Platform Engineer

Platform Engineerfinshore Partners

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

2 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Intermediate

Compensation

£ 120K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows

Data analysis

Azure

Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing Security

Continuous Integration

Information Engineering

Data Governance

Data Integration

Python

Metadata

Powershell

Power BI

Azure

SharePoint

Systems Integration

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

Data Lake

Performance Monitor

Software Version Control

Data Pipelines

Job description

We're hiring a hands-on Platform Engineer to join a fast-moving investment firm, supporting and enhancing their cloud-based data and infrastructure platforms. Reporting to the Head of Technology, you'll work across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, and Microsoft 365.

This role blends data engineering, cloud operations, and infrastructure management, working closely with internal teams across the business., Data Platform Engineering

Build and maintain Microsoft Fabric Dataflows, Pipelines, and Lakehouses.
Develop and optimise semantic models for Power BI and analytics tools.
Monitor and enhance data pipelines, ensuring performance and data quality.
Maintain strong documentation across metadata, lineage, and version control.

Azure & Microsoft 365 Infrastructure

Manage and optimise Azure AD, Networking, Compute, Security, and Storage.
Oversee integrations across Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, and M365 security/compliance tools.
Implement automation, cost optimisation, and proactive monitoring.

Business Collaboration & Reporting

Build and maintain Power BI dashboards and datasets using Fabric models.
Support users with data interpretation and troubleshooting.

Operational Support

Monitor daily services across Fabric, Azure, and Microsoft 365.
Troubleshoot Azure AD, networking, permissions, storage, and service availability.

Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to automate processes and improve system performance.
Contribute to the ongoing Azure/Fabric/M365 roadmap.
Stay updated on Microsoft cloud technologies and propose enhancements.

Requirements

3-6 years' experience in data engineering and cloud operations, ideally in financial services.
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouses, Dataflows, Pipelines, semantic models).
Solid background in Azure infrastructure (AD, Networking, Compute, Security).
Experience with Azure Storage and Data Lake environments.
Good understanding of Microsoft 365 administration (SharePoint, Exchange, Teams).
Familiarity with Azure Data Factory and data integration.
Knowledge of data governance, cloud security, and compliance.

Desirable: