Job Description
AECOM is seeking a talented Junior Data Engineer to join our growing team of data professionals.
As a Junior Data Engineer, your primary focus will be on supporting Senior and Principal Engineers through design and the wider solution lifecycle.
Role responsibilities:
* Work alongside senior engineers to support the delivery of various data solutions and data pipelines
* Collaborate with other data professionals (Data Analysts, Data Scientists) and contribute to requirements-gathering sessions for internal and external stakeholders across the organisation.
* Support our quality assurance and refinement processes through reviews and hands-on investigations.
* Support workflow orchestration development using cloud tools like Apache Airflow or Azure Functions.
* Assist in solution and system health monitoring - keeping track of key metrics while also troubleshooting deployed solutions and infrastructure resources with logging tools.
* Support user and technical documentation for the solutions or tools we develop and deploy.
* Support compliance with our company-wide data governance activities such as metadata management and access controls.
* Maintain continuous learning and keep up to date with current emerging tools, cloud technologies, and industry practices.
* Contribute to team discussions and solution-shaping efforts with a proactive, learning-oriented mindset.
* Support technical reviews where you can learn how to identify and resolve issues.
* Support the prototyping and proof-of-concept development lifecycle of data solutions and tools for external clients.
* Provide general operational assistance to fellow data teams.
Qualifications
Minimum requirements:
* Education: bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
* Basic proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, Scala or C#), with a keen desire to continue developing.
* Good working knowledge of SQL for querying and managing relational databases.
* Good understanding of core data principles and methodologies (relational & non-relational data models, dimensional modelling (star/snowflake), ETL vs ELT, data warehouse vs data lake ect.)
* Basic familiarity with API concepts or REST principles.
* Familiarity with version control tools such as Git, and a basic understanding of CI/CD practices.
* Some practical experience—through internships, academic work, or early professional roles—supporting analytics, data manipulation, or systems development initiatives.
Preferred qualifications:
* Some cloud platform expertise is preferred with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
* Familiarity with cloud-native data services (e.g., Databricks, Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Google BigQuery).
* Some experience with data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark or Kafka is preferred.
Additional Information
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.