Azure Data Platform Engineer - Production & Support (Flexible)

Michael Page (UK); Addlestone; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Mentor others

Exposure to modern data technologies

Job summary

Michael Page (UK) seeks a hands-on Data Engineer to own day-to-day production support for an Azure data platform in the financial services sector. You will monitor requests, log incidents in Azure DevOps and resolve Azure SQL/ADF issues while ensuring data quality and reliability.

Collaborating with stakeholders and other data/tech teams, you will optimize pipelines and contribute to platform improvements, reporting, and governance within a small, collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Proven track record supporting production data platforms in Microsoft Azure environments.
• Strong SQL Server and T-SQL capability including query optimisation, stored procedures, indexing and performance tuning.
• Hands-on knowledge of Azure SQL Database administration and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated ability to build, monitor and support Azure Data Factory pipelines.
• Knowledge of Azure Data Lake and modern data platform architectures.
• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, ticket management and backlog processes.
• Strong understanding of ETL development and production data pipeline support.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day production support for the Azure data platform.
• Monitor and manage the Data Support inbox, ensuring requests are acknowledged and prioritised appropriately.
• Log, track and manage incidents and requests through Azure DevOps.
• Investigate and resolve Azure SQL Database issues including failed jobs, performance bottlenecks, data quality concerns and access requests.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and rerun Azure Data Factory pipelines where required.
• Diagnose pipeline dependency issues and implement preventative fixes.
• Perform root cause analysis on recurring incidents and recommend improvements.
• Support Microsoft Fabric and Power BI reporting solutions, tracing issues through source systems and data pipelines.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, providing regular updates during incidents and explaining technical issues in a clear, non-technical manner.
• Collaborate with wider Data and Technology teams on releases, platform changes and escalations.
• Contribute to continuous improvements in monitoring, alerting, documentation and support processes.
• Help maintain platform reliability, data quality and operational efficiency.

Skills

SQL Server

T-SQL

Azure Data Factory

Azure SQL Database

Azure Data Lake

Power BI

Azure DevOps

ETL development

Data pipelines

Communication

Tools

Azure DevOps

SQL Server Management Studio

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Snowflake

Job description

Michael Page (UK) seeks a hands-on Data Engineer to own day-to-day production support for an Azure data platform in the financial services sector. You will monitor requests, log incidents in Azure DevOps and resolve Azure SQL/ADF issues while ensuring data quality and reliability.

Collaborating with stakeholders and other data/tech teams, you will optimize pipelines and contribute to platform improvements, reporting, and governance within a small, collaborative team.