About this role
DATA PLATFORM ENGINEER £73,000 - £84,000
NEWCASTLE (HYBRID - 2 DAYS PER WEEK)
This is an exciting opportunity to join a globally recognised professional services organisation that is investing heavily in Data, Cloud and AI capabilities. You'll play a key role in shaping and owning a modern enterprise data platform, working alongside highly skilled engineers and architects while influencing technical decisions across the business.
THE COMPANY Our client is a global professional services firm with thousands of employees operating across multiple international regions. They are continuing to invest significantly in technology, analytics and AI, creating a sophisticated data environment that supports business-critical decision making and innovation. This role sits within a growing technology function and offers the opportunity to work on a strategic platform at the centre of the organisation's future data roadmap.
THE ROLE Own and oversee a cloud-based enterprise data platform built on Azure technologiesAct as the technical lead for platform-related decisions, scalability and performance improvementsWork closely with Infrastructure, Security, Architecture and Engineering teamsEnsure platform reliability, governance, monitoring and operational excellenceTroubleshoot complex platform, networking, storage and integration issuesDrive best practice across CI/CD, automation and Infrastructure-as-CodeSupport Data Engineers by removing technical barriers and improving platform capabilitiesContribute to platform modernisation, AI enablement and continuous improvement initiatives YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Strong experience in Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering or a similar fieldExcellent Azure experience within enterprise-scale environmentsExperience supporting and optimising cloud-based data platformsStrong understanding of Azure Data Factory, Databricks and modern data architecture principlesExperience with CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Git and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as TerraformStrong knowledge of Python and platform automationExperience making technical and architectural decisionsExcellent stakeholder management and problem-solving skillsExperience within regulated environments would be beneficial SALARY AND BENEFITS £73,000 - £84,000 base salaryComprehensive benefits packageHybrid working model (2 days per week in Newcastle office)Exposure to cutting-edge Data, Cloud and AI initiativesOpportunity to influence enterprise-wide platform strategyCollaborative and highly technical engineering environment HOW TO APPLY Please register your interest by sending your CV through to Harry Lack the 'Apply' link.