Data Engineer

Data Engineer

Contract Length: 6 months

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Day Rate: £610/day

Location: York/Remote (twice a month in the office)

Overview

WRK digital is excited to partner with a well-known and trusted UK brand to recruit a skilled Data Engineer for a new contract opportunity. This is a fantastic chance to join a forward-thinking technology team focused on scalability, automation, and cloud infrastructure innovation. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, building, and optimising data pipelines and analytical workflows, with a strong focus on AWS cloud services and Alteryx data automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines across AWS environments.
• Develop, optimise, and automate workflows in Alteryx to support data transformation and analytics.
• Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver high-quality data solutions.
• Implement best practices for data quality, governance, and security within cloud and automation platforms.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines and Alteryx workflows to ensure reliability and performance.
• Contribute to ongoing enhancements in cloud architecture, tooling, and data engineering standards.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on expertise with AWS, ideally including:
• S3, Lambda, Glue, Step Functions
• Redshift or other cloud data warehousing solutions
• IAM, CloudWatch, and related services
• Advanced proficiency with Alteryx Designer and/or Alteryx Server.
• Solid SQL skills and experience working with relational and cloud-based databases.
• Familiarity with Python or similar scripting languages for automation and data processing.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.