Senior & mid-level Data Platform Engineers
ITSS Recruitment Ltd · Manchester · posted 8 days ago
Going rate £52,300UK median £54,107
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Going rate for this occupation: £52,300 · UK median pay £54,107
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Where this salary sits
- UK pay for this occupation
- This role£70,000 to £100,000stated · above the range ONS published
- Going rate£52,300
- UK median£54,107
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| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 10th | £29,653 |
| 25th | £39,125 |
| 50th | £54,107 |
| 75th | £72,908 |
| Going rate | £52,300 |
| UK median | £54,107 |
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We are working with a global healthcare and insurance organisation who are making a real difference to people's lives. We require experienced senior or mid-level Data Platform Engineers to join the AI and Data Platform teams. £70,000 - £100,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Fully remote with occasional travel to one of their offices. Expert Terraform knowledge is an absolute must so if you have the certifications and 5 years+ experience then this could be the role for you. You will contribute to the design and operation of a scalable, secure enterprise data platform supporting advanced analytics and business intelligence in a healthcare and insurance setting. You'll work with high autonomy, mentor junior engineers, and drive technical excellence while ensuring compliance and performance. This is a key role in shaping a robust, automated data platform that powers better patient care and smarter insurance services. Please note: this is a Platform Engineering role rather than a Data Engineering position. We welcome applications from data engineers who also bring strong platform engineering experience - for example, working with IaC, Terraform, or similar tooling. Role:
- Contribute to the design and delivery of robust, automated, and scalable Azure and Snowflake data platform components.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, ensuring consistency and reusability across environments.
- Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions to support rapid, reliable deployments.
- Implement observability practices including logging, metrics, and alerting using observability tools.
- Collaborate with the Lead Engineer and Architects to align implementation with platform standards and patterns.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to mid-level engineers, promoting best practices in automation and. monitoring
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
- Extensive experience in platform engineering, with a strong emphasis on Azure-based data solutions.
- Expert-level knowledge of Azure and/or Snowflake services, including Data Factory, Data Lake, Azure ML, and Power BI/Fabric.
- Proven experience with infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and building CI/CD pipelines via Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
- Strong grasp of observability practices, including logging, metrics, alerting, and performance optimisation.
- Deep understanding of cloud security, with experience applying secure-by-design principles in Azure and/or Snowflake (e.g., network isolation, IAM, data protection).
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