Data Platform Engineer

Company: Harnham
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Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Job Description:

THE COMPANY


Our client is a global professional services firm with thousands of employees operating across multiple international regions. They are continuing to invest significantly in technology, analytics and AI, creating a sophisticated data environment that supports business-critical decision making and innovation. This role sits within a growing technology function and offers the opportunity to work on a strategic platform at the centre of the organisation’s future data roadmap.


THE ROLE



  • Own and oversee a cloud-based enterprise data platform built on Azure technologies

  • Act as the technical lead for platform-related decisions, scalability and performance improvements

  • Work closely with Infrastructure, Security, Architecture and Engineering teams

  • Ensure platform reliability, governance, monitoring and operational excellence

  • Troubleshoot complex platform, networking, storage and integration issues

  • Drive best practice across CI/CD, automation and Infrastructure-as-Code

  • Support Data Engineers by removing technical barriers and improving platform capabilities

  • Contribute to platform modernisation, AI enablement and continuous improvement initiatives


YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE



  • Strong experience in Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering or a similar field

  • Excellent Azure experience within enterprise-scale environments

  • Experience supporting and optimising cloud-based data platforms

  • Strong understanding of Azure Data Factory, Databricks and modern data architecture principles

  • Experience with CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Git and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform

  • Strong knowledge of Python and platform automation

  • Experience making technical and architectural decisions

  • Excellent stakeholder management and problem-solving skills

  • Experience within regulated environments would be beneficial


SALARY AND BENEFITS



  • Hybrid working model (2 days per week in Newcastle office)

  • Exposure to cutting-edge Data, Cloud and AI initiatives

  • Opportunity to influence enterprise-wide platform strategy

  • Collaborative and highly technical engineering environment

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Posted: October 10th, 2026