Lead Data Platform Engineer - Flexible & AI-Driven

Government Recruitment Service; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident

Job summary

The Government Recruitment Service in Birmingham seeks a Lead Data Platform Engineer to shape how information is received and used within the agency, owning the Microsoft Fabric and OneLake data platform.

You will provide technical leadership, set engineering standards, and guide complex decisions while collaborating with Enterprise Architecture, Data Architecture, delivery teams and suppliers to meet growing demand and ensure reliable services.

Responsibilities

• lead the development of Microsoft Fabric and OneLake, setting technical direction and assuring complex solutions so the platform remains secure, scalable, resilient, recoverable and able to perform effectively
• establish consistent engineering practices, including reusable components, automated testing, DataOps, continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), and Infrastructure as Code, to improve quality and reduce technical debt
• define how data moves between systems, including Dynamics 365, Dataverse, Azure services and analytical platforms, using scheduled batches, near-real-time updates and event-driven integration to meet organisational needs
• enable trusted analytics, reporting, AI and machine learning, working with data, AI and delivery teams to move solutions into production
• embed governance and security in platform engineering, setting standards for data quality, lineage, metadata and access, while meeting retention and compliance requirements
• improve operational reliability and cost efficiency, working with AIOps, Application Support and FinOps colleagues on monitoring, operational management and platform consumption, and providing technical assurance across internal teams and suppliers
• lead, line manage and develop Senior Data Engineers and Data Engineers, using mentoring, knowledge sharing, recruitment and succession planning to build internal capability, reduce reliance on supplier knowledge and support continuous improvement

Job description

The Government Recruitment Service in Birmingham seeks a Lead Data Platform Engineer to shape how information is received and used within the agency, owning the Microsoft Fabric and OneLake data platform.

You will provide technical leadership, set engineering standards, and guide complex decisions while collaborating with Enterprise Architecture, Data Architecture, delivery teams and suppliers to meet growing demand and ensure reliable services.