Data Engineer (Databricks / AWS) Leeds (Hybrid) Permanent £60,000 - £65,000 Benefits Data Engineer needed for a permanent full-time position based in Leeds (Hybrid). Must have strong Databricks and AWS experience. Hybrid Working Model - primarily working from home with travel to the Leeds office typically once/twice a month.
Start ASAP in October/November 2026. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation on a large-scale Government project: Data Engineer with strong Databricks, AWS, Python, PySpark and SQL skills. Hands-on Data Engineer to run maintain production data pipelines on Databricks and AWS. Keeping scheduled data processing reliable, resolve incidents, fixes improving data services performance. The role combines L2/L3 production support and Data Engineering tasks.
Databricks experience covering notebooks, scheduled jobs, cluster configuration, driver / executor logs, Spark UI performance troubleshooting. Supporting maintaining production data pipelines, including incident investigation, safe recovery, root cause analysis permanent remediation. Experience of Spark SQL, Delta Lake, Parquet Hive metastore tables, schemas, partitions and the relationship between table metadata and underlying files.
Hands-on AWS experience, particularly S3, IAM and CloudWatch, with an understanding of role-based access, KMS encryption diagnosing data access failures. Owning incidents from investigation through recovery and closure. Diagnosing issues in Python, PySpark, SQL, Databricks jobs and AWS integrations providing clear progress updates and timely escalation. Working knowledge of Git, code reviews, CI/CD and controlled production deployments, including testing, rollback and release validation. Advantageous: AWS Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, Linux, Shell Scripts, Terraform, Gitlab, Jenkins.
Benefits:
£60,000 - £65,000 (DOE) Remote/Hybrid Working Pension 22 days holiday BHs (rising to 25 days) Death in Service Health Care Plan.
Data Engineer in Holbeck employer: Syntax Consultancy Limited
Join a leading global IT transformation company that values innovation and collaboration, offering a dynamic work culture in Corsham. With hybrid working options, competitive salaries, and a strong focus on employee growth, this role as an IAM/IDM Architect provides the perfect opportunity to contribute to impactful government projects while enjoying a supportive environment that fosters professional development.
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Syntax Consultancy Limited Recruitment Team
