Data Platform Engineer

£73,000 - £84,000

NEWCASTLE

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a globally recognised professional services organisation investing heavily in its data, cloud and AI capabilities. You'll take ownership of a business-critical enterprise data platform, working at the intersection of Data Engineering, Platform Engineering and Cloud Technology while helping shape the future of the firm's data strategy.

Our client is a leading international professional services business with thousands of employees operating across multiple global regions. The organisation is continuing to invest significantly in data and technology, creating a modern cloud-based ecosystem that supports analytics, innovation and future AI initiatives. This role offers the chance to join a highly collaborative team and influence the direction of a strategic enterprise platform.

• Own and oversee a modern enterprise data platform built on Microsoft Azure technologies
• Act as the technical lead for platform architecture, scalability, governance and operational excellence
• Work closely with Infrastructure, Security, Architecture and Engineering teams to support business-critical services
• Monitor, troubleshoot and optimise platform performance, reliability and cost efficiency
• Drive best practice across CI/CD, automation, monitoring and Infrastructure-as-Code
• Support production environments, incident management and continuous improvement initiatives
• Help enable Data Engineers to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently by removing technical barriers
• Influence platform strategy and evaluate new technologies across Data and AI initiatives

• Experience within Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering or a related technical field
• Strong Azure experience within enterprise environments
• Experience supporting and operating cloud-based data platforms
• Knowledge of Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databricks
• Strong understanding of data platform architecture, scalability and governance
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code
• Experience with Terraform, Python and platform automation tools is advantageous
• Strong troubleshooting, stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working within regulated environments would be beneficial

• £73,000 - £84,000 base salary
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Hybrid working model with only 2 days per week in the Newcastle office
• Opportunity to influence a strategic enterprise platform
• Exposure to cutting-edge Data, Cloud and AI projects
• Collaborative and highly technical engineering environment

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Harry Lack through the 'Apply' link.