Data Platform Lead

• Line management of a number of direct reports within the team
• Resource management across the team, ensuring that the relevant workload associated with the team (Design, Project delivery, Operational and Change) are delivered as agreed
• Act as the Subject Matter Expert around the Data Platform capability
• Maintain the Data Platform for all Connells users, managing critical downtime and risk of disruption
• Lead on ensuring an appropriate and robust response to applicable incidents and ensure root cause analysis and resolution occurs
• Ensure an applicable out-of-hours support model is in place for 24x7x365 operational running
• Own the Data Platform designs and supplier relationships
• Support incident and change projects where appropriate
• Undertake proactive monitoring and react to escalations from other IT teams
• Ensure patches and upgrades are implemented in line with operational limits

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Confluence
• Fabric
• Git
• GitHub
• Support
• JIRA
• PaaS
• React
• SQL
• Terraform
• LESS, We are seeking a Data Platform Lead to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes. In this role, you will lead a team of technical specialists, managing our data estate while liaising with third-party providers. We are committed to supporting business objectives through secure, supportable, and scalable on-premises, cloud, and hybrid data platforms. We promote diversity and inclusivity in our workplace and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

• Demonstrable experience in similar relevant technical managerial roles
• Strong experience of incident resolution, requests, changes, and problem-solving activities delivered to agreed SLAs
• Experience of implementing Cloud Technologies
• Experience of Microsoft Fabric and SQL Server
• Extensive experience of implementing, managing, and supporting data platforms in a demanding environment
• Experience of JIRA and Confluence
• Understanding of FinOps; PaaS; Alerting and Monitoring
• Experience of managing teams of over 5 people in a complex, challenging environment setting and managing against SLAs and business objectives (desirable)
• Experience of GitHub, Git Actions, Terraform, Zero Trust architectures, and PaaS (desirable)
• Preferably educated to graduate level with a bachelors degree in business, computer science, or a related field