Data Platform Engineer - Operational Support

• Support and maintain the Connells Group Fabric Data Platform.
• Monitor platform health, performance, availability, and capacity.
• Undertake platform capacity management
• Maintain the Data Platform for all Connells users, managing critical downtime and risk of disruption.
• Assist with cloud cost optimisation.
• To undertake root cause analysis and resolution of incidents.
• To undertake applicable out-of-hours support as required for operational running.

Team Roles and Responsibilities:

• Use of Agile methodologies for platform development
• Deliver Platform as Code
• Work within the Cloud Platform design pattern to implement technical and financial observability
• Support projects where appropriate
• Collaborating with other members of the team.

• Experience of Microsoft Fabric
• Experience of managing SQL Server
• Demonstrable experience in similar relevant technical roles
• Experience of incident resolution, requests, changes and problem-solving activities delivered to agreed SLAs
• Experience of implementing Cloud Technologies
• Good team communication, with experiences in sharing and presenting new ideas and approaches with the team?
• Willingness to learn, adopt and advance best-practices, procedures and qualitative standards?
• Can operate in a complex environment under pressure
• Able to operate both with legacy and current technology
• Analytically minded and a strong attention to detail?

Desirable:

• Experience of GitHub, Git Actions, Terraform, Platform as Code and Zero Trust architectures
• Experience of advanced tools for operational monitoring
• Ability to operate and influence at all levels within the organisation
• Experience of tools for Alerting and Monitoring
• Cloud Cost Monitoring and reporting
• STEM degree/ postgraduate qualification

• Aviva Digicare + workplace / Car leasing and cycle to work scheme
• Colleague discount scheme / Perks at work / Gym discounts
• Life assurance / Workplace pension scheme
• Collaborative agile environment
• Ongoing professional development

Our Commitment to Inclusion