Data Platform Engineer: Cloud, Lakehouse & AI Solutions

Salford Council; Salford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A municipal authority in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Data Engineer to design and operate modern data platforms. You will develop data engineering solutions for analytics and AI, ensuring data quality and security. The ideal candidate has proven experience in cloud-native platforms and data lifecycle management. This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment committed to improving public services through innovative data use.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in designing, building and operating data platforms in production environments.
• Strong experience with cloud-native platforms and data pipelines.
• Ability to balance robustness, scalability and cost of solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop data engineering solutions supporting analytics and AI use cases.
• Translate service and reporting needs into sustainable data solutions.
• Shape how data is ingested, structured, governed and shared.

Skills

Building and operating data platforms

Data pipelines

Managing data lifecycle

Cloud-native platforms

Data governance

Job description

A municipal authority in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Data Engineer to design and operate modern data platforms. You will develop data engineering solutions for analytics and AI, ensuring data quality and security. The ideal candidate has proven experience in cloud-native platforms and data lifecycle management. This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment committed to improving public services through innovative data use.