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# Platform Engineer (Data platform)

- **Company:** Robert Walters
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Salary:** £70,000.0 - £75,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Github, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Scripting, Azure Data Factory, Azure Powershell, AI Platforms, Data Management, Terraform
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/pt/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-A4DB3FCEB4B57579B2/

## About the Role

* Strong experience in Azure platform engineering or cloud infrastructure

 * Hands on experience with Terraform

 * Experience building CI/CD pipelines, ideally using GitHub Actions

 * Good understanding of data engineering and data platforms, including ingestion, orchestration, transformation and data quality

 * Experience working with Azure data technologies

 * Comfortable with SQL and Scripting such as Python or Azure CLI

 * Good understanding of cloud security, identity, networking and monitoring

 * Strong communication skills and the ability to work across different technical teams

## Description

We are looking for a Platform Engineer to help build and develop an Azure platform supporting data, analytics and AI across a global organisation. You should have experience working with data platforms, as well as strong Azure and platform engineering skills. You will work closely with platform, data, engineering and analytics teams to build secure, scalable and reliable platforms that make it easier for the business to use its data effectively.
Platform Engineer, We are looking for a Platform Engineer to help build and develop an Azure platform supporting data, analytics and AI across a global organisation.

This is more than a traditional Azure infrastructure role. We are particularly interested in people who have experience working with data platforms, as well as strong Azure and platform engineering skills.

You will work closely with platform, data, engineering and analytics teams to build secure, scalable and reliable platforms that make it easier for the business to use its data effectively.
The role

 * Build and improve an Azure Data and AI platform

 * Use Terraform to develop secure and repeatable infrastructure

 * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions

 * Develop data engineering patterns covering ingestion, orchestration, transformation and validation

 * Work with Azure data services and support the delivery of reliable data products

 * Improve monitoring, observability, security and platform performance

 * Look for opportunities to automate processes and improve efficiency and cost

 * Help establish engineering and deployment standards

 * Work with data engineers, developers, infrastructure teams and wider stakeholders


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