Greenfield Data Platform Lead - Azure, Databricks & Power BI

AMS Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days Holiday

Birthday day off

Health cash plan

Company sick pay

Enhanced parental pay

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Company pension scheme

Job summary

AMS Group in Manchester is seeking a Data Platform Lead to design, build and own the first dedicated data platform. You will lead the greenfield initiative, establishing reporting, automation, and AI enablement foundations as the sole data authority for the initial 6–9 months.

You will collaborate with the CTO and technology teams to deliver scalable data pipelines, KPIs, and governance, setting the baseline for a future data function across the business.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Data Engineer, Data Platform Engineer or Data Lead.
• Demonstrated ability to build a data platform from scratch in a low‑maturity or greenfield environment.
• Experience with multi‑entity or professional services environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end‑to‑end design and build of the AMS data platform using the Microsoft ecosystem (Azure, Fabric, Databricks, Power BI).
• Develop scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, data models and reporting layers to support business‑wide analytics.
• Integrate data from core business systems across finance, CRM and operations.
• Deliver high‑quality board, executive and operational reporting.
• Define and standardise KPIs to establish a single source of truth across the Group.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to translate business needs into data solutions.
• Set pragmatic data governance, security and quality standards.
• Establish the foundations for a future data function, including standards, frameworks and ways of working.

Skills

SQL

Python

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data modelling

Stakeholder engagement

Data governance

Security & quality frameworks

Power BI

Education

Relevant technical degree

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Job description

AMS Group in Manchester is seeking a Data Platform Lead to design, build and own the first dedicated data platform. You will lead the greenfield initiative, establishing reporting, automation, and AI enablement foundations as the sole data authority for the initial 6–9 months.

You will collaborate with the CTO and technology teams to deliver scalable data pipelines, KPIs, and governance, setting the baseline for a future data function across the business.