Robert Half Technology are assisting a market leading financial services organisation to recruit a AWS Data Architect on a contract basis - Hybrid working - London based
Role
* The AWS Data Architect will design and architect end-to-end data solutions on AWS, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
* Lead the development of frameworks, standards, and best practices for data engineering and architecture.
* Collaborate with engineers, SMEs, and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
* Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to development teams.
* Ensure adherence to SDLC, deployment, and change management processes.
* Partner with solution architects and developers to deliver innovative, high-quality solutions.
Profile
* The AWS Data Architect will have strong Python development skills (must be able to design and write clean, maintainable, and testable code).
* Extensive AWS expertise, particularly across:
1. Lambda
2. Glue
3. Glue Data Catalog
4. EMR services
5. API Gateway
* Relational database experience with Aurora Postgres (including query performance tuning).
* Spark experience, including pipelines using Spark on data stored in iceberg table format in S3 and federated through Aurora Postgres.
* Proven experience with data modeling, medallion/lakehouse architectures, and financial domain familiarity.
* Ability to solve problems independently and deliver frameworks/solutions with minimal guidance.
Company
* Market leading financial services organisation with offices in London
* Hybrid working - London based
* 15 month long contract
Salary & Benefits
The salary range/rates of pay is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training.
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