AWS Data Engineer - Secure environment

Join a fast-growing consultancy at the forefront of secure data and cloud infrastructure, delivering AI-ready platforms for some of the UK’s most high-impact projects.

We’re looking for an experienced AWS Data Engineer to help design, build, and maintain a secure, scalable data platform for a government client – supporting real-time and batch processing that underpins critical analytics and decision-making.

What you’ll be doing :

Building, testing, and maintaining robust data pipelines

Designing logical and physical data models

Scaling the data platform to meet evolving use cases

Analysing data flows and improving processing performance

Ensuring data architecture aligns with agreed standards

Troubleshooting issues and driving continuous improvement

What we’re looking for:

Essential:

Proven experience building data pipelines

Strong understanding of data modelling and structures

Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, Lambda, Athena, Glue)
Knowledge of relational and No

SQL databases

Python or equivalent scripting language

Experience with test-driven development

Familiarity with Agile delivery

Clearance:
Due to the nature of this role, candidates must hold or be eligible for enhanced DV Security Clearance and hold sole British nationality.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.