Lead AWS Data Engineer — Finance | Spark, Snowflake, Java | Onsite UK

Opus Recruitment Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Lead AWS Data Engineer to work with a financial services client in London. You will join a team responsible for building new reporting workflows and upgrading existing pipelines. The role requires a strong background in data engineering, proficient in AWS and related technologies, along with leadership experience. This position mandates on-site presence in either the London or Birmingham office five days a week.

Qualifications

• Strong background in data engineering within distributed data environments.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS, Spark, Glue, and Snowflake.
• Experience building and optimising data pipelines and reporting workflows.
• Experience leading engineering teams or workstreams required for Lead level.

Responsibilities

• Join an established engineering group to build a new reporting workflow.
• Upgrade existing pipelines and lead a full data-sourcing uplift.
• Work closely with internal engineering and control teams.

Skills

Data Engineering

AWS

Spark

Glue

Snowflake

Java

Leadership

Job description

A recruitment agency is seeking a Lead AWS Data Engineer to work with a financial services client in London. You will join a team responsible for building new reporting workflows and upgrading existing pipelines. The role requires a strong background in data engineering, proficient in AWS and related technologies, along with leadership experience. This position mandates on-site presence in either the London or Birmingham office five days a week.