Job type
PermanentLocation
Milton KeynesWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Data & Advanced AnalyticsIndustry
Technology & Internet ServicesPay
+ benefits
Data Platform Lead£55,000 - £65,000paMilton Keynes based with Hybrid working on offer.
Your new company
You will be working for a large, well-known organisation who are a powerhouse within their industry.
Your new role
You will manage a team of technical specialists, ensure platform stability and performance, and drive continuous improvement across their data services.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor and manage a team of data platform specialists.
- Oversee resource planning and delivery across design, projects, operations and change.
- Act as an SME for the Data Platform and own platform design and supplier relationships.
- Maintain platform availability, capacity and configuration, managing risk and downtime.
- Lead incident and problem management, ensuring root cause analysis and timely resolution.
- Support operations with appropriate out of hours cover.
- Ensure proactive monitoring, patching, upgrades and adherence to change processes.
- Provide technical support to projects and cross‑functional teams.
What you'll need to succeed
- Proven experience in technical leadership or management roles.
- Strong background in incident, request, change and problem management to SLA.
- Experience implementing cloud technologies using Azure.
- Hands on experience with Microsoft Fabric and SQL Server is essential.
- Extensive experience managing and supporting complex data platforms.
- Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence.
What you'll get in return
A permanent role that's paying up to £65,000pa with additional benefits that also has hybrid working on offer.
What you need to do now
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