Data Lakehouse Engineer

Job Title: Data Lakehouse Engineer

Location: Basildon, UK

5 days onsite Monday-Friday

Contract Duration: 12 Months

We are hiring a Data Lakehouse Engineer to build and maintain scalable data pipelines and lakehouse architectures on AWS. You will play a key role in enabling data-driven decision-making by delivering reliable and high-performance data solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain AWS-based data lake solutions
• Build data pipelines using PySpark and Python
• Implement and manage Apache Iceberg-based lakehouse architecture
• Work with AWS services including S3, EMR, Lambda, EKS, MWAA
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security
• Collaborate with data architects and analysts to deliver data solutions
• Implement workflow orchestration and automation

Required Skills

• Strong experience in AWS data engineering
• Hands-on expertise in PySpark and Python
• Experience with Apache Iceberg
• Familiarity with AWS services (IAM, Lambda, EKS, S3, EMR, MWAA)
• Experience building scalable data pipelines

Nice to Have

• CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
• Data quality frameworks
• Data security best practices
• Workflow orchestration tools (Airflow)