Senior AWS Data & AI Engineer — Build Data Platforms

Slalom Build; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Slalom is seeking an experienced Senior Consultant AWS Data & AI Engineer to deliver high-quality data solutions on the AWS platform that generate measurable value for clients. You will design, build, and optimize data pipelines and architectures while collaborating with architects, analysts, and business stakeholders.

You will also stay current with AWS data engineering trends and contribute to developing Slalom's accelerators and methodologies, mentoring junior teammates, and participating in

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in data engineering focused on AWS data platforms and services.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS data services including S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, Athena, EMR, Kinesis, Amazon OpenSearch Service, and graph databases such as Amazon Neptune, and related technologies.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and SQL for data processing and transformation.
• Experience designing and implementing ETL/ELT pipelines, data integration patterns, and workflow orchestration.
• Understanding of data modelling concepts (dimensional modelling, data vault, normalized schemas) and when to apply them.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and implement scalable data engineering solutions on AWS, including data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data integration frameworks.
• Develop and optimise data architectures using AWS services such as S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, Kinesis, EMR, Amazon OpenSearch Service, and graph databases such as Neptune.
• Ensure solutions follow AWS best practices for security, performance, cost optimization, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with data architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical implementations.
• Use AI-assisted development tools appropriately to support engineering productivity, code quality, testing, and delivery.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to building technical capability within project teams.

Skills

AWS Data & AI Engineering

Data engineering

Python

SQL

Data modeling

Communication

Client-facing consulting

Tools

AWS S3

AWS Glue

AWS Lambda

AWS Redshift

AWS Athena

AWS EMR

AWS Kinesis

Amazon OpenSearch Service

Neptune

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Slalom is seeking an experienced Senior Consultant AWS Data & AI Engineer to deliver high-quality data solutions on the AWS platform that generate measurable value for clients. You will design, build, and optimize data pipelines and architectures while collaborating with architects, analysts, and business stakeholders.

You will also stay current with AWS data engineering trends and contribute to developing Slalom's accelerators and methodologies, mentoring junior teammates, and participating in