Lead AWS Platform Engineer

Rate: £550 - £650 a day

Location: Leeds - hybrid once a fortnight

Duration: Initially 4 months

You will join a global IT consultancy who are delivering digital transformation to the NHS. They are looking for an experienced Lead AWS Platform Engineer to design, build, and manage Databricks workspaces on AWS for the NHS. This role is pivotal in enabling secure, scalable, and efficient data platforms to support healthcare analytics, research, and operational insights across the NHS.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of AWS-based Databricks workspaces for a NHS data programme.
• Ensure platform security, governance, and compliance with NHS and UK data protection standards (e.g., GDPR, NHS Data Security & Protection Toolkit).
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and clinical teams to enable smooth onboarding and efficient use of Databricks.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) best practices (e.g., Terraform/CloudFormation) for consistent and repeatable deployments.
• Manage networking, authentication, and role-based access controls (RBAC) across NHS environments.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on expertise with AWS cloud services (VPC, IAM, S3, EC2, Lambda, etc.).
• Knowledge of data security, governance, and compliance frameworks relevant to highly regulated environments.
• Proficiency in infrastructure automation tools (Terraform).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Desirable Skills

• Experience in setting up and managing Databricks workspaces in enterprise or regulated environments.
• Previous experience working within healthcare or public sector organisations.
• Understanding of datalakes and analytics workloads.
• Knowledge of NHS Digital standards and guidelines.