6 month Contract - Fully Remote
At Cloud Bridge, we are one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic AWS Premier partners, transforming how businesses leverage AWS cloud services. We specialise in cloud consultancy, managed services, cloud governance, FinOps, and AI/ML to help organisations unlock the full potential of AWS
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We are seeking an experienced Senior AWS Cloud Data & BI Architect to lead the implementation of a cloud-based data ingestion, transformation, analytics, and business intelligence reporting platform for our Finance tea
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This project will build a scalable, secure, and automated data ecosystem leveraging services such as AWS Lake Formation, AWS Glue, Amazon S3, Amazon Athena, and Amazon QuickSight (also known as Quick Suite), with infrastructure managed via Terrafo
rm.The successful contractor will play a key role in designing, implementing, and optimizing a modern financial data platform that enables accurate reporting, analytics, and strategic insigh
ts.
Key Responsibili
- tiesDesign and implement a secure, scalable AWS-based data lake and analytics architec
- tureDevelop automated data ingestion pipelines from financial and operational sys
- temsBuild ETL/ELT workflows using AWS Glue and related serv
- icesConfigure and manage data governance and access controls using AWS Lake Forma
- tionOptimize storage and query performance in Amazon S3 and Amazon At
- henaDevelop dashboards and financial BI reports in Amazon QuickS
- ightApply infrastructure-as-code principles using Terra
- formEnsure data quality, integrity, and consistency across financial data
- setsTranslate finance team requirements into technical data models and reporting solut
- ionsCollaborate with finance stakeholders to define KPIs, metrics, and reporting struct
- uresImplement best practices for security, cost optimization, and performance tu
ning
Technical Expe
- rtiseStrong hands-on experience
- with:Terraform (infrastructure as
- code)AWS Lake Form
- ationAWS Glue (ETL develop
- ment)Amazon S3 (data lake design and manage
- ment)Amazon Athena (query optimization and performance tu
- ning)Amazon QuickSight (dashboarding, dataset modelling, row-level secu
- rity)Experience designing and implementing data lakes and analytics architectures i
- n AWSSolid DBA skills (data modelling, indexing, query optimization, schema de
- sign)Strong SQL expe
- rtiseExperience with data transformation, validation, and pipeline orchestr
- ationBackground in data analysis and statistical anal
ysis.
Business Intelligence & An
- alysisAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (financial modelling, pivot tables, Power Query, complex for
- mulas)Experience with BI reporting tools (e.g., QuickSight and other enterprise BI plat
- forms)Ability to design executive-level dashboards and operational r
- eportsStrong understanding of KPIs, metrics, and performance measurement fram
eworks
Qualifi
- cations8+ years of experience in data engineering, cloud data platforms, or BI so
- lutionsProven experience delivering end-to-end AWS data so
- lutionsStrong analytical thinking and problem-solving
- skillsExcellent stakeholder communication
- skillsAbility to work independently in a contract role and deliver within tight ti
melines
Deli
verablesBy the end of the 3-month engagement, the contractor wi
- ll have:Implemented a production-ready AWS-based financial data
- platformDelivered automated ingestion and transformation pipelines (including SaaS integrations where app
- licable)Established governed, secure data access
- controlsDeveloped validated financial dashboards and BI reporting for the Fina
- nce teamDocumented architecture, processes, and operational pr
ocedures
