Senior Data Platform Engineer

Senior Data Platform Engineer - Azure - Newcastle - Hybrid - £65k

Great opportunity for an experienced data engineer to join a rapidly expanding Data Platform team in Newcastle as a Senior Azure Data Platform Engineer. If you have a passion for data and desire to work with the most cutting edge modern technology and become a leader in your field, this could be the role for you!

Role & Responsibilities

• Mentor: Guide and support team members within a collaborative and productive work environment
• Architect and Design: Develop and implement data ingestion solutions on the Azure platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
• You will leverage technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Delta Lake and Python
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders, to understand and address their data needs
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in the Azure ecosystem, other technologies/methods, and data engineering, helping to drive continuous improvement within the team

Benefits

• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service?(in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 12.5% of your salary
• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who?have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products

My client have very limited interview slots and they are looking to fill this vacancy within the next 2 weeks. I have limited slots for 1st stage interviews next week so if you're interest, get in touch ASAP with a copy of your most recent and up to date CV and email me at or you can call me on

Please Note: This is a permanent role for UK residents only. This role does not offer Sponsorship. You must have the right to work in the UK with no restrictions. Some of our roles may be subject to successful background checks including a DBS and Credit Check.

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