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# Senior Data Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Proactive.IT Appointments Ltd.
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £60,000.0 - £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Data Infrastructure, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Role-Based Access Control, Kusto Query Language, Azure Data Lake, SQL Databases, Pulumi, Azure Data Factory, Pyspark, Bicep, Data Management, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Key Vault, Databricks
- **Published:** October 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/senior-data-platform-engineer/57427799

## About the Role

This is not a traditional Azure Data Engineering role. They're looking for someone with genuine, hands-on experience building and managing data platforms, with a strong focus on cloud infrastructure, automation, security and reliability., * Automation & Control Systems

 * Azure Data Lake
 * Data Analysis (Administration)
 * Data Modeling (Model)
 * Infrastructure Management
 * Java Programming (Basics)
 * Microsoft Azure (Line)
 * Product Management
 * Python Programming (Beginner)
 * SQL Databases

## Description

* Azure platform engineering - ADLS, Key Vault, networking, RBAC & private endpoints
 * Infrastructure as Code - Pulumi, Terraform or Bicep
 * CI/CD - GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps
 * Databricks workspace administration, Unity Catalog & governance
 * Monitoring & observability - Azure Monitor, Log Analytics & KQL
 * Python / PySpark and scalable data pipelines
 * Security, access management, automation and platform operations

We're particularly interested in engineers with experience across the broader data platform, rather than those whose background is primarily focused on ADF or Synapse analytics.

If you enjoy building, automating and improving robust cloud data platforms, this could be a great opportunity.