Senior AWS Data Platform Engineer

Senior AWS Platform Engineer / Data Platform Engineer

East Midlands Midlands / Hybrid Working (1x a month)

Market Rate Salary or Day Rate Available

Candidates must be available to start within the next 2-3 weeks

I'm currently working with an established UK technology business that is investing heavily in its Analytics, Data and AI capabilities and is looking to hire a Senior AWS Platform Engineer to help shape and operate its next-generation cloud platform.

This is a high-impact opportunity for someone who enjoys platform ownership and wants to influence how cloud infrastructure, governance, security and operational excellence are delivered across a modern AWS environment.

You'll be involved in:

• Owning and developing cloud platform capabilities within AWS
• Designing secure, scalable and governed cloud environments
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or AWS CDK
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Platform observability, monitoring and operational excellence
• Security, IAM, access controls and governance frameworks
• Cost optimisation and cloud efficiency initiatives
• Supporting Analytics, Data and AI teams through a robust cloud platform

We're keen to speak with people who have experience with:

• AWS
• Terraform and/or AWS CDK
• AWS Organizations, Control Tower, Landing Zones or multi-account environments
• CI/CD and automation
• Platform Engineering, DevOps or Cloud Engineering
• Monitoring and observability tooling
• Cloud security and governance

Nice to have:

• Experience supporting analytics, data or AI platforms
• Exposure to Databricks, Redshift, Airflow or Lakehouse technologies
• Experience working in regulated environments

Important:

This opportunity is moving quickly and we're specifically looking to speak with individuals who are available to start within the next 2-3 weeks, whether coming from a contract, FTC or immediately available position.