Data Platform Lead – Hybrid (Azure, Fabric & Power BI)

Investigo; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Competitive salary up to £90k

Bonus potential

Job summary

Investigo is seeking a Data Platform Lead/Head of Data in Manchester to drive the strategy and delivery of a Microsoft-based data platform. The role combines greenfield development with stakeholder engagement, using Azure/Fabric, Databricks, and Power BI to unify data from finance, CRM, and operations.

You will lead the end-to-end design, build scalable ETL pipelines, data models, and reporting layers, while setting governance, security, and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data platform design and delivery in a greenfield environment.
• Strong Microsoft tech stack: Azure, Fabric, Databricks, Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and build of the data platform using Microsoft ecosystem.
• Develop scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, data models, and reporting layers.
• Integrate data from core business systems across finance, CRM, and operations.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to translate business needs into data solutions.
• Set pragmatic data governance, security & quality standards.

Skills

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data modelling

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Security & quality standards

Tools

Azure data services

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

Power BI

Job description

Investigo is seeking a Data Platform Lead/Head of Data in Manchester to drive the strategy and delivery of a Microsoft-based data platform. The role combines greenfield development with stakeholder engagement, using Azure/Fabric, Databricks, and Power BI to unify data from finance, CRM, and operations.

You will lead the end-to-end design, build scalable ETL pipelines, data models, and reporting layers, while setting governance, security, and quality standards.