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Data Platform Engineer

Milton Keynes
4 days ago
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Data Platform Engineer

Snowflake / DataOps / CI/CD

£450 - £500/day | 6 Months

Remote - Occasional Travel to Milton Keynes

We're working with a well-known insurance company currently undergoing a company-wide transformation programme. They're looking for a Data Platform Engineer to help improve their cloud-based data platform and build out their DataOps capabilities.

The organisation has invested in several PaaS tools but currently has limited capability, giving you the opportunity to build things from the ground up, implement best practices, and share your knowledge. A key part of your role will be setting up monitoring and alerting across the platform.

Experience Required:

Hands-on with Data Platform tools: Snowflake (Must Have), dbt, Airflow, and Fivetran
Experience implementing DataOps best practices: CI/CD, modular pipelines, automated testing, code promoting
Access management using Azure Active Directory (Entra ID)
Proven experience setting up monitoring and alerts
Proactive approach with strong communication skillsDesirable (Not Essential):

Experience with ElasticPlease apply directly and we'll be in touch

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