AWS Data Platform Engineer
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AWS Cloud Data Engineer UK Remote | £60-85K Perm | Active eSC Clearance
Role Overview Experienced Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and optimise cloud data infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines using native cloud services, IaC, orchestration for enterprise data operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Provision/manage AWS data services: S3, Redshift, Athena, Glue, Lambda, Batch
- Implement Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Manage Apache Airflow orchestration workflows
- Support GitLab CI/CD pipelines + Docker containerisation
- Monitor S3 security scanning, access patterns, data ingress/egress
- Support disaster recovery, performance optimisation for data engineering workflows
- Collaborate with Data Engineering, SRE, Security teams
- Troubleshoot incidents + maintain RBAC controls
Technical Environment Core Services: S3, Redshift, OpenSearch, Athena, Lambda, Glue, Batch, Step Functions, SQS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, EMR Automation: Terraform IaC, Airflow DAGs, GitLab CI/CD (YAML), Docker Security: IAM policies, RBAC, VPC networking Scripting: Python, SQL, Bash
Essential Requirements
- Hands-on AWS data services (S3/Redshift/Athena/Glue/Lambda)
- Terraform IaC implementation
- Airflow orchestration/monitoring
- GitLab/GitHub Actions CI/CD + Docker
- Python/SQL/Bash automation
- AWS security best practices (IAM/RBAC/VPC)
- Disaster recovery/backup experience
- ACTIVE eSC clearance mandatory
Desirable
- AWS Neptune, EKS experience
- Jira Service Desk, Confluence documentation
- Data engineering support background
- Consulting delivery experience
Soft Skills Strong problem-solving, Agile delivery, stakeholder collaboration, technical communication.
Requirements
- Hands-on AWS data services (S3/Redshift/Athena/Glue/Lambda)
- Terraform IaC implementation
- Airflow orchestration/monitoring
- GitLab/GitHub Actions CI/CD + Docker
- Python/SQL/Bash automation
- AWS security best practices (IAM/RBAC/VPC)
- Disaster recovery/backup experience
- ACTIVE eSC clearance mandatory
Desirable
- AWS Neptune, EKS experience
- Jira Service Desk, Confluence documentation
- Data engineering support background
- Consulting delivery experience
Soft Skills Strong problem-solving, Agile delivery, stakeholder collaboration, technical communication.