AWS Data Engineer

Job description

AWS Data Engineer | London (Once a month onsite) | £65,000-£80,000

Peaple Talent have partnered with a fast-growing, award-winning SaaS organisation operating in the secure payments and customer engagement space.

Due to continued growth, they’re now looking for an AWS Data Engineer to take ownership of their data platform and help scale it into a best-in-class, business-critical function.

The Role

This is a hands-on role where you’ll enhance and evolve an AWS-based data ecosystem, supporting analytics and reporting across teams including Product, Finance, and Operations.

You’ll play a key role in improving data quality, scalability, and cost efficiency, while helping shape best practices and technical direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Improve and optimise existing data infrastructure (performance, cost, best practice)
• Build and maintain data pipelines and visualisations using AWS services
• Develop ETL processes and automation using Python
• Write and optimise SQL queries
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver data-driven solutions

Key Requirements

• Strong AWS experience (S3, Glue, Lambda, Athena, Redshift, DynamoDB)
• Python and SQL expertise
• Knowledge of ETL and data pipeline design
• Familiarity with GitLab and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)

What’s on Offer

Salary: £65,000-£80,000

Location: London

25 days holiday (rising with service)

❤ Private medical, dental & optical cover

✈ Flexible working + “work from anywhere” (2 weeks/year)

⚡ EV scheme (UK)

Training, development & wellbeing support

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-04-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English