Data Platform Engineer

We are seeking an Azure Platform Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes on a 6-month contract basis. You will play a key role in delivering the Connells Group Data Platform, including design, capacity, management and configuration management responsibilities. As an Azure 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.

We offer a hybrid working arrangement with one day per week in our Milton Keynes office.

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, SQL Server and Terraform
• 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

** Please note that we are unfortunately unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Connells Group UKis an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Dont meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Connells Group we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt fit perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.