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Senior Data Engineer

Gleeson Recruitment Group
Birmingham, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£70,000 – £80,000 pa

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£70,000 – £80,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
18 May 2026 (2 weeks ago)
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Senior Data Engineer - AWS / ETL / Python

Location: West midlands - mostly remote with some trips to office
Salary: £65K - £80k

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join a growing technology-focused organisation delivering scalable, enterprise-grade data solutions within a modern cloud environment.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building robust data platforms from the ground up and working across large-scale ETL, cloud-native services, API integrations, and data governance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

* Design, build and maintain scalable ETL pipelines and data ingestion processes across a wide variety of structured and unstructured data sources
* Develop data extraction solutions using RESTful APIs and modern integration techniques
* Work extensively with AWS-native data and analytics services including Glue, Athena, DataBrew, Lake Formation, EMR, MSK and Kinesis
* Implement data quality, profiling and validation processes to ensure integrity, accuracy and completeness of datasets
* Contribute within an Agile delivery environment, supporting the design, development and deployment of Java and REST-based domain data services
* Support scalable, high-performance systems aligned to modern MACH architectural principles
* Ensure best practice around data governance, security, privacy and compliance standards
* Develop and optimise data processing solutions using Python and Java
* Deliver high-performing, scalable solutions capable of supporting growing business demand

Key Skills & Experience

* 5+ years' experience within Data Engineering or related development roles
* Strong SQL development and optimisation experience
* Hands-on experience across AWS technologies including S3, Redshift, RDS, MySQL and PostgreSQL
* Strong understanding of data modelling, data structures, indexing, normalisation and reporting principles
* Experience tuning and optimising complex queries and large datasets
* Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical data solutions
* Experience implementing and maintaining data governance and data standards
* Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with a passion for learning new technologies
* Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to present technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking team working on modern cloud-based data platforms and enterprise-scale transformation projects.

Please apply asap if interested - GleeIT

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