Senior AWS Data & AI Engineer — Build Data Platforms

Slalom; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Slalom is a global data capability partner seeking a Senior Consultant AWS Data & AI Engineer to deliver high-quality data platforms on AWS. You will design scalable data pipelines, craft robust data architectures, and drive client outcomes using AWS services, with a focus on modern data engineering, analytics, and AI integration.

You will collaborate with architects, analysts, and business stakeholders, mentor junior teammates, and advance Slalom's data capability through accelerators and best

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data engineering on AWS data platforms.
• Hands-on with AWS data services for pipelines and storage.
• Proficient in Python and SQL for data processing.
• Experience designing ETL/ELT pipelines and data integration.
• Knowledge of data modelling (dimensional, data vault, normalized).
• Understanding of data governance, quality, and metadata management.
• Experience with IaC and CI/CD practices.
• Strong problem-solving in fast-paced consulting environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize scalable AWS data pipelines and architectures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Mentor team members and contribute to data capability frameworks.
• Stay current with AWS data engineering trends and accelerators.
• Contribute to client workshops and solution design activities.

Skills

Data engineering

AWS data services

Python

SQL

Data modelling

Data governance

IaC (CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK)

CI/CD practices

Streaming data & real-time analytics

ML/AI engineering

Agentic development patterns

Semantic layers & ontology

AWS AI certifications

Education

AWS certifications (Data Engineer / Solutions Architect / Developer)

Tools

AWS data services (S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, Athena, EMR, Kinesis)

OpenSearch Service & Neptune graph DB

Snowflake & Databricks (bonus)

Job description

Slalom is a global data capability partner seeking a Senior Consultant AWS Data & AI Engineer to deliver high-quality data platforms on AWS. You will design scalable data pipelines, craft robust data architectures, and drive client outcomes using AWS services, with a focus on modern data engineering, analytics, and AI integration.

You will collaborate with architects, analysts, and business stakeholders, mentor junior teammates, and advance Slalom's data capability through accelerators and best