Job Title: Senior Platform Engineer (AWS) – Data Platform Focus
Location: Hybrid, 2days/week onsite-London, UK
Duration: 6Months+ Contract Outside IR35
520GBP/Day Outside IR35
Overview
We are hiring a Senior Platform Engineer (AWS) to work on a large project focused on moving data to AWS and building a modern data platform.
The role is mainly platform and DevOps focused, with some involvement in data migration and data pipelines.
We’re looking for someone who is strong in AWS, infrastructure, and automation, and can help build a scalable and reliable platform. This is a senior role, so you’ll play an important part in strengthening the team and supporting delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable AWS platform architecture to support data migration and ingestion
- Deliver platform engineering and infrastructure solutions (IaC, networking, security, environments)
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevOps frameworks
- Support migration of enterprise databases into AWS using DMS and CDC patterns
- Ensure automation, scalability, and resilience across platform and data pipelines
- Enable event-driven and batch processing architectures (e.g., S3, Lambda)
- Enforce engineering standards and best practices across the platform
- Ensure data lineage, cataloguing, and governance are maintained
- Collaborate with stakeholders and contribute to technical decision-making
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong experience as a Platform Engineer / Cloud Engineer / DevOps Engineer
- Proven expertise in AWS (S3, Lambda, IAM, VPC, DMS)
- Strong hands-on experience with Terraform (Infrastructure-as-Code)
- Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines
- Solid programming skills in Python and SQL
- Experience supporting or working with data platforms and ingestion pipelines
- Experience with data migration and CDC approaches
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Priyanka Sharma
Senior Delivery Consultant
Office: 02033759240
Email: psharma@vallumassociates.com