Data Platform Engineer (Fixed Term Contract)

Job summary

Microlise is seeking an AWS-savvy Data Platform Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role involves building and operating a modern, governed data platform to power analytics, AI, and data-driven decision-making. The engineer will contribute to shaping and strengthening the data platform, working on cutting-edge initiatives in a collaborative engineering environment.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years’ experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS
• Experience with Terraform and/or AWS CDK
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
• Understanding of cloud security basics (IAM, secrets management, secure deployments)
• Experience supporting production systems, monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Strong problem-solving mindset with an eye for detail
• Exposure to Lakehouse concepts (e.g., S3, Iceberg)
• Understanding of data architectures (e.g., medallion)
• Experience in multi-account AWS environments
• Awareness of governance and working in regulated/data-sensitive environments

Responsibilities

• Build and run AWS-based data platform
• Work with engineers and data teams to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions
• Build and maintain platform components using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / AWS CDK)
• Support CI/CD pipelines for data platforms and services
• Deliver lakehouse, ingestion, and data serving capabilities
• Apply security, compliance, and governance controls across deployments
• Monitor platform health, logging, and alerting
• Resolve issues quickly
• Support cost optimisation (FinOps) and efficient resource usage
• Collaborate with Platform, Data Engineering, and AI teams to improve ways of working

Skills

Contract length

Relocation