Data Platform Engineer

Salary: £40,000 - 50,000 per year

Requirements:

• 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 skills, with experience in sharing and presenting new ideas and approaches
• Willingness to learn, adopt and advance best practices, procedures, and qualitative standards
• Ability to operate in a complex environment under pressure
• Capable of operating both with legacy and current technology
• Analytically minded with a strong attention to detail
• Desirable: Experience of GitHub, Git Actions, Terraform, Platform as Code, and Zero Trust architectures
• Desirable: Experience of advanced tools for operational monitoring
• Desirable: Ability to operate and influence at all levels within the organisation
• Desirable: Experience of tools for Alerting and Monitoring
• Desirable: Cloud Cost Monitoring and reporting experience
• Desirable: STEM degree/postgraduate qualification

Responsibilities:

• Maintain the Data Platform for all Connells users, managing critical downtime and risk of disruption
• Undertake root cause analysis and resolution of incidents
• Provide out-of-hours support as required for operational running
• Utilize Agile methodologies for platform development
• Deliver Platform as Code
• Implement technical and financial observability within the Cloud Platform design pattern
• Support project activities as appropriate
• Undertake proactive monitoring and respond to escalations from other IT teams
• Collaborate effectively with other team members

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Fabric
• Git
• GitHub
• Support
• SQL
• Terraform
• LESS
• React

More:

We are seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering the Connells Group Data Platform, including design, capacity management, and configuration management. Youll work closely with a team of technical specialists and liaise with 3rd party providers, enhancing your core skills and expertise while maturing our overall processes. We are committed to promoting a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

last updated 39 week of 2026