Platform Lead

Nigel Frank; Greater London; On-site; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Nigel Frank in London seeks an experienced Data Platform Lead to drive a modern data and integration platform within a hybrid work environment. The role combines deep technical leadership with governance, automation and cloud-agnostic strategies.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage platform delivery, and align capabilities with business objectives, while ensuring security, compliance and SLAs in an enterprise setting.

Qualifications

• Lead end-to-end platform delivery, operations, governance and service management.
• Define and execute platform strategy, road-maps and modernisation initiatives.
• Engage with stakeholders and senior leadership to align platform capabilities with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams across Data, Cloud, DevOps, and Engineering.
• Drive Agile delivery practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to SLAs, KPIs, security standards and compliance requirements.
• Engage with stakeholders and senior leadership to align platform capabilities with business objectives.
• Lead end-to-end platform delivery, operations, governance and service management.

Skills

Cloud-native technologies

Containerisation

Agile environments

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Snowflake

Confluent Kafka

Job description

Data Platform Lead - Snowflake - London (Hybrid) - Up to £120,000

We're looking to on board an experienced Platform Lead to lead a modern data and integration platform within an enterprise environment. This position combines deep technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, reliability, governance, automation and a consistent motivation to improve across a cloud-agnostic ecosystem.

The Role

• Lead end-to-end platform delivery, operations, governance and service management.
• Define and execute platform strategy, road-maps and modernisation initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional teams across Data, Cloud, DevOps, and Engineering.
• Drive Agile delivery practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to SLAs, KPIs, security standards and compliance requirements.
• Engage with stakeholders and senior leadership to align platform capabilities with business objectives.

Key Skills and Experience

• Strong knowledge of cloud-native technologies and containerisation.
• Proven experience managing stakeholders and client experiences.
• Strong understanding of Agile environments.
• Hands-on experience using Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Strong experience in Snowflake and Confluent Kafka.

Why Apply?

• Base salary of up to £120,000.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Opportunity to lead transformation initiatives at an enterprise-scale.
• Exposure to complex and innovative technologies and technical environments.

All applicants must be UK-based with a full right to work in the UK.

This is a permanent position.