Platform Engineer

Vallum Associates
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Big Data
Databases
System Configuration
Continuous Integration
Information Engineering
Data Migration
Identity and Access Management
Python
Standard Sql
Data Ingestion
Snowflake
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Data Lineage
Data Management
Functional Programming
Terraform
Data Pipelines

Requirements

Key Responsibilities * Own and evolve the AWS/CDP architecture for data migration, ingestion, and downstream consumption * Define and enforce engineering standards (Terraform, CI/CD, pipeline design, naming conventions) * Lead platform engineering and infrastructure delivery (IaC, networking, security, environment setup) * Lead and deliver the migration of ~8-10 enterprise databases into AWS using DMS and CDC patterns * Ensure migration pipelines are scalable, automated, and resilient * Enable event-driven and batch data pipelines (S3, Lambda, orchestration) * Ensure data lineage, cataloguing, and documentation are captured Required Experience & Skills * 5+ years in cloud, platform or data engineering roles, including leadership experience * Strong AWS experience: S3, Lambda, IAM, VPC/networking, DMS * Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines * Strong Python and SQL skills * Understanding of data platforms (e.g. Snowflake/CDP) and ingestion pipelines * Exposure to AI/ML enablement frameworks (.e.g AWS SageMaker) and supporting infrastructure for model training, deployment * Familiarity with modern development and deployment frameworks * Strong stakeholder communication and technical leadership skills * Experience delivering large-scale data migrations, including CDC approaches

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