Data Platform Engineer

Data Platform Engineer

I am seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join our client's Group Technology team in Milton Keynes.

You will play a key role in delivering the Connells Group Data Platform, including design, capacity, management and configuration management responsibilities. As a Data Platform Engineer, you will be working in a team of technical specialists on a day-to-day basis, liaising with 3rd party providers developing your core skills and expertise whilst maturing the overall processes and procedures in relation to the service. The role also supports the business objectives and strategy through the delivery of secure, supportable and scalable cloud data platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

Have expertise around the Data Platform capability

Maintain the Data Platform for all Connells users, managing critical downtime and risk of disruption.

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

Undertake platform capacity management

Support projects where appropriate

Undertake proactive monitoring and react to escalations from other IT teams

Collaborating with other members of the team.Experience and Skills Required:

Essential:

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

Experience of Microsoft Fabric

Experience of managing SQL Server

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

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