Data Platform Engineer

This is an exciting opportunity to join a globally recognised professional services organisation that is investing heavily in Data, Cloud and AI capabilities. You’ll play a key role in shaping and owning a modern enterprise data platform, working alongside highly skilled engineers and architects while influencing technical decisions across the business., * Own and oversee a cloud-based enterprise data platform built on Azure technologies

• Act as the technical lead for platform-related decisions, scalability and performance improvements
• Work closely with Infrastructure, Security, Architecture and Engineering teams
• Ensure platform reliability, governance, monitoring and operational excellence
• Troubleshoot complex platform, networking, storage and integration issues
• Drive best practice across CI/CD, automation and Infrastructure-as-Code
• Support Data Engineers by removing technical barriers and improving platform capabilities
• Contribute to platform modernisation, AI enablement and continuous improvement initiatives

• Strong experience in Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering or a similar field
• Excellent Azure experience within enterprise-scale environments
• Experience supporting and optimising cloud-based data platforms
• Strong understanding of Azure Data Factory, Databricks and modern data architecture principles
• Experience with CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Git and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform
• Strong knowledge of Python and platform automation
• Experience making technical and architectural decisions
• Excellent stakeholder management and problem-solving skills
• Experience within regulated environments would be beneficial

• £73,000 - £84,000 base salary
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Hybrid working model (2 days per week in Newcastle office)
• Exposure to cutting-edge Data, Cloud and AI initiatives
• Opportunity to influence enterprise-wide platform strategy
• Collaborative and highly technical engineering environment

Our client is a global professional services firm with thousands of employees operating across multiple international regions. They are continuing to invest significantly in technology, analytics and AI, creating a sophisticated data environment that supports business-critical decision making and innovation. This role sits within a growing technology function and offers the opportunity to work on a strategic platform at the centre of the organisation’s future data roadmap.