Platform Engineer

Evelyn Partners; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in wealth management is expanding its Technology and Data Services team. This innovative firm is seeking a Platform Engineer to lead the transformation of their data strategy. You will provision infrastructure as code, manage core environment infrastructure, and develop automation scripts that enhance data services. With a commitment to cutting-edge technology and a people-first culture, this role offers exciting opportunities for career growth and impactful work. Join a collaborative environment that values diversity and inclusivity while shaping the future of data analytics.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Pension Contributions

Generous Holiday Package

Fully Funded Professional Training

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Eye Care Support

Qualifications

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform.
• Strong knowledge of Azure services and CI/CD pipeline development.

Responsibilities

• Manage core data platform infrastructure and develop automation scripts.
• Build CI/CD pipelines for deployment workflows across Azure resources.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Azure Services

CI/CD Pipelines

Excellent Communication Skills

Business Analysis Skills

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Azure BLOB Storage

GitHub Actions

Azure Monitor

Azure Application Insights

Job description

Company Description

Evelyn Partners is a UK leader in wealth management, providing personalised, expert investment management and financial planning advice to support clients in embracing what's next.

Our success hinges on our people, and that's our secret for longevity. We are a team of passionate professionals guided by our purpose: placing the power of good advice into more hands. We strive to understand our clients' needs and what matters most to them, helping them make significant decisions with confidence, providing strong foundations for the future, and guiding them towards their goals.

Job Description

Evelyn Partners Data Services Team

We are expanding our Technology and Data Services team, investing in a large-scale modernisation programme to drive innovation and insights. We're building a new team to enhance data modelling, reporting, AI initiatives, and cloud data platforms like Snowflake.

As part of our transformation, we're growing our engineering and development team to automate reporting and deliver Power BI-driven insights that empower end users. This presents exciting opportunities for learning, upskilling, and working with the latest technologies.

Roles can be based in Liverpool or Glasgow, with the requirement to be in the office twice a week for collaboration.

Why Join Evelyn Partners Data Services Team?

• Investment in Data: We recognise the power of data and are committed to growing a best-in-class team.
• Cutting-Edge Tech: Work with Snowflake, Power BI, and AI-driven solutions to shape the future of data analytics.
• People-First Culture: A collaborative, flexible, and supportive work environment.
• Career Growth Opportunities: Continuous learning and upskilling in new technologies.
• Impactful Work: Lead transformation in our data strategy to drive business success.

We are seeking data professionals eager to lead change and innovate.

What will you be doing?

As a Platform Engineer, you will provision infrastructure as code (Terraform), manage identities and permissions, and oversee core environment infrastructure such as storage, networking, logging, and secrets management. Knowledge of Azure Container Apps and event-driven processing is a plus.

Your responsibilities include:

• Managing core data platform infrastructure (Azure Data Factory, Azure BLOB Storage, Azure Batch, etc.)
• Developing automation scripts and tooling to increase capacity within the Data Services team
• Building CI/CD pipelines on GitHub Actions for deployment workflows across Azure resources
• Monitoring system performance using Azure Monitor, Azure Application Insights, and Azure alerts
• Integrating security and compliance measures, including encryption and access management
• Documenting configurations and processes for team understanding
• Collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to understand platform needs

Qualifications

To succeed, you should have:

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform
• Strong knowledge of Azure services (storage, APIM, functions, VNet, CDN, monitor)
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, TeamCity, Octopus Deploy)
• Focus on testability of deployed code
• Knowledge of Azure serverless offerings
• Excellent communication skills for liaising with non-technical colleagues
• Business analysis skills to derive requirements from stakeholders

Nice to have

• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience with modern C# .NET development

Additional Information

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contributions
• Hybrid working (role-dependent)
• Generous holiday package and options to purchase extra
• Shared parental leave
• Fully funded professional training
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support

We value diversity and inclusivity, committed to providing a respectful and supportive environment for all colleagues. Reasonable adjustments are available during the application process upon request.