Principal AWS Data Engineer

Job description

Principal Data Engineer - AWS Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid) | Practice Area : Technology & Engineering | Type: Permanent Engineer future-ready data platforms that power financial transformation. The Role: We’re looking for a Principal Data Engineer with AWS to join our growing team of engineering experts driving next-gen transformation for Tier 1 financial services clients. You’ll play a pivotal role in designing, building, and deploying cloud-based data pipelines. Working across greenfield projects and enterprise-scale platforms, your work will directly impact the way data is ingested, transformed, and served at scale across the financial services industry. This role will sit in our Scotland office, with a need to potentially work in either Glasgow or Edinburgh depending on client expectations. What You’ll Do: Design and build end-to-end data pipelines leveraging AWS-native tools and modern data architectures. Collaborate with clients to gather requirements, define solutions, and deliver production-grade systems. Apply AWS Well-Architected Principles to ensure scalability, security, and resilience. Lead in the development of robust, tested, and fault-tolerant data engineering solut...