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Job Description - Platform Data Engineer (x2)

We are looking for two highly skilled Platform Data Engineers to join a cutting -edge Customer Save & Open API team.

This is not your typical data role — it’s a hybrid of Data Engineering and Azure Platform Engineering, where you will play a key role in building and enhancing a modern, scalable One Data Platform (ODP) aligned to enterprise -wide data strategy.

You’ll be working on high -impact data products, enabling advanced analytics, real -time insights, and next -generation customer experiences.


As a Platform Data Engineer, you will:

  • Translate business requirements, architecture, and data models into scalable technical solutions
  • Design and build metadata -driven data ingestion pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Databricks
  • Develop and maintain the Enterprise Data Warehouse (Kimball methodology)
  • Build data products using Databricks and Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Pipelines, Semantic Models)
  • Implement end -to -end data engineering lifecycle within the One Data Platform (ODP)
  • Engineer real -time streaming solutions using Azure Event Hubs and Stream Analytics
  • Drive DevOps excellence (CI/CD, automation, infrastructure -as -code)
  • Ensure data quality, testing, and performance optimization across pipelines
  • Design reusable Azure templates and deployment components
  • Promote data governance, security, and best practices (Purview, Unity Catalog)
  • Collaborate closely with business stakeholders and cross -functional teams
  • Contribute to Group Data Engineering standards, frameworks, and best practices



Requirements

What You Bring

Core Experience

  • 6+ years in Data Engineering / Platform Engineering
  • Strong experience in Azure data ecosystem
  • Hands -on expertise in Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Pipelines, Semantic Models)
  • Proven experience with Apache Spark for large -scale data processing
  • Strong SQL skills (T -SQL) and data analysis capability

Technical Skills

  • Azure Stack:
    • Azure Data Factory
    • Azure Event Hubs
    • Azure Synapse Analytics
    • ADLS Gen2
    • Azure Stream Analytics
  • Databricks (including Unity Catalog)
  • ETL/ELT pipeline development (batch & real -time)
  • Data modelling: Kimball & Data Vault 2.0
  • Programming: Python, SQL, C#
  • Data tools: Pandas, Spark

DevOps & Automation

  • Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines, CI/CD)
  • Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, ARM, Azure CLI, PowerShell, Bash)
  • Automated deployment pipelines

Security & Governance

  • Azure Active Directory (Authentication & Authorization)
  • Data governance tools (Microsoft Purview)
  • Secure data design & compliance best practices

Nice to Have

  • Experience in Banking / Financial Services
  • Exposure to Open Banking technologies
  • Knowledge of Data Mesh architectures

Qualifications & Certifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Mandatory Azure Certification:
    • AZ -900 or DP -203 / DP -600 / DP -700
  • Bonus:
    • Databricks Certifications (Fundamentals / Data Engineer Associate / Architect)


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