Data Platform Architect (AWS)
StackStudio Digital Ltd.
West Bletchley, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 85KJob location
West Bletchley, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Microsoft Access
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Data analysis
Continuous Integration
Data as a Services
Information Engineering
Data Governance
ETL
Data Security
DevOps
Github
Identity and Access Management
Python
Spark
PySpark
Data Management
Terraform
Data Pipelines
Job description
We are looking for a highly experienced AWS Data Platform Architect with 10+ years in data engineering/platform design and strong expertise in building large scale, secure data platforms on AWS. The candidate should be proficient in Python (primary language) and hands on with key AWS data services including Lake Formation, Glue, Athena, S3, IAM, and KMS. Extensive experience with Terraform, GitHub Actions, and Spark/PySpark is essential., * Architect end to end AWS data platforms (S3, Lake Formation, Glue, Athena, EMR/Spark).
- Design multi account data governance, security, and access models.
- Develop scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Python & PySpark.
- Implement IaC using Terraform and CI/CD using GitHub Actions.
- Optimize data pipelines for performance, quality, and cost.
- Collaborate with security, data science, and analytics teams.
Requirements
- 10+ years experience; 8+ years hands-on in AWS data and devops services.
- Strong Python development background.
- Expertise in Lake Formation, Glue, Athena, S3, IAM, KMS.
- Advanced Spark/PySpark experience.
- Strong Terraform and GitHub Actions CI/CD implementation skills.
- Experience with multi-account AWS architectures and governance.
Nice-to-Have:
- Iceberg/Delta/Hudi, DMS, EMR tuning.
- Data quality & lineage tools (Datahub).
Exposure to regulated industries (Banking/Finance).
