Azure Data Platform Lead – Cloud Modernisation & Governance

OSB Group

Chatham

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 105,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus
30 days annual leave
Pension contributions
Enhanced family-focused benefits
Hybrid working

Job summary

OSB Group is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to act as the Azure Data Platform SME, providing architectural leadership and direction across data engineering initiatives. You will define, govern and deliver the target-state Azure Data Platform to enable trusted data, analytics, regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.

The role requires experience with Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Databricks, SQL, and Event Hubs, plus data architecture, governance and

Qualifications

  • Proven experience as a Data Solution Architect or Principal Data Engineer in regulated environment.
  • Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure Data Platform services (Gen2, Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, SQL, Event Hubs).
  • Experience designing enterprise-scale data architectures, ETL/ELT, Lakehouse, batch & real-time processing.
  • Strong Data governance, security, platform engineering, scalable & compliant data solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the senior Azure Data Platform expert providing technical leadership & governance.
  • Define and deliver the target-state Azure Data Platform architecture.
  • Architect scalable, secure Azure-based data solutions aligned with business objectives.
  • Lead migration and modernization of legacy data warehouse/SQL Server environments.
  • Mentor Data Engineers and promote DataOps, DevOps, CI/CD and IaC practices.

Skills

Azure data platform
Data architecture
Data governance
DataOps
DevOps

Tools

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
Azure Data Factory
Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Databricks
Azure SQL
Event Hubs

Job description

OSB Group is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to act as the Azure Data Platform SME, providing architectural leadership and direction across data engineering initiatives. You will define, govern and deliver the target-state Azure Data Platform to enable trusted data, analytics, regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.

The role requires experience with Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Databricks, SQL, and Event Hubs, plus data architecture, governance and

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