AWS Data Engineer (Contract) - Oxfordshire

Reference: AA-169
AWS Data Engineer - Contract (Outside IR35) 
Location: Oxford 
Working Patterns: Hybrid - 2 days on site, per week 
Contract Duration: 6 months, extension likely 

Opus have partnered with a leading manufacturer who're seeking an experienced AWS Data Engineer to help to design, build and optimise data pipelines to support business reporting, analytics and decision making. 

You'll be working closely with engineering and technology stakeholders to help in the delivery of reliable data solutions. 

The Role:
This one is heavily focused on development and the maintenance of cloud-based data infrastructure. There is a strong focus on AWS Services, Data Modelling, and Pipeline Performance. This role will suit a candidate who's comfortable working with messy data and turning real-world data into trusted insights. 

Responsibilities:
- Design & build scalable data pipelines of AWS
- Ingest, transform and model data from multiple source systems
- Work with S3, Glue, Lambda, Athena, Redshift and related AWS Services
- Support CI/CD and infrastructure as a code 

Requirements:
- Must have strong, commercial AWS (contract) Data Engineering experience 
- Must bring solid knowledge of data warehousing and modelling 
- Experience with Airflow and infrastructure as a code (Terraform, CloudFormation) would be beneficial 
- Must have experience with Redshift 

Nice to have:
- Experience with dbt / lake formation 
- One or more AWS Certifications 

Applications are now open! - Reach out to Adam Akhtar at Opus for further information.
£400.00 - £450.00
Per day
£400 - £450 per day
Added 08/09/2026
Reference: AA-169

AWS Data Engineer (Contract) - Oxfordshire

Abingdon-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom Contract IT

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