Data Platform Engineer

Ocho People; Belfast; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to enhance their cloud infrastructure and automation practices. This remote-first role requires expertise in AWS/Azure and experience in maintaining high-availability data platforms. Candidates will work closely with diverse teams to drive deployment efficiency and improve data systems' resilience.

Qualifications

• Experience in Data Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, or DevOps.
• Strong experience with AWS and/or Azure.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or CloudFormation.

Responsibilities

• Designing and maintaining a scalable cloud-based data platform.
• Integrating key data tools like Snowflake and Airflow.
• Improving CI/CD and observability in collaboration with DevOps.

Skills

Problem-solving

Agile methodologies

Cloud Infrastructure

Infrastructure as Code

Data tooling

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Azure

Snowflake

dbt Core

Airflow

Docker

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Data Platform Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure & Automation
Remote-first | Up to £65k + bonus | Azure & AWS | dbt, Airflow, Snowflake

We're hiring a Data Platform Engineer to join a scaling engineering team at the heart of a modern analytics environment. This role is central to delivering a robust, secure and highly available cloud-based data platform - integrating data tooling into a wider fintech ecosystem.

You'll collaborate closely with DevOps, Data Engineering, and InfoSec teams to ensure platform consistency, stability, and ease of deployment across environments. The platform is under constant iteration - and this role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving infrastructure problems with smart automation, and improving the resilience of data systems at scale.

What you'll be doing:

Supporting the design, build and maintenance of a scalable cloud-based data platform

Owning the deployment and integration of key data tools - e.g. dbt Core, Airflow, Airbyte, Snowflake

Working closely with DevOps and engineering teams to improve release pipelines, CI/CD, and observability

Establishing controls and tooling to support uptime, monitoring, and incident response

Leading or supporting platform upgrades, performance tuning and optimisation

Identifying and resolving platform-related issues and ensuring data platform security and compliance

Staying ahead of emerging data infrastructure trends and best practices

Tech you'll be working with:

Cloud: Azure and AWS

Data tooling: Snowflake, dbt Core, Airbyte, Airflow

IaC: Terraform, CloudFormation (or Bicep)

Containers & OS: Docker, Linux-based platforms

What we're looking for:

Experience in a Data Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, or DevOps-style engineering role

Strong hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure

Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code - particularly Terraform or CloudFormation

Exposure to data platforms and tooling (e.g. Snowflake, dbt, Airflow etc.)

Knowledge of Linux environments and containerisation

Familiarity with networking and security practices in cloud-based systems

Proactive mindset and solid problem-solving skills

Comfortable working in an agile, cross-functional environment

Location: Remote-first, with optional team meetups (UK/Ireland)
Salary: Up to £65k base + bonus + benefits

Apply here or reach out to Aaron Somers at Ocho for more information via LinkedIn.