Lead Integration Engineer (Contract)

Contract Length:

~6 Months Location:

Hybrid with an expectation to spend approximately one day per week on-site in Stratford, London Day Rate:

Up to £500 Start Date:

End of September Interview Process:

Initial interview followed by one or two client interviews

This role requires a highly skilled, hands-on Lead Integration Engineer with significant experience in AWS, Python, and integration platforms.

The successful candidate will provide both technical and thought leadership, driving integration initiatives in a complex and evolving environment.

Key Responsibilities Scope, design, and build integrations across third-party platforms leveraging AWS infrastructure Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines using Python, ensuring data quality, consistency, and reliability Ensure secure and efficient data exchange between platforms by applying best-practice design principles Collaborate with Data and Infrastructure teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions that align with the overall integration architecture Produce and maintain clear documentation of integration flows

Required Skills & Experience Strong experience with RESTful API integrations Proven understanding of integration ETL/ELT concepts Advanced proficiency in Python for data transformation, scripting, and automation, including handling sparsely populated data sets Experience with database structures (SQL/DDL), including the creation and management of staging tables Ability to translate requirements into actionable technical tasks Excellent problem-solving and communication skills Solid understanding of software engineering principles (testing, version control, CI/CD)

Nice to Have Experience with AWS services such as Glue, Aurora, S3, and RDS Ability to design and optimize schemas for structured and semi-structured data Familiarity with authentication protocols (OAuth2, API keys) Experience working with highly diverse datasets in technically complex environments

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