Data Platform Engineer

We're looking for an experienced Data Platform Engineer to join a major transformation programme within a large enterprise technology environment. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development, operation and optimisation of a modern cloud-based data platform, supporting critical business initiatives and delivering scalable data capabilities.

The Role As a Data Platform Engineer, you'll work alongside Data Architects, Data Engineers and other technical specialists to support the ongoing evolution of a cloud data platform built on Microsoft technologies. You'll be responsible for ensuring platform reliability, performance and scalability while contributing to the delivery of strategic data projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop, maintain and optimise cloud data platform capabilities
Manage platform performance, capacity and availability
Investigate, troubleshoot and resolve platform incidents and service issues
Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventative measures
Support the delivery of scalable data solutions across Azure and Microsoft Fabric
Implement Platform as Code and DataOps best practices
Monitor platform health and respond proactively to operational issues
Support analytical workloads and business adoption through Power BI
Collaborate closely with engineering, architecture and platform teams
Contribute to continuous improvement of processes, standards and procedures

Skills & Experience Required
Previous experience in a Data Platform Engineer, Cloud Engineer or similar role
Strong experience supporting and operating cloud-based data platforms
Commercial experience with Microsoft Fabric and/or Azure data services
SQL Server administration and management experience
Experience handling incidents, problem management and change requests within SLA-driven environments
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
Ability to work effectively in complex and fast-paced environments
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Desirable
GitHub and GitHub Actions
Terraform and Infrastructure/Platform as Code
Cloud monitoring and observability tooling
Alerting and operational monitoring platforms
Cloud cost management and optimisation
Zero Trust architecture experience

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