Data Platform Lead

• Shape the roadmap: Work with senior leaders across the organisation to prioritise data and analytical tooling demands and align resources to deliver maximum value.
• Build capability: Champion technical excellence and innovation by promoting the effective use of technologies to build modern data capabilities.
• Define platform strategy: Build and maintain effective relationships with data technology vendors and commercial partners to ensure platform services evolve in line with the CQCs regulatory and insight needs.

Technologies:

• Azure
• Cloud
• Databricks
• Fabric
• Power BI
• AI
• Support

• Experience delivering cloud-based data solutions: Demonstrate how youve designed and implemented data platforms or services using modern technologies.
• Proven leadership in technical development: Share examples of managing teams and projects to deliver complex data products or solutions.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions: Show how youve worked with stakeholders to turn requirements into sustainable, high-quality outcomes.

We are the Care Quality Commission (CQC), dedicated to improving health and care across England. As a Data Platform Lead, you will help shape our tools and services, ensuring we make better decisions for the care sector. Our cloud-based Enterprise Data Platform, built on Microsoft Azure, utilizes Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI to deliver high-quality insights. We offer a competitive salary, an annual leave starting at 27 days, training opportunities, wellbeing initiatives, and contributions to an NHS pension scheme. Join our mission to make a meaningful impact in health and care.