Data Platform Engineer

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 technologies Act as the technical lead for platform-related decisions, scalability and performance improvements Work closely with Infrastructure, Security, Architecture and Engineering teams Ensure platform reliability, governance, monitoring and operational excellence Troubleshoot complex platform, networking, storage and integration issues Drive best practice across CI/CD, automation and Infrastructure-as-Code Support Data Engineers by removing technical barriers and improving platform capabilities Contribute 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 field Excellent Azure experience within enterprise-scale environments Experience supporting and optimising cloud-based data platforms Strong understanding of Azure Data Factory, Databricks and modern data architecture principles Experience with CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Git and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform Strong knowledge of Python and platform automation Experience making technical and architectural decisions Excellent stakeholder management and problem-solving skills Experience within regulated environments would be beneficial SALARY AND BENEFITS Hybrid working model (2 days per week in Newcastle office) Exposure to cutting-edge Data, Cloud and AI initiatives Opportunity to influence enterprise-wide platform strategy Collaborative and highly technical engineering environment

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