR35 with a rolling 6-month contract.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with AWS data services including S3, Redshift, Glue, and Lambda.
• Experience in SQL, Python, and Spark or Iceberg.
• Strong Terraform expertise required.
• Familiarity with data warehouse design, ETL/ELT, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable data architectures in the cloud.
• Work across the full data lifecycle, supporting teams.
• Lead development projects and cloud data platform deployments.
• Mentor data engineers and enhance team practices.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Python

Spark

SQL

Job description

Job description

Data Engineer - Contract - AWS, Python, Terraform, Spark

• 6 months rolling contract

• Remote based

• Outside IR35

• Must have strong AWS, Terraform, Python, Spark, SQL

Data Engineer role:

• Design and implement scalable data architectures in the cloud, ensuring secure and reliable data pipelines.

• Work across the full data lifecycle, supporting data scientists, analysts, and engineering teams.

• Lead development projects, data modelling, and cloud data platform deployments.

• Mentor data engineers and contribute to best practices across the team.

Data Engineer key skills:

• Strong experience with AWS data services (S3, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, Lake Formation).

• Must have strong experience in SQL, Python, Spark or Iceberg.

• Must have strong Terraform experience

• Experience with data warehouse design, ETL/ELT, and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, CodeBuild).

• Knowledge of infrastructure as code, performance tuning, and data migration.

• Exposure to DBT, Docker, or Microsoft BI stack is a plus.

If this sounds like a position you'd be interested in, apply now!