Data Platform Engineer

eFinancialCareers
London, United Kingdom
Last month
Job Type
Contract
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
13 Apr 2026 (Last month)

Data Platform Engineer

Hybrid (3 days in the office, 2 days WFH)

London

McCabe & Barton are partnering with a leading financial services client to recruit an experienced Interim Data Platform Engineer for a 6 month contract opportunity for an Investment House . This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking team driving innovation with modern cloud-based data technologies.

Role Overview

As a Data Platform Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain scalable cloud-based data infrastructure using Azure and Databricks. You’ll play a key role in ensuring that data pipelines, architecture, and analytics environments are reliable, performant, and secure.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Development & Maintenance

  • Design and implement data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and related Azure services.
  • Build ETL/ELT processes to transform raw data into structured, analytics-ready formats.
  • Optimise pipeline performance and ensure high availability of data services.

Infrastructure & Architecture

  • Architect and deploy scalable data lake solutions using Azure Data Lake Storage.
  • Implement governance and security measures across the platform.
  • Leverage Terraform or similar IaC tools for controlled and reproducible deployments.

Databricks Development

  • Develop and optimise data jobs using PySpark or Scala within Databricks.
  • Implement the medallion architecture (bronze, silver, gold layers) and use Delta Lake for reliable data transactions.
  • Manage cluster configurations and CI/CD pipelines for Databricks deployments.

Monitoring & Operations

  • Implement monitoring solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Databricks tools.
  • Optimise performance, ensure SLAs are met, and establish disaster recovery and backup strategies.

Collaboration & Documentation

  • Partner with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver effective solutions.
  • Document technical designs, data flows, and operational procedures for knowledge sharing.

Essential Skills & Experience

  • 5+ years of experience with Azure services (Azure Data Factory, ADLS, Azure SQL Database, Synapse Analytics).
  • Strong hands-on expertise in Databricks, Delta Lake, and cluster management.
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python for pipeline development.
  • Familiarity with Git/GitHub and CI/CD practices.
  • Understanding of data modelling, data governance, and security principles.

Desirable Skills

  • Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
  • Familiarity with Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD platforms.
  • Experience with data quality frameworks and testing.
  • Azure Data Engineer or Databricks certifications.

Please apply with an updated CV if you align to the key skills required!

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