Data Engineer (SAS/Cloud Migration)

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.

Our client, a major UK retail bank, provides every day banking services to over 17 million retail customers. The banks expertise and services span across Business Services, Corporate banking, Wealth Management, Group Functions, Retail and Investment Banking.

Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) is one of our service offerings. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

On behalf of this organisation, AMS are looking for a Data Engineer (SAS/Cloud Migration) for a 6 month contract based in any one of the bank's offices (London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol or Birmingham) on a remote first model (on average twice a month to the office).

Purpose of the role:
The Data Engineer will support a small, specialised team within Data & Analytics, on both a vendor transition and a cloud migration programme.

What you'll do:

• Migrate existing code from SAS Enterprise Guide/Teradata to Snowflake, ensuring accuracy, performance and maintainability.
• Develop and maintain survey data processes and automation workflows.
• Simplify and optimise existing codebases to enhance performance and maintainability.
• Manage data sampling triggers and encryption processes to ensure secure and compliant data handling.
• Collaborate with technical and non technical stakeholders, gathering requirements and providing clear, timely updates on project progress.
• Demonstrate excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, communicating technical concepts clearly to both technical and non technical audiences.

The skills you'll need:

• Experience in both on-premise tools (eg SAS EG, Teradata) and cloud platforms (eg Snowflake) as Data Engineer.
• Demonstrable experience in code migration and transformation, moving SAS/Teradata processes into cloud-based platforms (Snowflake).
• Python knowledge for automation and data processing (beneficial).
• SQL knowledge and experience working on large datasets.
• Experience with Snowflake and cloud platforms.
• Ability to automate workflows and simplify existing code to improve efficiency.
• Understanding of sampling triggers and data encryption for secure data handling.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience working with third-party vendors and stakeholders.
• Experience identifying and integrating appropriate data sources during cloud migration and automating ingestion where possible.

Next steps

This client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business