Software Engineer (Java/AWS)Manchester (flexible/hybrid) Initial 6 month contract £500-550pd inside IR35We''re supporting a major transformation programme within a global business, building out a brand-new engineering team to modernise critical financial data systems. This is a key role sitting between data, finance and engineering, helping ensure data flowing into a new SAP environment is accurate, compliant and fit for purpose.What you''ll be doingBuilding and enhancing Java-based backend services supporting financial data flowsDesigning and improving end-to-end data pipelines across multiple product domainsEnsuring data is correctly structured, validated and compliant before entering core finance systemsWorking closely with product, data and compliance teams (SOX / GDPR considerations)Contributing to a modern AWS-native engineering environmentWhat we''re looking forStrong Java backend engineering experienceExperience working with data pipelines, ETL or data processing systemsGood knowledge of AWS/cloud-native developmentExposure to regulated environments (finance, banking, payments, SOX, GDPR) is highly beneficialSolid understanding of APIs, microservices and system designStrong communication skills, able to explain end-to-end data flows clearlyNice to have:Experience with event-driven architectures/streamingSome exposure to DevOps/infrastructureNode.js exposureIf you''re a backend engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of data, finance and modern cloud engineerin