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Data Platform Engineer

Job Posted: 16 days ago

Salary: £ 350 - 350 / Day
Job Type: Contract
Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Expire in: 11 days

Job Description

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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