Data Platform Lead: Greenfield Azure, Databricks & BI

AMS Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Birthday day off

Health cash plan

Sick pay

Parental pay

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Company pension

Job summary

AMS Group in Manchester seeks a Data Platform Lead to design, build and own the firm's first dedicated data platform. This greenfield role requires strong ownership, pace and deep technical capability across the Microsoft data stack.

You will lead end‑to‑end data platform development, establish standards, governance and reporting, and partner with senior stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable data solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Data Engineer, Data Platform Engineer or Data Lead.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and build of AMS data platform.

Skills

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT

Data modelling

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

Power BI

Stakeholder engagement

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Databricks

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Services

Job description

AMS Group in Manchester seeks a Data Platform Lead to design, build and own the firm's first dedicated data platform. This greenfield role requires strong ownership, pace and deep technical capability across the Microsoft data stack.

You will lead end‑to‑end data platform development, establish standards, governance and reporting, and partner with senior stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable data solutions.