AWS Data Engineer

Opus Recruitment Solutions

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

2 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Part-time (≤ 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Compensation

£ 148K

Job location

Remote

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Cloud Database

Data as a Services

Data Architecture

Information Engineering

ETL

Spark

Data Lake

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

OPUS (Software)

Functional Programming

Job description

AWS Data Engineer (Contract, Hybrid, London - Delivery-focused) Opus are looking for a highly experienced Data SME with strong AWS expertise to support a long-term cloud data transformation programme. The role will act as the key technical link between client stakeholders and offshore delivery teams, driving delivery of a modern, scalable data platform. Responsibilities:

Lead client engagement, run agile ceremonies, and provide technical leadership.
Own delivery end to end, managing risks, progress, and scaling activities.
Review data architectures and solutions in line with AWS best practices.
Coordinate and align offshore teams to ensure consistent delivery.
Maintain governance, security, and engineering standards throughout.

Requirements

Deep hands-on experience with AWS data services (Glue, Redshift, Lambda, Spark, Delta Lake)
Strong data engineering and architecture background (ETL/ELT, Lakehouse, MDM).
Proven offshore delivery leadership and stakeholder management.
Lloyd's / London Market experience desirable.